Table 7. Determinants of willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccines (n = 365).
Variables | Willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccines Freq (%) | Total | Chi-square, P-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes N = 215 | No N = 79 | |||
Age (years) | p = 0.614μ | |||
18–29 | 100 (70.92) | 41 (29.08) | 141 (100.0) | |
30–49 | 88 (72.73) | 33 (27.27) | 121 (100.0) | |
50–64 | 19 (82.61) | 4 (17.39) | 23 (100.0) | |
65 & Above | 8 (88.89) | 1 (11.11) | 9 (100.0) | |
Gender | χ2 = 0.25, p = 0.615 | |||
Male | 119 (71.69) | 47 (28.31) | 166 (100.0) | |
Female | 96 (75.0) | 32 (25.0) | 128 (100.0) | |
Marital Status | χ2 = 0.84, p = 0.359 | |||
Single | 127 (70.95) | 52 (29.05) | 179 (100.0) | |
Married | 88 (76.52) | 27 (23.48) | 115 (100.0) | |
Highest Educational Level | P = 0.117μ | |||
Primary/Secondary/High school | 9 (90.0) | 1 (10.0) | 10 (100.0) | |
Diploma | 6 (46.15) | 7 (53.85) | 13 (100.0) | |
Bachelor’s Degree | 110 (72.85) | 41 (27.15) | 151 (100.0) | |
Master’s and Above | 90 (75.0) | 30 (25.0) | 120 (100.0) | |
Occupation | P = 0.042 * μ | |||
Business man/woman | 19 (90.48) | 2 (9.52) | 21 (100.0) | |
Civil servant/Administrator | 36 (80.0) | 9 (20.0) | 45 (100.0) | |
Company worker | 2 (66.67) | 1 (33.33) | 3 (100.0) | |
Health care worker | 46 (79.31) | 12 (20.69) | 58 (100.0) | |
Professional | 11 (68.75) | 5 (31.25) | 16 (100.0) | |
Retired | 5 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (100.0) | |
Student/unemployed | 52 (60.47) | 34 (39.53) | 86 (100.0) | |
Teacher/University Lecturer/researcher | 44 (73.33) | 16 (26.67) | 60 (100.0) |
*Statistically significant (p < 0.05), μ = Fishers exact p