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. 2021 Mar 1;36(2):197–211. doi: 10.1007/s10654-021-00728-6

Table 3.

Multivariate analysis for predictors of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among pregnant women and mothers of young children, with adjustment for all countries

Multivariate analysis for acceptance of covid-19 vaccine with ≥ 90% efficacy (likely vs. unlikely) Accept for themselves Accept for child/children
Pregnant women N = 5282 Non-pregnant Mothers N = 12,562 All mothers N = 17,054
Adjusted odds ratio 95% CI Adjusted odds ratio 95% CI Adjusted odds ratio 95% CI
Age (ref 40–65 years)
 18–24 1.20 0.73 1.99 0.93 0.67 1.28 0.96 0.75 1.22
 25–29 1.04 0.66 1.66 0.92 0.74 1.14 0.83 0.70 0.99
 30–34 0.90 0.57 1.42 1.02 0.85 1.22 0.86 0.74 1.00
 35–39 0.83 0.52 1.33 1.02 0.85 1.22 0.85 0.73 0.99
Marital status
 Married (ref: not married) 1.03 0.86 1.23 1.03 0.89 1.20 0.96 0.85 1.08
Number of children (ref: no children)
 One child (used as ref for non-pregnant women only) 1.02 0.87 1.20 NA NA NA 0.90 076 1.08
 Two children 0.92 0.72 1.18 0.94 0.81 1.10 1.00 0.82 1.20
 Three or more children 1.12 0.77 1.63 0.78 0.64 0.94 0.92 0.74 1.15
Education (ref: college diploma or university degree)
  < High school 0.86 0.58 1.28 1.03 0.78 1.36 0.85 0.68 1.07
 High school or GED 1.36 1.01 1.82 0.86 0.69 1.06 0.93 0.78 1.12
 Some college or university 1.11 0.89 1.39 0.98 0.81 1.18 1.04 0.89 1.21
 Master's, professional school, doctoral degree 0.79 0.66 0.94 1.01 0.84 1.21 0.90 0.79 1.04
Essential worker (ref: not an essential worker)
 Worked as a physician 1.48 0.93 2.35 0.88 0.47 1.63 0.73 0.49 1.10
 Worked as a nurse 0.69 0.52 0.91 0.75 0.54 1.04 0.71 0.56 0.90
 Worked in another health-related sector 0.79 0.62 1.00 0.84 0.62 1.12 0.80 0.65 0.99
 Worked as another essential worker 0.99 0.81 1.21 1.00 0.83 1.20 1.05 0.90 1.21
Socioeconomic status (SES)
 Middle class to wealthy (ref: lower middle class to poor) 0.84 0.71 0.99 1.03 0.89 1.19 0.84 0.75 0.94
Insurance
 Insured (ref: uninsured) 0.95 0.77 1.18 1.20 1.03 1.41 1.22 1.07 1.39
Past acceptance and perceived safety/efficacy of other vaccines
 Routine immunization for children (ref: no) 1.75 1.27 2.41 2.26 1.68 3.05 2.42 1.90 3.08
 Think childhood vaccines are safe (ref: not safe) 2.09 1.11 3.95 2.42 1.74 3.38 2.27 1.67 3.08
 Thinks childhood vaccines are effective in protecting against diseases (ref: not effective) 1.57 0.69 3.58 1.48 1.01 2.18 1.39 0.97 1.99
 Did receive flu vaccination last year (ref: did not receive) 1.40 1.18 1.67 1.58 1.36 1.82 1.45 1.29 1.63
Confidence in COVID-19 vaccine
 Confident in safety of COVID-19 vaccine post-approval by country's health agencies (ref: not confident) 3.68 3.02 4.50 5.12 4.06 6.46 4.97 4.23 5.84
 Confident in COVID-19 vaccine efficacy post approval by country's health agencies (ref: not confident) 1.26 1.02 1.55 2.35 1.93 2.87 2.03 1.76 2.35
Perceived risk of the virus/precautions
 Worried about COVID-19 (ref: not worried) 1.79 1.48 2.16 2.47 2.11 2.90 1.99 1.75 2.26
 Important for country to have vaccine (ref: not important) 1.74 1.05 2.87 1.68 1.25 2.25 1.60 1.22 2.09
 Important for the majority of people in their country getting vaccinated (ref: not important) 3.08 1.95 4.85 4.46 3.50 5.68 4.89 3.91 6.12
 Closely complied with mask guidelines (ref: did not closely comply) 1.10 0.65 1.89 2.69 1.80 4.04 1.85 1.32 2.57
Monitoring COVID-19 news on any media
 Monitors COVID-19 news at least 1 × a day (ref: never monitors) 1.17 0.86 1.59 1.06 0.83 1.35 1.21 0.99 1.48
Public trust and satisfaction
 Trust in PH Agencies (ref: no trust in PH agencies) 1.14 0.95 1.35 1.62 1.38 1.89 1.51 1.34 1.70
 Trust in science (ref: no trust in science) 1.21 0.97 1.51 1.16 0.99 1.37 1.24 1.09 1.42
 Increased trust in science during COVID-19 (ref: no increased trust in science) 1.31 1.12 1.54 1.33 1.13 1.56 1.26 1.12 1.43