Table 1.
Distribution of willingness to vaccinate according to socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge and attitude of participants in Bench-sheko zone, 2021.
| Variables | Categories | Total (n = 502) | Willingness |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (20.5%) | Yes (79.5%) | |||
| Age group | <30 | 349 (69.5) | 75 (73.0) | 274 (68.7) |
| ≥30 | 153 (30.5) | 28 (27.0) | 125 (31.3) | |
| Sex | Female | 378 (75.3) | 79 (76.7) | 299 (74.9) |
| Male | 124 (24.7) | 24 (23.3) | 100 (25.1) | |
| Residence | Urban | 226 (45.0) | 38 (36.9) | 188 (47.1) |
| Rural | 276 (55.0) | 65 (63.1) | 211 (52.9) | |
| Educational status | Non-educated | 220 (43.8) | 68 (66.0) | 151 (37.8) |
| Primary edu& above | 282 (56.2) | 35 (34.0) | 248 (62.2) | |
| Monthly income | <42$ | 132 (26.3) | 24 (23.4) | 108 (27.1) |
| 42$-85$ | 140 (27.9) | 39 (37.8) | 101 (25.3) | |
| >85$ | 230 (45.8) | 40 (38.8) | 190 (47.6) | |
| Knowledge status | Poor | 360 (71.7) | 89 (86.4) | 271 (67.9) |
| Good | 142 (28.3) | 14 (13.6) | 128 (32.1) | |
| Attitude | Negative | 154 (30.7) | 49 (47.6) | 105 (26.3) |
| Positive | 348 (69.3) | 54 (52.4) | 294 (73.7) | |