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. 2022 Dec 14;12(12):e061732. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061732

Table 3.

Independent factors to input into multivariate models in adjusted analyses

Independent factors under test Independent factors to control for (as appropriate)
Primary hypotheses
1. Extent of COVID-19 experience and perception COVID-19 vaccination expectation and perception level; COVID-19 vaccination process experience and perception level; basic knowledge of COVID-19; attitude towards COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination; practices about COVID-19; source of information about COVID-19 (main source and most trusted source of information about COVID-19); sociodemographic characteristics (gender, age, marital status, educational level, occupation*, residence*, monthly income/income score*); professional or work-related attributes† (work category (clinical and non-clinical), years of working experience, primary place of work (public and private), level of primary place of work (primary, secondary, and tertiary))
2. COVID-19 experiences and perceptions score COVID-19 vaccination expectations and perceptions score; COVID-19 vaccination process experiences and perceptions score; basic knowledge of COVID-19, attitude towards COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination; practices about COVID-19; source of information about COVID-19; sociodemographic characteristics; work-related attributes†
3. COVID-19 vaccination expectation and perception level Extent of COVID-19 experience and perception; COVID-19 vaccination process experience and perception level; basic knowledge of COVID-19; attitude towards COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination; practices about COVID-19; source of information about COVID-19; sociodemographic characteristics; work-related attributes†
4. COVID-19 vaccination expectations and perceptions score COVID-19 experiences and perceptions score; COVID-19 vaccination process experiences and perceptions score; basic knowledge of COVID-19; attitude towards COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination; practices about COVID-19; source of information about COVID-19; sociodemographic characteristics; work-related attributes†
5. Acceptance factor level (COVID-19 risk-COVID-19 vaccination benefit perception or disease risk-remedy benefit perception level) Availability/access factor level (COVID-19 vaccination process experience and perception level); basic knowledge of COVID-19; attitude towards COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination; practices about COVID-19; source of information about COVID-19; sociodemographic characteristics; work-related attributes†
6. COVID-19 vaccination process experience and perception level Extent of COVID-19 experience and perception; COVID-19 vaccination expectation and perception level; basic knowledge of COVID-19; attitude towards COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination; practices about COVID-19; source of information about COVID-19; sociodemographic characteristics; work-related attributes†
7. COVID-19 vaccination process experiences and perceptions score COVID-19 experiences and perceptions score; COVID-19 vaccination expectations and perceptions score; basic knowledge of COVID-19; attitude towards COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination; practices about COVID-19; source of information about COVID-19; sociodemographic characteristics; work-related attributes†
8. Acceptance-availability/access factor level Basic knowledge of COVID-19; attitude towards COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination; practices about COVID-19; source of information about COVID-19; sociodemographic characteristics; work-related attributes†
9. Acceptance factor score and availability/access factor score Basic knowledge of COVID-19; attitude towards COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination; practices about COVID-19; source of information about COVID-19; sociodemographic characteristics; work-related attributes†
10. COVID-19 experiences & perceptions‡, COVID-19 vaccination expectations & perceptions§, COVID-19 vaccination process experiences and perceptions¶ COVID-19 experiences and perceptions‡, COVID-19 vaccination expectations and perceptions§, COVID-19 vaccination process experiences and perceptions¶ (as appropriate); basic knowledge of COVID-19, attitude towards COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination; practices about COVID-19; source of information about COVID-19; sociodemographic characteristics; work-related attributes†
Secondary hypotheses
1. Knowledge of COVID-19 Attitude towards COVID-19; practices about COVID-19; source of information about COVID-19; sociodemographic characteristics; work-related attributes†; extent of COVID-19 experience and perception; COVID-19 vaccination expectation and perception level; COVID-19 vaccination process experience and perception level
2. Attitude towards COVID-19 Knowledge of COVID-19; practices about COVID-19; source of information about COVID-19; sociodemographic characteristics; work-related attributes†; extent of COVID-19 experience and perception; COVID-19 vaccination expectation and perception level; COVID-19 vaccination process experience and perception level
3. Practices about COVID-19 Knowledge of COVID-19; attitude towards COVID-19; source of information about COVID-19; sociodemographic characteristics; work-related attributes†; extent of COVID-19 experience and perception; COVID-19 vaccination expectation and perception level; COVID-19 vaccination process experience and perception level
4. Main source of information about COVID-19 Most trusted source of information about COVID-19; sociodemographic characteristics; work-related attributes†; extent of COVID-19 experience and perception; COVID-19 vaccination expectation and perception level; COVID-19 vaccination process experience and perception level
5. Most trusted source of information about COVID-19 Main source of information about COVID-19; sociodemographic characteristics; work-related attributes†; extent of COVID-19 experience and perception; COVID-19 vaccination expectation and perception level; COVID-19 vaccination process experience and perception level
6. A sociodemographic characteristic Other sociodemographic characteristics; source of information about COVID-19; work-related attributes†; extent of COVID-19 experience and perception; COVID-19 vaccination expectation and perception level; COVID-19 vaccination process experience and perception level
7. A professional or work-related attribute† Other professional or work-related attributes†; source of information about COVID-19; sociodemographic characteristics; extent of COVID-19 experience and perception; COVID-19 vaccination expectation and perception level; COVID-19 vaccination process experience and perception level

*Among only community members.

†Among only health workers.

‡Fear of getting COVID-19, possible to get (severe) COVID-19, ever had COVID-19, and knowledge of any person who have had COVID-19.

§Importance of COVID-19 vaccination, fear of having severe side-effects from COVID-19 vaccination, protection from receiving COVID-19 vaccination, trust for the health workers who give COVID-19 vaccination, trust for the government who made COVID-19 vaccination available.

¶Ever heard COVID-19 vaccination was available for receipt and knowledge of a COVID-19 vaccination place.