Table 3.
Attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare workers in Dessie City, Ethiopia, May 2021
| Questions | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Are you confident that the Ministry of Health can control COVID-19 in Ethiopia? * | ||
| Yes | 159 | 40.6 |
| No | 233 | 59.4 |
| Do you have general mistrust/uncertainty about COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness? * | ||
| Yes | 217 | 55.4 |
| No | 175 | 44.6 |
| Do you fear COVID-19 vaccines? * | ||
| Yes | 221 | 56.4 |
| No | 171 | 43.6 |
| Reasons for fearing COVID-19 vaccines (N = 221) | ||
| Infertility | 55 | 24.9 |
| Severe allergic reactions | 72 | 32.6 |
| Unknown long-term effects | 94 | 42.5 |
| Are you planning to be vaccinated for COVID-19? | ||
| Yes | 251 | 64.0 |
| No | 141 | 36.0 |
| Do you refuse to get vaccinated because only God/Allah can prevent COVID-19?* | ||
| Yes | 137 | 34.9 |
| No | 255 | 65.1 |
| What alternative preventive measures did you use to prevent COVID-19 | ||
| Traditional medicine | 15 | 3.8 |
| Praying | 48 | 12.2 |
| Physical exercise | 43 | 11.0 |
| Should people with chronic and severe diseases get priority for COVID-19 vaccination? * | ||
| Yes | 341 | 87.0 |
| No | 51 | 13.0 |
| Should HCWs get priority in COVID-19 vaccination? * | ||
| Yes | 340 | 86.7 |
| No | 52 | 13.3 |
| Should all HCWs be vaccinated to protect the public? * | ||
| Yes | 276 | 70.4 |
| No | 62 | 15.8 |
| I don't know δ | 54 | 13.8 |
| To protect the public, HCWs should follow government guidelines about vaccines * | ||
| Agree | 322 | 82.1 |
| Disagree | 70 | 17.9 |
*These questions are used to compute the overall score of attitude
δTo compute the overall score of Attitude, the third choice “I do not know” in some questions were included in the “No” category for analysis