Table 5.
Factors associated with acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine among study participants working in Hospitals of South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, March 1–21, 2021 (N = 422)
| Variables | Accept vaccine |
COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||
| Age in years | |||||
| 20–29 | 67 (43.5) | 87 (56.5) | 1 | 1 | |
| 30-39 | 79 (40.7) | 115 (59.3) | 0.891 (0.73–1.721) | 2.344 (1.211–4.538) | .011* |
| ≥40 | 45 (60.8) | 29 (39.2) | 2.014 (1.983–3.087) | 2.553 (1.324–4.922) | .005* |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 149 (48.9) | 156 (51.1) | 1.705 (0.378–0.910) | 1.729 (1.321–2.345) | .003* |
| Female | 42 (35.9) | 75 (64.1) | 1 | 1 | |
| Profession | |||||
| Nurse | 52 (31.5) | 96 (64.9) | 1 | 1 | |
| Midwife | 21 (25.3) | 62 (74.7) | 0.625 (0.879–2.911) | 1.03 (0.645–5.980) | .045 |
| Laboratory | 34 (73.9) | 12 (26.1) | 5.230 (0.091–0.401) | 2.345 (0.453–3.201) | .764 |
| Anesthesia | 19 (57.6) | 14 (42.4) | 2.505 (0.1850–2.861) | 0.563 (9.086–2.023) | .124 |
| Health officer | 20 (74.1) | 7 (25.9) | 5.274 (0.975–3.478) | 1.989 (0.234–4.903) | .087 |
| Pharmacist | 6 (24.0) | 19 (76.0) | 0.586 (0.645–4.561) | 2.123 (3.097–8.954) | .324 |
| Physician | 39 (65.0) | 21 (35.0) | 3.428 (0.156–0.547) | 1.012 (0.945–4.214) | .076 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 73 (48.0) | 79 (52.0) | 1 | 1 | |
| Married | 112 (44.4) | 140 (55.6) | 0.865 (0.771–1.730) | 0.437 (0.128–1.489) | .186 |
| Others | 6 (33.3) | 12 (66.7) | 0.541 (0.660–5.178) | 0.761 (0.232–2.496) | .653 |
| History of COVID-19 infection | .077 | ||||
| Yes | 15 (38.5) | 24 (61.5) | 0.735 (0.692–2.674) | 1.962 (0.929–4.148) | |
| No | 176 (46) | 207 (54) | 1 | 1 | |
| Family history of COVID-19 infection | .954 | ||||
| Yes | 20 (43.5) | 25 (56.5) | 0.959 (0.585–2.010) | 0.79 (0.894–3.094) | |
| No | 171 (45.5) | 205 (54.5) | 1 | 1 | |
| Presence of chronic disease | .415 | ||||
| Yes | 53 (57.6) | 39 (42.4) | 1.890 (0.331–0.844) | 0.795 (0.457–1.381) | |
| No | 138 (41.8) | 192 (58.2) | 1 | 1 | |
| Perceive a higher risk of infection in future | .047* | ||||
| Yes | 150 (44.8) | 185 (55.2) | 0.909 (0.567–1.460) | 1.744 (1.006–3.021) | |
| No | 41 (47.1) | 46 (52.9) | 1 | 1 | |
| Test for COVID-19 | .474 | ||||
| Yes | 116 (40.3) | 172 (59.7) | 0.530 (0.351–0.803) | 0.433 (0.271–1.239 | |
| No | 75 (56.0) | 59 (44.0) | 1 | 1 | |
| Attitude | .001* | ||||
| Positive | 65 (32.0) | 138 (68.0) | 0.347 (1.931–4.284) | 3.266 (2.149–4.962) | |
| Negative | 126 (57.5) | 93 (42.5) | 1 | 1 | |
* P -value < 0.05 considered as statistically significant.