Table 4.

factors influencing acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine by hospital staff

			Univariable analysis		Multivariable analysis
Characteristic	Acceptance n (%)	Reluctance n (%)	OR(95% CI)	p	aOR(95% CI)	p
Sex
Male	106 (59.6)	72 (40.4)	Ref	0.783
Female	128 (58.2)	92 (41.8)	0.94 (0.63-1.41)
Age groups
20-34	80 (61.5)	50 (38.5)		0.736
35-49	97 (57.7)	71 (42.3)
>=50 years	57 (57)	43 (43)
Years of service
0-9	65 (55.1)	53 (44.9)		0.551
10-19	72 (62.1)	44 (37.9)
>=20 years	97 (59.1)	67 (40.9)
Influenza vaccine
Accepts	137 (70.3)	58 (29.7)	Ref	0.000	Ref
Refusal	97 (47.8)	106 (52.2)	2.58 (1.70-3.89)	0.000	2.58 (1.69-3.94)	0.000
Academic training
Medical and related	105 (51.5)	99 (48.5)	Ref		Ref
Non-medical	129 (66.5)	65 (33.5)	0.74 (0.61-089)	0.002	0.63 (0.12-3.21)	0.579
Function
Physicians and Pharmacists	17 (43.6)	22 (56.4)	0.56 (0.30-1.04)	0.067	0.57 (0.10-3.09)	0.520
Paramedicals*	88 (53.3)	77 (46.7)	0.78 (0.61-0.99)	0.045	0.96 (0.20-4.66)	0.968
Cleaning staff	43 (67.2)	21 (32.8)	1.43 (0.88-2.32)	0.136
Administrators	86 (66.2)	44 (33.8)	1.37 (1.01-1.85)	0.038	098 (0.52-1.91)	0.998

Ref: reference category; CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio; aOR: adjusted odds ratio; * Paramedicals: nurses, health technicians, orderlies