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. 2021 Jul 4;21:1310. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11361-z

Table 2.

Factors associated with intentions to accept COVID-19 vaccination when it is available

Crude OR (95%CI) P value Adjusted OR (95%CI) P value
Sex
 Female 0.50 (0.44, 0.58) < 0.0001 0.53 (0.44, 0.62) < 0.0001
 Male Reference Reference
Age
 18–30 1.56 (1.35, 1.79) < 0.0001 1.32 (1.06, 1.64) 0.012
 >/30 Reference Reference
Residency province
 Northern-East 1.13 (0.86, 1.48) 0.38 1.09 (0.8, 1.49) 0.57
 Middle 1.08 (0.89, 1.32) 0.44 1.07 (0.86, 1.33) 0.57
 South 0.92 (0.78, 1.08) 0.31 0.93 (0.78, 1.12) 0.45
 West Reference Reference
Region of residence
 Urban 0.84 (0.72, 0.98) 0.03 0.82 (0.69, 0.97) 0.018
 Rural Reference Reference
Marital status
 Not married 1.55 (1.34, 1.78) < 0.0001 0.95 (0.68, 1.34) 0.79
 Married Reference Reference
Having kids
 No 1.55 (1.35, 1.79) < 0.0001 1.40 (1.00, 1.96) 0.05
 Yes Reference Reference
Highest level of education
 School 0.82 (0.64, 1.06) 0.137 1 (0.74, 1.36) 0.99
 High Education 1.01 (0.83, 1.23) 0.9 1.03 (0.83, 1.3) 0.77
 None 0.79 (0.49, 1.26) 0.32 0.92 (0.52, 1.62) 0.77
 Post-graduate qualification Reference Reference
Pre-coronavirus employment status
 Not employed 0.995 (0.86, 1.15) 0.94 0.87 (0.66, 1.14) 0.32
 Employed Reference Reference
Employment change due to coronavirus
 Furlough 1.19 (0.72, 1.96) 0.495 1.26 (0.71, 2.22) 0.43
 Newly Unemployed 0.9 (0.56, 1.46) 0.67 0.77 (0.44, 1.35) 0.36
 None 0.91 (0.62, 1.34) 0.64 0.86 (0.56, 1.34) 0.51
 Newly employed Reference Reference
Financial income
 Freelancing 1.18 (0.91, 1.52) 0.21 1.24 (0.92, 1.66) 0.16
 Family 1.06 (0.88, 1.29) 0.54 1.14 (0.84, 1.55) 0.4
 Salary only 0.9 (0.73, 1.1) 0.298 0.99 (0.79, 1.24) 0.92
 Salary + Other Reference Reference
Healthcare worker
 Yes 0.78 (0.61, 1.007) 0.057 1.07 (0.77, 1.48) 0.70
 No 0.57 (0.47, 0.68) < 0.0001 1.27 (0.97, 1.66) 0.082
 Student in healthcare Reference Reference
Smoking status
 No 0.83 (0.72, 0.95) 0.008 0.79 (0.68, 0.93) 0.005
 Yes Reference Reference
Chronic medical conditions
 No 0.86 (0.7, 1.05) 0.136 0.88 (0.7, 1.11) 0.28
 Yes Reference Reference
fears about COVID-19
 No 0.60 (0.52, 0.70) < 0.0001 0.54 (0.46, 0.64) < 0.0001
 Yes Reference Reference
Perceived risk of contracting COVID-19
 Unlikely 0.74 (0.52, 1.05) 0.088 0.83 (0.54, 1.25) 0.37
 Likely Reference Reference
Perceived severity of effect of COVID-19 on own life
 Not serious 0.76 (0.66, 0.88) < 0.0001 0.78 (0.65, 0.92) 0.004
 Serious Reference Reference
Beliefs on the origin of the virus
 Natural 3.49 (2.94, 4.15) < 0.0001 2.56 (2.11, 3.1) < 0.0001
 Artificial Reference Reference
General Vaccine Hesitancy
 Hesitant 0.94 (0.8, 1.11) 0.467 1.01 (0.85, 1.21) 0.88
 Not hesitant Reference Reference
 Knowledge 1.24 (1.20, 1.28) < 0.0001 1.23 (1.19, 1.28) < 0.0001