Table 2. Knowledge about COVID-19 vaccine among medical and health science students attending Wolkite University, Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 420).
| Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 vaccine is available in Ethiopia | Yes | 395 | 94.0 |
| No | 20 | 4.8 | |
| I don’t know | 5 | 1.2 | |
| COVID-19 vaccine is effective | Yes | 310 | 73.8 |
| No | 94 | 22.4 | |
| I don’t know | 16 | 3.8 | |
| COVID-19 vaccine should be given for HCWs firstly | Yes | 302 | 71.9 |
| No | 93 | 22.1 | |
| I don’t know | 25 | 6.0 | |
| COVID-19 vaccination is important for overall public health | Yes | 352 | 83.8 |
| No | 32 | 7.6 | |
| I don’t know | 36 | 8.6 | |
| COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t cause autoimmune diseases | Yes | 292 | 69.5 |
| No | 79 | 18.8 | |
| I don’t know | 49 | 11.7 | |
| COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t cause allergic reaction | Yes | 219 | 52.1 |
| No | 176 | 41.9 | |
| I don’t know | 25 | 6.0 | |
| COVID-19 vaccination decrease severity of diseases | Yes | 297 | 70.7 |
| No | 85 | 20.2 | |
| I don’t know | 38 | 9.0 | |
| Knowledge | Good knowledge | 330 | 78.6 |
| Poor knowledge | 90 | 21.4 |