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. 2022 Nov 16;21:339. doi: 10.1186/s12936-022-04378-1

Table 5.

Predictors of RTS,S vaccine uptake

Variable cOR (95% CI) P-value aOR (95% CI) P-value
Educated on malaria vaccine
 Yes Ref
 No 9.69 (3.496–25.425)  < 0.001 0.27 (0.054–1.324) 0.106
Given the option to accept malaria vaccine
 Yes Ref
 No 7.04 (2.759–17.476)  < 0.001 0.34 (0.073–1.568) 0.166
Attitude of health staff during immunization sessions
 Excellent Ref
 Satisfactory 1.77 (0.726–4.431) 0.163
 Disappointing 20.91 (0.244–1647.49) 0.003 1.51 (0.568–4.036) 0.407
Trust/confidence in the effectiveness of the RTS,S vaccine
 Completely confident Ref
 Somehow confident 2.85 (1.074–7.293) 0.013 0.27 (0.118–0.601) 0.001
 Not confident at all 71.77 (5.091–3776.875) < 0.001

Bolded estimates are statistically significant, cOR: crude odd ratio, aOR: adjusted odd ratio, 95% CI: 95% confident inferential, p <  = 0.05 considered statistically significant