Table 2.
Distribution of COVID-19 vaccine side-effects reported among the healthcare worker participants according to gender (n = 250).
| Symptoms | Male (n = 90) |
Female (n = 160) |
Total (n = 250) |
χ2 (p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain or redness at the site of injection | 72 (80.0) | 128 (80.0) | 200 (80.0) | 0.001 (0.999) |
| Fever | 65 (72.2) | 118 (73.8) | 183 (73.2) | 0.069 (0.793) |
| Whole body pain/fatigue | 61 (67.8) | 80 (50.0) | 141 (56.4) | 7.403 (0.007) |
| Headache | 51 (56.7) | 71 (44.4) | 122 (48.8) | 3.483 (0.062) |
| Cough | 13 (14.4) | 12 (7.5) | 25 (10.0) | 3.086 (0.079) |
| Sore throat | 12 (13.3) | 10 (6.2) | 22 (8.8) | 3.601 (0.058) |
| Dizziness | 3 (3.3) | 19 (11.9) | 22 (8.8) | 5.236 (0.022) |
| Runny nose | 6 (6.7) | 6 (3.8) | 12 (4.8) | 1.072 (0.301) † |
| Chills | 0 (0.0) | 10 (6.2) | 10 (4.0) | 5.859 (0.015) † |
| Joint pain | 2 (2.2) | 5 (3.1) | 7 (2.8) | 0.172 (0.587) † |
| Diarrhea | 1 (1.1) | 2 (1.2) | 3 (1.2) | 0.009 (0.735) † |
| Shortness of breath | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.2) | 2 (0.8) | 1.134 (0.549) † |
| Chest tightness | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.2) | 2 (0.8) | 1.134 (0.549) † |
| Vomiting | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.2) | 2 (0.8) | 1.134 (0.549) † |
| Backache | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 1.785 (0.630) † |
| Skin rash | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.4) | 0.565 (0.710) † |
χ2, chi-square test statistic. Significant difference between the two groups (unadjusted p < 0.05). † Fisher’s exact test statistic.