1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, Nigeria
2Department of Community Medicine, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, Nigeria
3Department of Internal Medicine, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria
4Department of Paediatrics, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, Nigeria
5Department of Internal Medicine, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
6Department of Community Medicine, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
© 2021 Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Ethics Approval
Ethical approval was obtained from the ethics and research committees of the various health institutions where the study was conducted; the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital Complex, Ondo City and University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City. Written informed consent was obtained from each participant. The study protocol number was ADM/E22/A/VOL.VII/1483093.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Funding
None.
Availability of Data
The datasets that were used for the analysis and preparation of this manuscript are available upon request. Interested persons can contact (femidele@gmail.com) or (oluseyiadejumo02017@gmail.com).
Authors’ Contributions
Conceptualization: OAA, OAO; Methodology: all authors; Data curation: OAA, OAO; Investigation: OAA, CRM, ROO, OCO, KCO, SSO, OAJ, OML, ACE, MIN, AS, AOT, OSA, EOA, JOO; Formal analysis: OAO; Project administration: OAA; Resources: CRM, ROO, OCO, KCO, SSO, OAJ, OML, ACE, MIN, AS, AOT, OSA, EOA, JOO; Validation: OAA, CRM, ROO, OCO, KCO, SSO; Writing–original draft: OAO; Writing-review & editing: all authors.
Category of variables | AOR (95% CI) | pa) |
---|---|---|
Perceptions about the COVID-19 vaccine | ||
Negative (Ref) | 1 | |
Positive | 4.55 (3.50–5.69) | <0.001 |
Perceived risk for COVID-19 | ||
≤No (Ref) | 1 | |
≥Yes | 1.50 (1.25– 3.98) | 0.002 |
Occupation within the medical field | ||
Non-clinical (Ref) | 1 | |
Clinical health workers | 1.25 (1.01–1.68) | 0.005 |
Education level | ||
Secondary and below (Ref) | 1 | |
Tertiary | 3.50 (1.40–6.86) | 0.034 |
Sex | ||
Female (Ref) | 1 | |
Male | 0.92 (0.60–2.68) | 0.512 |
Marital status | ||
Not married (Ref) | 1 | |
Married | 1.02 (0.60–2.48) | 0.563 |
Work experience (y) | ||
≤9 (Ref) | 1 | |
≥10 | 1.25 (1.11–3.93) | 0.042 |
Age group (y) | ||
18–40 (Ref) | 1 | |
≥41 | 0.89 (0.64–1.26) | 0.527 |