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. 2021 Dec 20;116(4):236–243. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2021.2011580

Table 2.

Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression analyses showing factors associated with perceived risk of new vaccines construct (n = 1832)

Variable n (%) Hesitant
n (%)
Unadjusted
Adjusted
OR (95% CI) p–value OR (95% CI) p–value
Country            
India (R) 365 (19.9) 290 (79.5) 1      
Brazil 125 (6.8) 62 (49.6) 0.26 (0.17–0.39) <0.001*    
Chile 115 (6.3) 44 (38.3) 0.16 (0.10–0.25) <0.001**    
Egypt 114 (6.2) 104 (91.2) 2.69 (1.34–5.40) 0.005*    
Bangladesh 160 (8.7) 128 (80.0) 1.03 (0.65–1.64) 0.886    
Iran 152 (8.3) 118 (77.6) 0.90 (0.57–1.42) 0.644    
Nigeria 179 (9.8) 148 (82.7) 1.24 (0.78–1.96) 0.372    
Pakistan 270 (14.7) 245 (90.7) 2.53 (1.56–4.11) <0.001**    
Sudan 204 (11.1) 154 (75.5) 0.80 (0.53–1.20) 0.274    
Tunisia 148 (8.1) 129 (87.2) 1.76 (1.02–3.03) 0.043*    
Age group (year)            
≤ 20 (R) 313 (17.1) 248 (79.2) 1   1  
21–30 1029 (56.2) 799 (77.6) 0.91 (0.67–1.24) 0.553 0.94 (0.67–1.32) 0.725
31–40 298 (16.3) 232 (77.9) 0.92 (0.63–1.36) 0.678 1.06 (0.65–1.71) 0.821
41–50 129 (7.0) 102 (79.1) 0.99 (0.60–1.64) 0.969 1.16 (0.63–2.11) 0.641
>51 63 (3.4) 41 (65.1) 0.49 (0.27–0.88) 0.016* 0.63 (0.32–1.26) 0.195
Gender            
Male (R) 763 (41.6) 570 (74.7) 1   1  
Female 1069 (58.4) 852 (79.7) 1.33 (1.07–1.66) 0.012* 1.25 (0.99–1.58) 0.066
Urbanicity            
Rural (R) 346 (18.9) 290 (83.8) 1   1  
Urban 1486 (81.1) 1132 (76.2) 0.62 (0.45–0.84) 0.002* 0.70 (0.51–0.97) 0.029*
Monthly household income (USD)            
<$500 (R) 697 (38.0) 564 (80.9) 1   1  
$500-$999 324 (17.7) 254 (78.4) 0.86 (0.62–1.18) 0.347 0.98 (0.70–1.39) 0.924
$1,000-$1,999 214 (11.7) 162 (75.7) 0.74 (0.51–1.06) 0.098 1.03 (0.69–1.52) 0.900
$2,000-$2,999 163 (8.9) 117 (71.8) 0.60 (0.41–0.89) 0.010* 0.85 (0.56–1.29) 0.440
$3,000-$4,999 140 (7.6) 101 (72.1) 0.61 (0.40–0.93) 0.020* 0.88 (0.56–1.38) 0.579
$5,000-$7,999 107 (5.8) 84 (78.5) 0.86 (0.52–1.42) 0.557 1.09 (0.64–1.85) 0.751
≥$8,000 187 (10.2) 140 (74.9) 0.70 (0.48–1.03) 0.069 0.94 (0.62–1.44) 0.784
Religion            
Islam (R) 1016 (55.5) 855 (84.2) 1   1  
Christian/Protestant/Methodist/Lutheran/Baptist 200 (10.9) 153 (76.5) 0.61 (0.42–0.89) 0.009* 0.63 (0.43–0.92) 0.017*
Catholic 139 (7.6) 88 (63.3) 0.33 (0.22–0.48) <0.001** 0.39 (0.26–0.59) <0.001**
Hindu 268 (14.6) 209 (78.0) 0.67 (0.48–0.93) 0.018* 0.69 (0.48–1.00) 0.051
Atheist or agnostic 95 (5.2) 45 (47.4) 0.17 (0.11–0.26) <0.001** 0.19 (0.12–0.30) <0.001**
Others 114 (6.2) 72 (63.2) 0.32 (0.21–0.49) <0.001** 0.35 (0.23–0.54) <0.001**
Healthcare related job            
Yes (R) 853 (46.6) 668 (78.3) 1      
No 979 (53.4) 754 (77.0) 0.93 (0.74–1.16) 0.507    
Occupation            
Employed for wages (R) 459 (25.1) 343 (74.7) 1   1  
Self-employed 177 (9.7) 142 (80.2) 1.37 (0.90–2.10) 0.145 1.30 (0.83–2.03) 0.248
Out of work for 1 year or more 42 (2.3) 35 (83.3) 1.69 (0.73–3.91) 0.219 1.62 (0.67–3.90) 0.281
Out of work for less than 1 year 38 (2.1) 30 (78.9) 1.27 (0.57–2.85) 0.564 1.21 (0.52–2.80) 0.661
Homemaker 35 (1.9) 28 (80.0) 1.35 (0.58–3.18) 0.488 1.41 (0.57–3.52) 0.459
Student 1057 (57.7) 825 (78.1) 1.20 (0.93–1.55) 0.158 1.00 (0.71–1.40) 0.986
Retired or unable to work 24 (1.3) 19 (79.2) 1.29 (0.47–3.52) 0.625 1.15 (0.40–3.26) 0.797
Received a flu vaccination during the past 12 months            
Yes (R) 380 (20.7) 268 (70.5) 1   1  
No 1452 (79.3) 1154 (79.5) 1.62 (1.26–2.09) <0.001** 1.35 (1.03–1.79) 0.032*

*Significant at p < 0.05

**Significant at p < 0.001

R: reference group