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. 2022 Aug 7;10(8):1271. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10081271

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.