Table 6.

Predictors of behavioral intention to receive COVID-19 vaccine among people at highest risk of exposure in Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 1080)

	Intention
Variables	Intended	Not intended	COR with (95% CI)	AOR with (95% CI)	p-Value
Sex
Male	619	314	0.64 (0.45–1.911)	1.41 (1.004–2.53)	.02*
Female	82	65	1	1
Marital status
Married	533	215	0.413 (0.316–2.540)	0.843 (0.213–1.689)	.823
Unmarried	168	164	1	1
Education
Diploma	115	101	1.247 (0.830–1.875)	3.45 (0.652–2.482)	.673
Degree	488	209	0.608 (0.429–0.861)	0.815 (0.254–0.916)	.002*
Masters and above	98	69	1	1
Knowledge
Good	248	164	1.393 (1.079–2.799)	4.21 (2.871–6.992)	.000*
Poor	453	215	1	1
Chronic disease
Yes	57	93	3.674 (2.569–5.255)	4.245 (0.987–6.012)	.652
No	644	286	1	1
A past episode of COVID-19 infection
Yes	17	49	5.974 (3.388–10.534)	6.012 (0.899–8.004)	.730
No	684	330	1	1
Attitude			1.097 (1.048–2.148)	2.78 (1.654–4.102)	.000*
Subjective norm			0.969 (0.940–2.998)	1.214 (1.008–4.309)	.000*
Perceived behavioral control			1.004 (0.973–2.036)	3.531 (1.689–5.201)	.000*

*Statistically significant at p < .05, COR – Crude Odds Ratio, AOR- Adjusted Odds Ratio.