Prevalence of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Its Associated Factors among Chronic Disease Patients in a Resource Limited Setting in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination among chronic patients in Northwest Ethiopia (N = 422).
Attitude-related questions
Vaccine hesitancy
t
(Cohen’s d)
value
Yes
No
Mean (SD)
It is important to get a vaccine to protect the people from COVID-19
2.9 (1.3)
1.9 (0.8)
10.61
0.92
0.0001
Pharmaceutical companies are going to develop safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines
0.3 (1.1)
2.6 (0.8)
8.67
0.78
0.0001
I believe COVID-19 vaccines made in Europe or America are safer than those made in other world countries
3.5 (1.0)
2.9 (0.9)
7.24
0.67
0.002
My concerns about related side effects will prevent me from taking COVID-19 vaccine
2.9 (1.2)
3.1 (1.2)
−1.95
−1.89
0.052
Most people will refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine in Ethiopia
2.6 (1.2)
2.5 (1.0)
1.06
0.10
0.289
The government will make the vaccine available for all citizens for free
