Table 1.
Characteristics of HCWs and their willingness to recommend the heterologous booster vaccination against COVID-19 (N = 364).
| Variables | Total sample N (%) | Willingness to recommend heterologous | P-value | OR (95 CI %) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| booster vaccination | |||||
| Yes, n (%) | No/unsure, n (%) | ||||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 126 (34.6) | 102 (81.0) | 24 (19.0) | 0.135 | 1.5 (0.9–2.5) |
| Female | 238 (65.4) | 176 (73.9) | 62 (26.1) | Reference | |
| Age (yr) | |||||
| 19–39 | 181 (49.7) | 133 (73.5) | 48 (26.5) | 0.196 | 0.7 (0.4–1.2) |
| ≥40 | 183 (50.3) | 145 (79.2) | 38 (20.8) | Reference | |
| Education level | — | ||||
| Technical school or below | 67 (18.4) | 53 (79.1) | 14 (20.9) | 0.593 | 1.2 (0.6–2.5) |
| Junior college | 161 (44.2) | 122 (75.8) | 39 (24.2) | 0.993 | 1.0 (0.6–1.7) |
| Bachelor's degree or above | 136 (37.4) | 103(75.7) | 33(24.3) | Reference | |
| Professional title | |||||
| Junior | 257 (70.6) | 197 (76.7) | 60 (23.3) | 0.132 | 0.2 (0.03–1.82) |
| Middle | 92 (25.3) | 67 (72.8) | 25 (27.2) | 0.086 | 0.19 (0.2–1.5) |
| Senior | 15 (4.1) | 14 (93.3) | 1 (6.7) | Reference | |
| Job position | |||||
| HCWs in other departments | 76 (20.9) | 68 (89.5) | 8 (10.5) | 0.002 | 3.3 (1.5–7.3) |
| Head of vaccination clinic | 85 (23.3) | 64 (75.3) | 21 (24.7) | 0.557 | 1.2 (0.7–2.1) |
| Staff of vaccination clinic | 203 (55.8) | 146 (71.9) | 57 (28.1) | Reference | |
| Years of work experience | |||||
| <5 | 143 (39.3) | 107 (74.8) | 36 (25.2) | 0.562 | 0.8 (0.5–1.5) |
| 5–9 | 99 (27.2) | 76 (76.8) | 23 (23.2) | 0.846 | 0.9 (0.5–1.8) |
| ≥10 | 122 (33.5) | 95 (77.9) | 27 (22.1) | Reference | |
| County | |||||
| Yu'an | 70 (19.2) | 65 (92.9) | 5 (7.1) | <0.001 | 42.0 (13.4–131.5) |
| Jinzhai | 51 (14.0) | 45 (88.2) | 6 (11.8) | <0.001 | 29.1 (9.2–92.1) |
| Shucheng | 44 (12.1) | 37 (84.1) | 7 (15.9) | <0.001 | 20.5 (6.7–62.8) |
| Huoqiu | 70 (19.2) | 58 (82.9) | 12 (17.1) | <0.001 | 18.7 (6.9–50.7) |
| Jin'an | 76 (20.9) | 59 (77.6) | 17 (22.4) | <0.001 | 13.4 (5.2–34.6) |
| Yeji | 14 (3.9) | 6 (42.9) | 8 (57.1) | 0.104 | 2.9 (0.8–10.8) |
| Huoshan | 39 (10.7) | 8 (20.5) | 31 (79.5) | Reference | |