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. 2021 Jul 8;9(7):765. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9070765

Table 3.

Factors associated with willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and seasonal influenza among the study population.

Willingness to Be Vaccinated against COVID-19 COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
Age 1.01 (1.00–1.02) * 1.02 (0.99–1.03)
Gender (Ref: female) 1.55 (1.24–1.94) * 1.17 (0.89–1.56)
Education (Ref: postgraduate)
School 1.15 (0.79–1.67) 1.07 (0.67–1.70)
University 0.89 (0.65–1.20) 0.89 (0.61–1.31)
Occupation (Ref: employed)
Student 0.84 (0.66–1.07) 1.29 (0.90–1.84)
Unemployed/retired) 0.84 (0.63–1.12) 0.86 (0.61–1.23)
Economic status (Ref: more than 20,000 Riyals/year)
Less than 10,000 riyals/year 0.77 (0.57–1.03) 0.74 (0.52–1.03)
10,000–15,000 riyals/year 1.03 (0.76–1.39) 1.03 (0.73–1.44)
15,000–20,000 riyals/year 0.84 (0.60–1.18) 0.82 (0.57–1.17)
Smoking (Ref: nonsmoker)
Former smoker 1.78 (1.26–2.52) * 1.57 (1.05–2.35) *
Smoker 1.76 (1.06–2.94) * 1.58 (0.90–2.78)
Chronic diseases (Ref: No) 1.32 (0.97–1.80) 1.04 (0.73–1.49)
Vaccine hesitancy (Ref: No) 0.34 (0.27–0.42) * 0.34 (0.27–0.43) *
Perceived risk (Ref: very unlikely)
Unlikely 1.25 (0.82–1.89) 1.16 (0.75–1.82)
Fair 2.45 (1.68–3.56) * 2.66 (1.78–3.98) *
Likely 2.02 (1.32–3.09) * 2.06 (1.30–3.26) *
Very likely 2.77 (1.73–4.43) * 2.78 (1.68–4.60) *
Willingness to be vaccinated against seasonal influenza COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
Age 1.01 (0.99–1.01) 1.00 (0.99–1.02)
Gender (Ref: female) 0.84 (0.68–1.05) 1.03 (0.79–1.33)
Education (Ref: postgraduate)
Minimal schooling 0.37 (0.25–0.55) * 1.26 (0.82–1.92)
University 0.55 (0.39–0.79) * 1.04 (0.73–1.49)
Occupation (Ref: employed)
Student 0.89 (0.70–1.14) 0.81 (0.58–1.13)
Unemployed/retired 0.79 (0.59–1.05) 0.86 (0.61–1.19)
Economic level (Ref: more than 20,000 riyals/year)
Less than 10,000 riyals/year 0.64 (0.47–0.86) * 0.87 (0.64–1.20)
10,000–15,000 riyals/year 0.73 (0.54–0.99) * 0.86 (0.63–1.18)
15,000–20,000 riyals/year 1.09 (0.76–1.54) 0.81 (0.57–1.13)
Smoking (Ref: nonsmoker)
Former smoker 1.65 (1.15–2.08) * 2.35 (1.40–3.95) *
Smoker 2.65 (1.64–4.27) * 1.41 (0.99–1.20)
Chronic diseases (Ref: No) 0.77 (0.57–1.07)
Vaccine hesitancy (Ref: No) 0.45 (0.36–0.57) * 0.45 (0.36–0.57) *
Perceived risk (Ref: very unlikely)
Unlikely 1.34 (0.89–2.02) 1.41 (0.91–2.19)
Fair 1.79 (1.23–2.63) * 1.90 (1.26–2.86) *
Likely 2.95 (1.92–4.56) * 3.11 (1.95–4.94) *
Very likely 3.15(1.89–5.27) * 3.55(2.05–6.13) *

* p-value < 0.05.