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. 2022 May 13;23:S52–S59. doi: 10.1016/j.vacun.2022.04.003

Table 2.

Associated factors with attitude towardCOVID-19 vaccine in Algeria.

Variable Category Attitude toward COVID-19 vaccination
P- value5
For
No opinion
Against
N4 % N % N %
Age ≤ 30 years 144 48.65 90 30.41 62 20.95 0.294
> 30 years 191 53.06 110 30.56 59 16.39
Sex Male 164 56.94 82 28.47 42 14.58 0.016
Female 171 46.47 118 32.07 79 21.47
Educational level School 34 57.63 17 28.81 8 13.56 0.486
University 301 50.42 183 30.65 113 18.93
Relationship status1 Alone 167 48.55 107 31.10 70 20.35 0.300
In a relation 168 53.85 93 29.81 51 16.35
Monthly income ≤ 50,000 DZD2 213 46.10 155 33.55 94 20.35 0.001
> 50,000 DZD 122 62.89 45 23.20 27 13.92
Living area Rural 51 42.86 47 39.50 21 17.65 0.199
Urban 284 52.89 153 28.49 100 18.62
Healthcare profession Yes 132 69,47 33 17,37 25 13,16 < 0.001
No 203 43,56 167 35,84 96 20,60
History of chronic disease3 Yes 72 56,25 38 29,69 18 14,06 < 0.001
No 263 49,81 162 30,68 103 19,51
History of receiving flu vaccine Yes 75 65,79 26 22,81 13 11,40 0.002
No 260 47,97 174 32,10 108 19,93
History of COVID-19 diagnosis Yes 191 56,01 95 27,86 55 16,13 0.029
No 144 45,71 105 33,33 66 20,95
History of COVID-19 in family Yes 296 52,11 172 30,28 100 17,61 0.275
No 39 44,32 28 31,82 21 23,86
Mortality due to COVID-19 in family Yes 125 47,71 85 32,44 52 19,85 0.373
No 210 53,30 115 29,19 69 17,51
History of hospitalization Yes 9 64,29 3 21,43 2 14,29 0.816
No 182 36,55 197 39,56 119 23,90
Belief regarding SARS-CoV-2 origin Natural 153 61.69 66 26.61 29 11.69 < 0.001
Manufactured 182 44.61 134 32.84 92 22.55
1

Relationship status: Alone includes single, divorced, separated or widow/widower, while a relation includes married or engaged.

2

DZD: Algerian dinar.

3

History of chronic disease includes diabetes mellites, hypertension, chronic respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, renal disease among other chronic medical conditions.

4

N: Number.

5

P-value: Calculated using chi-squared test.