Research Article
COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance among Healthcare Staff in Sudan, 2021
Table 5
Association between acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination and the characteristics of the participants.
| | Accepting to get vaccinated | | | | Characteristics | Yes | % | No | % | Total | % | value |
| Gender | | | | | | Male | 102 | 65.8 | 53 | 34.2 | 155 | 39.0 | 0.544 | Female | 152 | 62.8 | 90 | 37.2 | 242 | 61.0 | | Total | 254 | 64.0 | 143 | 36.0 | 397 | 100.0 | | Age | | | | | | 18-35 years | 163 | 61.0 | 104 | 39.0 | 267 | 67.3 | 0.13 | 36-55 years | 85 | 69.1 | 38 | 30.9 | 123 | 31.0 | | >55 years | 6 | 85.7 | 1 | 14.3 | 7 | 1.8 | | Total | 254 | 64.0 | 143 | 36.0 | 397 | 100.0 | | Professions | | | | | | Physician | 89 | 72.4 | 34 | 27.6 | 123 | 31.0 | | Pharmacist | 39 | 65.0 | 21 | 35.0 | 60 | 15.1 | 0.127 | Nurse | 67 | 60.4 | 44 | 39.6 | 111 | 28.0 | | Lab technician | 38 | 53.5 | 33 | 46.5 | 71 | 17.9 | | Administrator | 13 | 72.2 | 5 | 27.8 | 18 | 4.5 | | Others | 8 | 57.1 | 6 | 42.9 | 14 | 3.5 | | Total | 254 | 64.0 | 143 | 36.0 | 397 | 100.0 | | Chronic conditions | | | | | | Yes | 40 | 66.67 | 20 | 33.33 | 60 | 15.11 | 0.638 | No | 214 | 63.5 | 123 | 36.5 | 337 | 84.89 | | Total | 254 | 63.98 | 143 | 36.02 | 397 | 100 | | Received any vaccination last year | | | | | Yes | 79 | 69.3 | 35 | 30.7 | 114 | 29.1 | 0.207 | No | 174 | 62.6 | 104 | 37.4 | 278 | 70.9 | | Total | 253 | 64.5 | 139 | 35.5 | 392 | 100.0 | | COVID-19 vaccine safety | | | | | 0.001 | Not safe | 120 | 57.4 | 89 | 42.6 | 209 | 54.0 | | Safe | 131 | 73.6 | 47 | 26.4 | 178 | 46.0 | | Total | 251 | 64.9 | 136 | 35.1 | 387 | 100.0 | |
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Statistically significant. |