Table 4.
Univariate and Multivariate Analysis: Acceptance to get the COVID-19 vaccine by participants’ socio-demographic characteristics, Knowledge, attitudes and behaviors regarding vaccines
| Univariate analysis Factors | Willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccineN(%) | Crude OR [95% CI] | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| socio-demographic characteristics | |||||||
| Gender | |||||||
| Female | 37 (28.9) | 1 | 0.008 | ||||
| Male | 33(47.8) | 2.2 [1.2-4.1] | |||||
| Age category based on quartiles | |||||||
| 19-40 | 3(10.3%) | 1 | 0.003 | ||||
| 40-60 | 35 (35.4) | 4.7[1.3-16.8] | |||||
| >60 | 32 (46.4) | 7.5 [2.1-27.1] | |||||
| Educational level | |||||||
| Illiterate | 13 (33.3) | 1 | 0.490 | ||||
| Primary school | 28(41.2) | 1.4 [0.6-3.3] | |||||
| Secondary school | 22(30.1) | 0.9[0.4-2.0] | |||||
| University degree | 7(43.8) | 1.6 [0.5-5.3] | |||||
| Occupation | |||||||
| Unemployed | 30 (29.4) | 1 | 0.004 | ||||
| Healthcare workers | 4 (44.4) | 1.9 [0.5-7.5] | |||||
| Retired | 22 (61.1) | 3.7 [1.7-8.3] | |||||
| Other occupations | 14 (28.0) | 0.9 [0.4-1.9] | |||||
| Chronic diseases | |||||||
| No | 32 (28.8) | 1 | 0.019 | ||||
| Yes | 38 (44.7) | 2.0[1.1-3.6] | |||||
| Knowing about how to register to get the COVID-19 vaccine | |||||||
| No | 14 (28.0) | 1 | 0.198 | ||||
| Yes | 56(38.1) | 1.6[0.8-3.2] | |||||
| Registration in the COVID-19 vaccine platform | |||||||
| No | 57(31.7) | 1 | <10-3 | ||||
| Yes | 13 (76.5) | 7.0[2.2-22.5] | |||||
| Knowledge about COVID vaccine | |||||||
| VL: Functional skills score | |||||||
| 1.0-2.5 | 18 (32.7) | 1 | 0.610 | ||||
| 2.5-4.0 | 52 (36.6) | 1.2 [0.6-2.2] | |||||
| VL: Interactive skills score | |||||||
| 1.0-1.4 | 27(27.3) | 1 | 0.015 | ||||
| 1.4-4.0 | 43 (43.9) | 2.1[1.1-3.8] | |||||
| Attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccine | |||||||
| COVID-19 vaccine is safe and efficacious | |||||||
| Other responses | 38(26.2) | 1 | <10-3 | ||||
| Yes | 32 (61.5) | 4.5[2.3-8.8] | |||||
| Health authorities will be able to vaccinate the entire population | |||||||
| No | 32 (29.1) | 1 | 0.037 | ||||
| Yes | 31 (44.3) | 1.9 [1.0-3.6] | |||||
| Behavior regarding current vaccinations | |||||||
| Influenza vaccine uptake in the last influenza season | |||||||
| No | 62 (33.7) | 1 | 0.043 | ||||
| Yes | 8 (61.5) | 3.1[0.9-10.0] | |||||
| Willingness to receive the influenza vaccine | |||||||
| No | 26 (21.7) | 1 | <10-3 | ||||
| Yes | 43 (57.3) | 4.9 [2.6-9.1] | |||||
| Factors | Willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccineN(%) | Crude OR [95% CI] | P value | ||||
| Beliefs regarding vaccination | |||||||
| I am not favorable to vaccines because they are unsafe | |||||||
| Agree | 12 (14.6) | 1 | <10-3 | ||||
| Disagree | 57 (50.4) | 5.9[2.9-12.1] | |||||
| There is no need to vaccinate because natural immunity exists | |||||||
| Agree | 40 (27.2) | 1 | <10-3 | ||||
| Disagree | 28 (60.9) | 4.2[2.1-8.3] | |||||
| Factors | Adjusted odds ratio | ||||||
| Multivariate analysis | Adjusted odds ratio | P value | |||||
| COVID-19 vaccine is safe and efficacious | |||||||
| Other responses | 1 | 0.011 | |||||
| Yes | 3.1 [1.3-7.4] | ||||||
| Enrollment in the COVID-19 vaccine platform | |||||||
| No | 1 | 0.007 | |||||
| Yes | 8.3 [1.8-38.1] | ||||||
| Willingness to receive the influenza vaccine | |||||||
| No | 1 | 0.002 | |||||
| Yes | 3.9 [1.6-9.3] | ||||||