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Table 7 Unadjusted odds ratios of vaccine receipt, community members only 

From: COVID-19 vaccination in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study of vaccine coverage, hesitancy, and associated risk factors among community members and healthcare workers

Characteristic

OR (95% CI)a

p value

Sex

 

< 0.001

 Female

–

 

 Male

1.72 (1.37 to 2.16)

 

Age

 

< 0.001

 18–39

–

 

 40+

1.31 (1.14 to 1.51)

 

Highest education level

 

< 0.001

 Primary or none

–

 

 Secondary or College/Vocational

1.27 (1.03 to 1.57)

 

 University

2.12 (1.85 to 2.42)

 

Have enough information about COVID-19 vaccine

 

< 0.001

 Yes

–

 

 No or don't know

0.38 (0.28 to 0.52)

 

Information needed

  

 Eligibility criteria

1.07 (0.56 to 2.05)

0.83

 Timeline for vaccine roll-out

0.79 (0.60 to 1.04)

0.087

 Knowing when it's my turn to get the vaccine

0.42 (0.33 to 0.55)

< 0.001

 Doses needed

0.72 (0.58 to 0.89)

0.003

 Risks and side effects

0.59 (0.30 to 1.15)

0.12

 Effectiveness of the vaccines

0.98 (0.69 to 1.39)

0.91

 How to register for the vaccine

0.61 (0.46 to 0.80)

< 0.001

Common source of information about health and vaccines

  

 Health care providers

1.49 (0.91 to 2.45)

0.12

 Community health care workers

1.29 (0.90 to 1.84)

0.17

 Radio

0.94 (0.70 to 1.24)

0.64

 Television

0.81 (0.55 to 1.20)

0.30

 Newspapers

1.71 (1.16 to 2.52)

0.007

 Mass events

0.25 (0.14 to 0.44)

< 0.001

 Family

0.73 (0.55 to 0.98)

0.033

 Neighbors, friends, colleagues

0.55 (0.46 to 0.66)

< 0.001

 Local leaders

1.82 (0.76 to 4.35)

0.18

 Religious leaders

2.04 (1.43 to 2.92)

< 0.001

 Social media

1.01 (0.70 to 1.47)

0.94

 Organizations

2.35 (1.13 to 4.88)

0.022

Trusted source of information

  

 Health care providers

1.54 (1.17 to 2.03)

0.002

 Community health care workers

1.23 (0.97 to 1.56)

0.088

 Radio

0.56 (0.37 to 0.84)

0.005

 Television

0.74 (0.46 to 1.19)

0.22

 Family members

0.80 (0.59 to 1.08)

0.14

 Neighbors, friends, colleagues

0.37 (0.16 to 0.87)

0.022

 Local leaders

0.90 (0.03 to 28.6)

0.95

 Religious leaders

0.98 (0.17 to 5.84)

0.99

 Media

0.59 (0.32 to 1.06)

0.077

 Organizations

2.05 (1.23 to 3.40)

0.006

 Other

0.88 (0.57 to 1.36)

0.57

Follow social media platforms to get info about vaccine

 

0.79

 No or don't know

–

 

 Yes

1.06 (0.67 to 1.68)

 

Social media platforms used to get info about vaccine

0.09 (0.01 to 0.64)

0.016

 Facebook

1.82 (1.23 to 2.70)

0.003

 Twitter

0.97 (0.72 to 1.32)

0.85

 Instagram

1.21 (1.00 to 1.45)

0.046

 YouTube

 

0.004

Shares information related to vaccine on social media network

–

 

 No

2.20 (1.29 to 3.75)

 

 Yes

 

0.60

How do you know info about vaccine from social media is true

 

< 0.001

 I do not verify

–

 

 Other

2.27 (1.87 to 2.76)

 

 Verify from reputable website or health care provider

3.08 (2.31 to 4.11)

 

Think you can get seriously ill, hospitalized or die if you get COVID-19

 

< 0.001

 No

–

 

 Don't know

0.88 (0.68 to 1.14)

 

 Yes

0.93 (0.50 to 1.73)

 

Consider COVID-19 vaccines safe

 

< 0.001

 No or don't know

–

 

 Yes

15.4 (12.2 to 19.6)

 

 Somewhat

5.46 (3.56 to 8.38)

 
  1. Values in bold indicate statistically significant results at p value < 0.05
  2. aOR odds ratio, CI confidence interval