Table 4.
Factors Associated with Intention to Accept COVID-19 Vaccine Among Adult Population in Ethiopia, 2021 (N=492)
| Variables | Intention to Accept COVID-19 Vaccine | COR (95%) | P-value | AOR (95%) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | |||||
| Educational status | ||||||
| Secondary education and above | 138(44.8%) | 44(23.9%) | 2.83(1.72–4.65) | < 0.001 | 2.59(1.52–4.39) | < 0.001 |
| Primary education | 109(35.4% | 85(46.2%) | 1.16(0.73–1.84) | 0.23 | 1.16(0.71–1.89) | 0.563 |
| No formal education | 61(19.8%) | 55(29.9%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Residences | ||||||
| Urban | 250(81.2) | 140(76.1%) | 1.35(0.87–2.11) | 0.179 | 1.32(0.81–2.17) | 0.270 |
| Rural | 58(18.8%) | 44(23.9%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Age | ||||||
| ≥46 | 44(14.3%) | 11(6.0%) | 2.62(1.34–5.71) | 0.013 | 2.36(1.09–5.39) | 0.028 |
| 36–45 | 100(32.5%) | 50(27.2%) | 1.31(0.88–2.17) | 0.213 | 1.39(0.86–2.27) | 0.172 |
| 26–35 | 57(18.5%) | 49(26.6%) | 0. 76(0.49–1.30) | 0.361 | 0.94(0.56–1.58) | 0.812 |
| 18–25 | 107(34.7%) | 70(40.2%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Health insurance | ||||||
| Yes | 183(59.4) | 98(53.3%) | 1.28(0.89–1.86) | 0.233 | 1.11(0.71–1.89) | 0.600 |
| No | 125(40.6%) | 86(46.7%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Chronic Disease | ||||||
| Yes | 30(9.7%) | 6(3.3%) | 3.20(1.31–7.85) | 0.011 | 3.14(1.21–8.14) | 0.018 |
| No | 278(90.3%) | 178(96.7%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Severity Perception | ||||||
| Perceived severe at all | 48(15.6%) | 20(10.9%) | 1.51(0.87–2.64) | 0.138 | 1.56(0.85–2.98) | 0.146 |
| Perceived not severe at all | 260(84.4%) | 164(89.1%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Received all the necessary vaccines in your lifetime | ||||||
| Yes | 254(82.5%) | 143(77.7%) | 1.35(0.86–2.13) | 0.168 | 1.41(0.84–2.35) | 0.191 |
| No | 54(17.5%) | 41(22.3%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Knowledge of COVID-19 vaccine | ||||||
| Good | 250(81.2%) | 114(62.0%) | 2.65(1.75–3.99) | < 0.001 | 2.59(1.67–4.02) | < 0.001 |
| Poor | 58(18.8%) | 70(38.0%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||