Table 2.

Multiple logistic regression: predictors of parental vaccine hesitancy in study participants

Variables	Adjusted OR	SE	95% CI		p value
Children’s age group (in year)
0–4	1.57	0.83	0.31	8.02	0.588
5–10	0.61	0.82	0.12	3.04	0.550
11–14	0.41	0.86	0.08	2.23	0.304
15–< 18	References
Parents’ age group (in year)
18–25	Reference
26–30	1.25	0.62	0.37	4.18	0.722
31–35	1.31	0.62	0.39	4.43	0.667
36–40	0.97	0.64	0.28	3.40	0.959
41–45	0.79	0.74	0.19	3.33	0.745
≥ 46	1.10	0.81	0.31	3.54	0.878
Current living location
Central zone including Dhaka	7.25	0.45	2.98	17.67	< 0.001
North zone	17.15	0.55	5.87	50.09	< 0.001
South zone	Reference
Do you think the COVID-19 vaccine will be safe and effective for Bangladeshi children
No	3.22	0.79	1.68	15.19	0.049
Yes	0.04	0.39	0.02	0.09	< 0.001
Skeptical	Reference
Have you taken or plan to take the COVID-19 vaccine
No	12.14	0.18	8.48	17.36	< 0.001
Yes	Reference
Were you or your family member(s) tested positive for COVID-19
No	2.13	0.35	1.07	4.25	0.032
Yes	Reference
Have you lost any of your family member(s) for COVID-19
No	2.19	0.38	1.04	4.62	0.040
Yes	Reference
Perceived likelihood of children or family members’ infection in the next year
Very likely	Reference
Somewhat likely	4.54	0.52	0.99	22.36	0.051
Not likely	4.71	0.63	1.32	15.67	0.017
Definitely not	4.99	0.79	1.81	13.78	0.002
Level of concern about children or family members’ infection in the next year
Very concerned	Reference
Concerned	0.69	0.58	0.22	2.16	0.527
Slightly concerned	1.04	0.56	0.34	3.21	0.943
Not concerned at all	2.34	0.65	1.65	8.37	0.043

Bold faces are significant at a 5% significance level