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Table 2 Factors associated with intentions to accept COVID-19 vaccination when it is available

From: Factors associated with the intention of Syrian adult population to accept COVID19 vaccination: a cross-sectional study

 

Crude OR (95%CI)

P value

Adjusted OR (95%CI)

P value

Sex

 Female

0.50 (0.44, 0.58)

< 0.0001

0.53 (0.44, 0.62)

< 0.0001

 Male

Reference

 

Reference

 

Age

 18–30

1.56 (1.35, 1.79)

< 0.0001

1.32 (1.06, 1.64)

0.012

 >/30

Reference

 

Reference

 

Residency province

 Northern-East

1.13 (0.86, 1.48)

0.38

1.09 (0.8, 1.49)

0.57

 Middle

1.08 (0.89, 1.32)

0.44

1.07 (0.86, 1.33)

0.57

 South

0.92 (0.78, 1.08)

0.31

0.93 (0.78, 1.12)

0.45

 West

Reference

 

Reference

 

Region of residence

 Urban

0.84 (0.72, 0.98)

0.03

0.82 (0.69, 0.97)

0.018

 Rural

Reference

 

Reference

 

Marital status

 Not married

1.55 (1.34, 1.78)

< 0.0001

0.95 (0.68, 1.34)

0.79

 Married

Reference

 

Reference

 

Having kids

 No

1.55 (1.35, 1.79)

< 0.0001

1.40 (1.00, 1.96)

0.05

 Yes

Reference

 

Reference

 

Highest level of education

 School

0.82 (0.64, 1.06)

0.137

1 (0.74, 1.36)

0.99

 High Education

1.01 (0.83, 1.23)

0.9

1.03 (0.83, 1.3)

0.77

 None

0.79 (0.49, 1.26)

0.32

0.92 (0.52, 1.62)

0.77

 Post-graduate qualification

Reference

 

Reference

 

Pre-coronavirus employment status

 Not employed

0.995 (0.86, 1.15)

0.94

0.87 (0.66, 1.14)

0.32

 Employed

Reference

 

Reference

 

Employment change due to coronavirus

 Furlough

1.19 (0.72, 1.96)

0.495

1.26 (0.71, 2.22)

0.43

 Newly Unemployed

0.9 (0.56, 1.46)

0.67

0.77 (0.44, 1.35)

0.36

 None

0.91 (0.62, 1.34)

0.64

0.86 (0.56, 1.34)

0.51

 Newly employed

Reference

 

Reference

 

Financial income

 Freelancing

1.18 (0.91, 1.52)

0.21

1.24 (0.92, 1.66)

0.16

 Family

1.06 (0.88, 1.29)

0.54

1.14 (0.84, 1.55)

0.4

 Salary only

0.9 (0.73, 1.1)

0.298

0.99 (0.79, 1.24)

0.92

 Salary + Other

Reference

 

Reference

 

Healthcare worker

 Yes

0.78 (0.61, 1.007)

0.057

1.07 (0.77, 1.48)

0.70

 No

0.57 (0.47, 0.68)

< 0.0001

1.27 (0.97, 1.66)

0.082

 Student in healthcare

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Smoking status

 No

0.83 (0.72, 0.95)

0.008

0.79 (0.68, 0.93)

0.005

 Yes

Reference

 

Reference

 

Chronic medical conditions

 No

0.86 (0.7, 1.05)

0.136

0.88 (0.7, 1.11)

0.28

 Yes

Reference

 

Reference

 

fears about COVID-19

 No

0.60 (0.52, 0.70)

< 0.0001

0.54 (0.46, 0.64)

< 0.0001

 Yes

Reference

 

Reference

 

Perceived risk of contracting COVID-19

 Unlikely

0.74 (0.52, 1.05)

0.088

0.83 (0.54, 1.25)

0.37

 Likely

Reference

 

Reference

 

Perceived severity of effect of COVID-19 on own life

 Not serious

0.76 (0.66, 0.88)

< 0.0001

0.78 (0.65, 0.92)

0.004

 Serious

Reference

 

Reference

 

Beliefs on the origin of the virus

 Natural

3.49 (2.94, 4.15)

< 0.0001

2.56 (2.11, 3.1)

< 0.0001

 Artificial

Reference

 

Reference

 

General Vaccine Hesitancy

 Hesitant

0.94 (0.8, 1.11)

0.467

1.01 (0.85, 1.21)

0.88

 Not hesitant

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 Knowledge

1.24 (1.20, 1.28)

< 0.0001

1.23 (1.19, 1.28)

< 0.0001