Table 4.
Multinomial logistic regression for factors affecting either participants’ rejection or hesitancy to receiving COVID-19 vaccines.
| Variable | Willingness to receive the vaccine [Reference group is the one willing to receive the vaccine] |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rejection |
Hesitancy |
|||
| OR | P-value | OR | P-value | |
| Age (years) | 1.004 | 0.573 | 1.001 | 0.866 |
|
Sex Male Female |
Reference 1.843 |
< 0.001* | Reference 1.322 |
0.010* |
|
Educational level Low (diploma or lower) High (university or higher) |
Reference 0.790 |
0.089 | Reference 0.856 |
0.274 |
|
Holding a medical-related degree No Yes |
Reference 0.768 |
0.018* | Reference 0.860 |
0.178 |
|
Monthly income ≤ $1,000 > $1,000 |
Reference 0.719 |
0.019* | Reference 0.736 |
0.031* |
|
Marital status Married Unmarried (single, divorced, widowed) |
Reference 0.686 |
0.006* | Reference 0.705 |
0.013* |
|
Country of current residence Jordan Lebanon Saudi Arabia Iraq |
Reference 0.934 0.454 0.328 |
0.662 < 0.001* < 0.001* |
Reference 1.251 0.801 0.682 |
0.171 0.166 0.009* |
|
Having a chronic disease No Yes |
Reference 0.849 |
0.301 | Reference 0.997 |
0.985 |
|
Having received influenza vaccine No Yes |
Reference 0.449 |
< 0.001* | Reference 0.578 |
< 0.001* |
|
Having infected with COVID-19 No Yes |
Reference 1.322 |
0.029* | Reference 1.148 |
0.286 |
| Fear score from COVID-19 | 0.745 | < 0.001* | 1.004 | 0.930 |
|
Knowing someone infected with COVID-19 No Yes |
Reference 0.680 |
0.080 | Reference 0.792 |
0.305 |
|
Know someone died of COVID-19 No Yes |
Reference 0.961 |
0.712 | Reference 0.962 |
0.718 |
|
Feeling at risk of getting infected with COVID-19 No/unsure Yes |
Reference 0.656 |
< 0.001* | Reference 0.770 |
0.015* |
OR, odds ratio.
*
P ≤ 0.05 is considered significant.