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. 2022 May 3;16:1177–1185. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S362264

Table 3.

Factors that influence the willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine among rural residents of Mettu woreda

Variables Category Estimates SD OR 95% CI P-value
Sex Male 0.47 0.21 1.56 (0.14, 0.85) 0.63
Female Ref 1
Education Illiterate −0.32 1.45 0.72 (−0.87, 0.14) 0.002
Primary and secondary −0.67 0.54 0.51 (−1.2, 1.27) 0.78
College and higher Ref 1 0.63
Marital status Single 0.09 0.16 1.09 (−1.01, 1.03) 0.63
Married Ref 1
Religion Orthodox Ref 1 0.32
Muslim −0.56 0.89 0.57 (−1.56, 1.09) 0.54
Protestant −0.61 0.34 0.54 (−1.59, 1.23) 0.65
Others 0.34 0.20 1.40 (0.17, 1.03) 0.84
COVID-19 tested Yes Ref 1
No −2.06 3.78 0.13 (−4.47, 0.58) 0.09
Level of acceptance Low −0.34 0.45 0.71 (−0.67, 0.08) 0.023
High Ref 1
Perception level Low −1.04 2.34 0.35 −2.03–0.24 0.001
High Ref 1
Age 18–29 Ref 1 0.30
30–39 0.96 0.71 2.61 (0.71–1.12) 0.64
40–49 1.05 0.65 2.85 (0.12–2.34) 0.54
≥50 −1.22 0.74 0.29 (−3.1–0.34) 0.001
Occupation Employed Ref 1 0.12
Unemployed −0.15 0.34 0.86 (−0.72–0.17) 0.004
College/ university students −0.36 1.30 1.53 (−1.43–1.67) 0.73
Others* 0.43 0.57 1.53 0.13–1.83 0.57
Residence Rural −1.37 0.85 0.25 (−2.62–1.25) 0.53
Urban 1 1
Monthly income ≤40 USD(Low) −0.16 2.73 0.85 (−.74–2.33) 0.00
41–99 USD(Middle) −0.62 0.48 0.53 (−1.14–0.78) 0.65
≥100USD(High) Ref 1 0.48

Note: *Others includes housewife, daily labor.