Table 3.
Association between reasons for vaccine refusal and COVID-19 vaccination uptake (N = 505).
Variables | Categories | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
---|---|---|---|
Doubt about vaccination | No | 2.79 (1.90–4.09) | 2.56 (1.57–4.17) *** |
Yes | 1 | 1 | |
Concerns about vaccine safety | No | 1.26 (0.83–1.91) | 0.72 (0.43–1.24) |
Yes | 1 | 1 | |
Fear of adverse events | No | 2.14 (1.46–3.15) *** | 0.94 (0.53–1.68) |
Yes | 1 | 1 | |
Misconceptions about safety and efficacy | No | 2.92 (2.00–4.26) *** | 2.15 (1.24–3.71) ** |
Yes | 1 | 1 | |
Concerns about immune system exposure | No | 2.25 (1.54–3.29) *** | 1.79 (1.06–3.01) * |
Yes | 1 | 1 | |
Negative past experience with vaccine | No | 0.62 (0.41–0.95) * | 0.54 (0.33–0.89) * |
Yes | 1 | 1 | |
Sex | Male | 0.79 (0.53–1.16) | 0.71 (0.44–1.16) |
Female | 1 | 1 | |
Geopolitical zone | North-east | 1.00 (0.38–2.65) | 1.14 (0.38–3.38) |
North-west | 0.77 (0.27–2.17) | 0.80 (0.26–2.51) | |
North-central | 0.78 (0.24–2.55) | 0.72 (0.20–2.67) | |
South-east | 1.43 (0.30–6.74) | 1.14 (0.17–7.72) | |
South-south | 1.68 (0.45–6.13) | 0.91 (0.19–4.28) | |
South-west | 1 | 1 | |
Age | – | 1.02 (1.00–1.04) | 1.03 (1.00–1.05)* |
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.