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. 2024 Sep;58(3):198–206. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v58i3.4

Table 4a.

Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake among respondents

Socio-demographic Never taken vaccine (%)
(n=122)
Taken at least 1 vaccine dose (%)
(n=278)
χ2 p-value
Age 8.235 0.144
<35 8 (6.6%) 6 (2.2%)
35-45 17 (13.9%) 32 (11.5%)
46-55 27 (22.1%) 60 (21.6%)
56-65 34 (27.9%) 83 (29.9%)
66-75 23 (18.9%) 75 (26.9%)
>75 13 (10.6% 22 (7.9%)

Sex 0.127 0.722
Female 67 (54.9%) 158 (56.6%)
Male 55 (45.1%) 120 (43.2%)

Marital Status 12.242 0.007
Single 1 (0.4%)
Married 233 (83.8%)
Widowed 43 (15.5%)
Divorced/Separated 1 (0.4%)

Educational Status 1.368 0.713
None 11 (9.0%) 35 (12.6%)
Primary 13 (10.7%) 24 (8.6%)
Secondary 34 (27.9%) 78 (28.1%)
Tertiary 64 (52.5%) 141 (50.7%)

Employment Status 0.887 0.401
Employed 83 (68.0%) 202 (72.7%)
Unemployed 39 (32.0%) 76 (27.3%)

Number of chronic diseases 3.825 0.281
86 (70.5%) 186 (66.9%)
28 (23.0%) 83 (29.9%)
7 (5.7%) 8 (2.8%)
1 (0.8%) 1 (0.4%)