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. 2021 Dec 10;9(12):1461. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9121461

Table 3.

Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression analyses of factors of booster vaccination acceptance.

Factors Unadjusted Logistic Model Adjusted Logistic Model
Crude OR 95% CI Adjusted OR (aOR) 95% CI
Received COVID-19 vaccination (yes vs. no) 3.90 * (2.77, 5.50) 3.05 * (2.05, 4.54)
Perceived susceptibility
High risk of COVID-19 infection (yes vs. no) 1.14 (0.62, 2.10) 1.00 (0.48, 2.08)
Variants have higher risk of infection than the existing strains (yes vs. no) 2.43 * (1.65, 3.58) 1.03 (0.59, 1.80)
Perceived severity
High severity of COVID-19 infection (yes vs. no) 1.43 * (1.02, 2.02) 0.93 (0.60, 1.43)
Variants can cause more severe illness than the existing strains (yes vs. no) 2.42 * (1.67, 3.49) 1.14 (0.67, 1.96)
Perceived benefits
High efficacy of boosters against early circulating strains (yes vs. no) 4.46 * (3.11, 6.41) 1.86 * (1.11, 3.13)
High efficacy of boosters to extend protection (yes vs. no) 3.57 * (2.50, 5.09) 1.64 * (1.04, 2.61)
High efficacy of boosters against variants (yes vs. no) 3.69 * (2.63, 5.17) 1.30 (0.81, 2.10)
Perceived barriers
Low safety of boosters (yes vs. no) 0.13 * (0.09, 0.19) 0.21 * (0.13, 0.35)
Worry about serious adverse reaction after vaccination (yes vs. no) 0.41 * (0.29, 0.59) 0.63 * (0.41, 0.97)
Self-efficacy
It is easy to get the COVID-19 vaccine if wanted (yes vs. no) 2.37 * (1.69, 3.32) 1.24 (0.79, 1.93)
Cues to action
Used to have confirmed or suspected cases in daily close contacts (yes vs. no) 1.46 (0.65, 3.26) 2.77 (0.98, 7.82)
Know about at least one foreign variant (yes vs. no) 1.85 * (1.23, 2.78) 1.20 (0.70, 2.06)
Sociodemographics
Age group, years (vs. 18–30)
31–40 0.98 (0.64, 1.50) 0.91 (0.51, 1.60)
41–50 0.57 * (0.37, 0.86) 0.52 * (0.29, 0.91)
51–59 0.80 (0.44, 1.47) 0.97 (0.46, 2.04)
Female (vs. male) 0.75 (0.54, 1.04) 0.76 (0.52, 1.10)
Married (vs. never married/divorced/widowed) 1.20 (0.82, 1.77) 1.01 (0.58, 1.75)
College/associate/bachelor’s degree or above (vs. senior high school/technical school or below) 0.80 (0.55, 1.17) 0.49 * (0.30, 0.81)
Employed (vs. retired/out of work/still a student) 2.16 * (1.43, 3.27) 1.84 * (1.06, 3.20)
Household annual income (vs. ≤100,000 CNY)
100,001–200,000 CNY 1.05 (0.72, 1.52) 0.92 (0.58, 1.45)
>200,000 CNY 1.16 (0.74, 1.82) 1.16 (0.64, 2.09)
Residing in urban areas (vs. rural) 0.87 (0.51, 1.47) 0.81 (0.42, 1.55)
Region (vs. eastern)
Central 1.39 (0.90, 2.14) 1.26 (0.76, 2.10)
Western 1.31 (0.79, 2.18) 1.71 (0.96, 3.06)
Self-reported health status (good vs. fair/poor) 1.84 * (1.31, 2.57) 0.80 (0.53, 1.23)
Having any chronic disease (yes vs. no) 0.59 * (0.38, 0.91) 0.60 (0.33, 1.06)
Belonging to priority groups for vaccination (yes vs. no) 2.02 * (1.27, 3.20) 1.98 * (1.13, 3.46)

Notes: * p < 0.05. OR: odds ratio. CI: confidence interval. CNY: Chinese Yuan, 1 CNY = 0.1543 USD on 25 July 2021. Goodness of fit: Pearson chi-square = 1030.26, Prob > chi2 = 0.2261.