Table 2.
Associated factors with attitude towardCOVID-19 vaccine in Algeria.
Variable | Category | Attitude toward COVID-19 vaccination |
P- value5 | |||||
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For |
No opinion |
Against |
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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 |
Relationship status: Alone includes single, divorced, separated or widow/widower, while a relation includes married or engaged.
DZD: Algerian dinar.
History of chronic disease includes diabetes mellites, hypertension, chronic respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, renal disease among other chronic medical conditions.
N: Number.
P-value: Calculated using chi-squared test.