Prevalence and Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Health Care Workers in Tertiary Health Care Institutions in a Developing Country: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics and vaccine hesitancy among HCWs in Imo State, Nigeria.

Variable	Hesitant (%)	Nonhesitant (%)	Total (%)	χ^2	Df	-value
Age (yrs)
20–29	77 (38.9)	121 (61.1)	198 (100)	2.691	3	0.442
30–39	27 (29.3)	65 (70.7)	92 (100)
40–49	16 (34.0)	31 (66.0)	47 (100)
50 and above	3 (30.0)	7 (70.0)	10 (100)
Total	123 (35.4)	224 (64.6)	347 (100)
Gender
Male	58 (36.5)	101 (63.5)	159 (100)	0.136	1	0.712
Female	65 (34.6)	123 (65.4)	188 (100)
Total	123 (35.4)	224 (64.6)	347 (100)
Marital status
Married	58 (36.3)	102 (63.7)	160 (100)	0.084	1	0.772
Single	65 (34.8)	122 (65.2)	187 (100)
Total	123(35.4)	224 (64.6)	347 (100)
Religion
Catholic	49 (29.3)	118 (70.7)	167 (100)	15.496	3	0.001
Anglican	17 (26.6)	47 (73.4)	64 (100)
Pentecostal	54 (50.5)	53 (49.5)	107 (100)
Other religion	3 (33.3)	6 (66.7)	9 (100)
Total	123 (35.4)	224 (64.6)	347 (100)
HCW
Doctor	36 (26.3)	101 (73.7)	137 (100)	10.916	4	0.028
Nurse/midwife	21 (36.8)	36 (63.2)	57 (100)
Pharmacists	3 (25.0)	9 (75.0)	12 (100)
Lab scientist	10 (45.5)	12 (54.5)	22 (100)
Others	53 (44.5)	66 (55.5)	119 (100)
Total	123 (35.4)	224 (64.6)	347 (100)
Educational level
Diploma	16 (53.3)	14 (46.7)	30 (100)	4.592	2	0.101
First degree	83 (33.7)	163 (66.3)	246 (100)
Postgraduate	24 (33.8)	47 (66.2)	71 (100)
Total	123 (35.4)	224 (64.6)	347 (100)
Mode of usual transport to work
Private transport	35 (32.4)	73 (67.6)	108 (100)	0.633	1	0.426
Public transport	88 (36.8)	151 (63.2)	239 (100)
Total	123 (35.4)	224 (64.6)	347 (100)
Type of residence
Self-owned house	12 (33.3)	24 (66.7)	36 (100)	2.037	2	0.361
Self-rented house	83 (33.7)	163 (66.3)	246 (100)
Family house	28 (43.1)	37 (56.9)	65 (100)
Total	123 (35.4)	224 (64.6)	347 (100)

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