Skip to main content

Table 8 Unadjusted odds ratios of vaccine hesitancy, 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

0.66 (0.59 to 0.75)

 

Age

 

0.12

 18–39

–

 

 40+

0.75 (0.52 to 1.08)

 

Highest education level

 

< 0.001

 Primary or none

–

 

 Secondary or College/Vocational

0.51 (0.17 to 1.54)

 

 University

0.35 (0.21 to 0.59)

 

Have enough information about COVID-19 vaccine

 

< 0.001

 Yes

–

 

 No or don't know

2.53 (1.48 to 4.32)

 

Information needed

  

 Eligibility criteria

1.10 (0.43 to 2.85)

0.84

 Timeline for vaccine roll-out

1.01 (0.73 to 1.40)

0.95

 Knowing when it's my turn to get the vaccine

1.61 (1.25 to 2.09)

< 0.001

 Doses needed

1.47 (1.08 to 2.01)

0.016

 Risks and side effects

1.15 (0.48 to 2.75)

0.75

 Effectiveness of the vaccines

0.88 (0.71 to 1.08)

0.21

 How to register for the vaccine

1.56 (1.18 to 2.07)

0.002

Common source of information about health and vaccines

  

 Health care providers

0.64 (0.47 to 0.86)

0.004

 Community health care workers

0.87 (0.65 to 1.18)

0.37

 Radio

1.48 (1.07 to 2.03)

0.017

 Television

1.41 (0.68 to 2.93)

0.35

 Newspapers

1.17 (0.82 to 1.67)

0.39

 Mass events

2.28 (1.12 to 4.62)

0.023

 Family

1.68 (1.29 to 2.17)

< 0.001

 Neighbors, friends, colleagues

1.83 (1.19 to 2.82)

0.006

 Local leaders

0.38 (0.04 to 3.19)

0.37

 Religious leaders

0.51 (0.28 to 0.92)

0.025

 Social media

0.81 (0.67 to 0.98)

0.031

 Organizations

0.41 (0.24 to 0.69)

< 0.001

Trusted source of information

  

 Health care providers

0.54 (0.46 to 0.65)

< 0.001

 Community health care workers

0.95 (0.67 to 1.35)

0.79

 Radio

2.87 (1.99 to 4.14)

< 0.001

 Television

1.52 (0.61 to 3.76)

0.37

 Family members

1.75 (1.28 to 2.40)

< 0.001

 Neighbors, friends, colleagues

3.05 (1.37 to 6.77)

0.006

 Local leaders

0.02 (0.00 to 0.18)

< 0.001

 Religious leaders

2.05 (0.26 to 16.0)

0.49

 Media

1.56 (1.23 to 1.99)

< 0.001

 Organizations

0.43 (0.34 to 0.56)

< 0.001

 Other

1.65 (1.19 to 2.29)

0.003

Follow social media platforms to get info about vaccine

 

0.063

 No or don't know

–

 

 Yes

0.78 (0.61 to 1.01)

 

Social media platforms used to get info about vaccine

  

 Facebook (ref: no)

18.8 (3.81 to 92.8)

< 0.001

 Twitter (ref: no)

0.58 (0.30 to 1.11)

0.10

 Instagram (ref: no)

1.10 (0.78 to 1.55)

0.60

 YouTube (ref: no)

0.98 (0.69 to 1.40)

0.93

Shares information related to vaccine on social media network

 

< 0.001

 No

–

 

 Yes

0.32 (0.21 to 0.50)

 

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

 

< 0.001

 I do not verify

–

 

 Other

0.45 (0.34 to 0.58)

 

 Verify from reputable website or health care provider

0.25 (0.19 to 0.34)

 

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

 

< 0.001

 No

–

 

 Don't know

1.20 (0.87 to 1.67)

 

 Yes

0.69 (0.50 to 0.97)

 

Consider COVID-19 vaccines safe

 

< 0.001

 No or Don't know

–

 

 Yes

0.03 (0.01 to 0.16)

 

 Somewhat

0.20 (0.17 to 0.23)

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