Table 3.
Factors associated with willingness to pay for COVID-19 vaccine among school teachers in Gondar City, Northwest, Ethiopia (n = 301)
| Independent variables | Willingness to pay | COR (95% CI) | Sig. | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 103 (57.9) | 75 (42.1) | 1.76 (1.10, 2.87) | 0.024 | 3.23 (1.70, 6.14) ** |
| Female | 87 (70.7) | 36 (29.3) | 1 | 1 | |
| Age | |||||
| < 40 | 95 (63.3) | 55 (36.7) | 1 | ||
| ≥ 40 | 95 (62.9) | 56 (37.1) | 1.02 (0.64, 1.62) | 0.94 | |
| Educational status | |||||
| Diploma | 32 (53.3) | 28(46.7) | 1 | 1 | |
| BSc/BA degree | 121 (66.1) | 62 (33.9) | 0.59 (0.32, 1.06) | 0.08 | 0.68 (0.31, 1.51) |
| Master’s degree | 37 (63.8) | 21 (36.2) | 0.65 (0.31, 1.35) | 0.25 | 0.64 (0.21, 1.95) |
| Religion | |||||
| Christian | 165 (62.0) | 101 (38.0) | 1 | ||
| Islam | 21 (67.7) | 10 (32.3) | 0.78 (0.35, 1.71) | 0.54 | |
| School type | |||||
| Private | 51 (46.4) | 59 (53.6) | 3.09 (1.89, 5.06) | 0.00 | 3.27 (1.76, 6.10)** |
| Government | 139 (72.8) | 52 (27.2) | 1 | 1 | |
| Media exposure | |||||
| No | 17 (77.3) | 5 (22.7) | 1 | 1 | |
| Yes | 173 (62.0) | 106 (38.0) | 2.08 (0.75, 5.81) | 0.16 | 2.93 (0.89, 9.63) |
| Family size | |||||
| 4 or below | 108 (66.3) | 55 (33.7) | |||
| > 4 | 82 (59.4) | 56 (40.6) | 1.34 (0.84, 2.14) | 0.22 | |
| Monthly income (ETB) | |||||
| < 5500 | 38 (50.7) | 37 (49.3) | 1.48 (0.77, 2.83) | 0.24 | 1.42 (0.54, 3.70) |
| 5500-6900 | 49 (62.8) | 29 (37.2) | 0.89 (0 .47, 1.73) | 0.75 | 0.93 (0.37, 2.31) |
| 6901-7834 | 59 (78.7) | 16 (21.3) | 0.41 (0.20, 0.84) | 0.02 | 0.56 (0. 22, 1.43) |
| > 7834 | 44 (60.3) | 29 (39.7) | 1 | 1 | |
| Had known chronic illness | |||||
| Yes | 34 (59.7) | 23 (40.3) | 1.20 (0.66, 2.16) | 0.55 | |
| No | 156 (63.9) | 88 (36.1) | 1 | ||
| Knew someone infected with COVID | |||||
| Yes | 25 (53.2) | 22 (46.8) | 1.63 (0.87, 3.10) | 0.13 | 1.44 (0.68, 3.0) |
| No | 165 (65.0) | 89 (35.0) | 1 | 1 | |
| Self-rated health | |||||
| Healthy | 160 (62.5) | 96 (37.5) | 1.20 (0.61, 2.34) | 0.59 | |
| Not healthy | 30 (66.7) | 15 (33.3) | 1 | ||
| Perceived susceptibility | |||||
| High | 103 (56.9) | 78 (43.1) | 2.0 (1.21, 3.28) | 0.006 | 2.69 (1.38, 5.24)* |
| Low | 87 (72.5) | 33 (27.5) | 1 | 1 | |
| Perceived seriousness | |||||
| High | 125 (57.9) | 91 (42.1) | 2.36 (1.34, 4.18) | 0.003 | 4.04 (1.80, 9.1) ** |
| Low | 65 (76.5) | 20 (23.5) | 1 | 1 | |
| Perceived benefit | |||||
| High | 115 (55.0) | 94 (45.0) | 3.60 (2.0, 6.52) | 0.00 | 3.0 (1.41, 6.34) ** |
| Low | 75 (81.5) | 17 (18.5) | 1 | 1 | |
| Perceived barrier | |||||
| High | 124 (62.0) | 76 (38.0) | 1.15 (0.70, 1.91) | 0.57 | |
| Low | 66 (65.4) | 35 (34.6) | 1 | ||
| Knowledge of COVID-19 | |||||
| Poor | 77 (67.0) | 38 (33.0) | 1 | ||
| Moderate | 50 (58.1) | 36 (41.9) | 1.46 (0.82, 2.60) | 0.19 | 1.23 (0.59, 2.57) |
| Good | 63 (63.0) | 37 (37.0) | 1.19 (0.68, 2.09) | 0.54 | 0.94 (0.46, 1.90) |
| COVID-19 preventive practice | |||||
| Poor | 85 (61.6) | 53 (38.4) | 1 | ||
| Moderate | 64 (68.8) | 29 (31.1) | 0.72 (0.42, 1.30) | 0.27 | |
| Good | 41 (58.6) | 29 (41.4) | 1.13 (0.63, 2.03) | 0.67 | |
Note:
*Significant at p value < 0.05
**Significant at p value < 0.001