Table 3.
Factors associated with health professionals towards COVID-19 vaccine acceptance
| Variables | Attitude level | Crude odds ratio | Adjusted odds ratio | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive 135 (42.3%) |
Negative 184 (57.7%) |
95% CI | 95% CI | ||
| Age (years) | |||||
| 20–29 | 29 (25.7%) | 84 (74.3%) | 1 | ||
| 30–39 | 72 (45.9%) | 85 (54.1%) | 2.63 (1.03, 6.69) | 2.23 (1.23, 4.04) | 0.008* |
| ≥ 40 | 34 (69.4%) | 15 (30.6%) | 6.11 (1.39, 26.92) | 5.51 (2.47, 12.30) | 0.000* |
| Profession | |||||
| Physician | 54 (62.8%) | 32 (37.2%) | 2.80 (1.09, 7.24) | 3.67 (1.90, 7.09) | 0.000* |
| Anesthetist | 9 (36.0%) | 16 (64.0%) | 0.79 (0.26, 2.37) | 1.14 (0.43, 2.99) | 0.791 |
| Nurse | 39 (30.5%) | 89 (69.5%) | 1 | ||
| Midwife | 12 (25.0%) | 36 (75.0%) | 0.57 (0.24, 1.34) | 0.72 (0.32, 1.61) | 0.419 |
| Pharmacy | 11 (64.7%) | 6 (35.3%) | 3.82 (1.13, 12.97) | 4.27 (1.39, 13.09) | 0.011* |
| Laboratory | 10 (66.7%) | 5 (33.3%) | 4.56 (1.26, 16.48) | 4.56 (1.34, 15.39) | 0.015* |
| Religion | |||||
| Orthodox | 105 (46.7%) | 120 (53.3%) | 1 | ||
| Protestant | 18 (27.7%) | 47 (72.3%) | 0.57 (0.26, 1.26) | 0.49 (0.23, 1.04) | 0.063 |
| Muslim | 9 (39.1%) | 14 (60.9%) | 0.57 (0.18, 1.78) | 0.61 (0.20, 1.84) | 0.382 |
| Others | 3 (50.0%) | 3 (50.0%) | 1.85 (0.23, 14.69) | 1.55 (0.23, 10.47) | 0.654 |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Amhara | 115 (44.2%) | 145 (55.8%) | 1 | ||
| Oromo | 5 (41.7%) | 7 (58.3%) | 0.63 (0.14, 2.80) | 1.06 (0.27, 4.12) | 0.939 |
| Tigrie | 7 (35.0%) | 13 (65.0%) | 2.69 (0.81, 8.92) | 1.93 (0.62, 5.97) | 0.254 |
| SNNP | 7 (30.4%) | 16 (69.6%) | 0.45 (0.12, 1.62) | 0.44 (0.13, 1.56) | 0.191 |
| Others | 1 (25.0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 0.80 (0.06, 10.21) | 0.69 (0.06, 8.27) | 0.768 |
*p value < 0.05, 1 = reference