Jabessa Dabala, Bekele Firomsa
Department of Statistics, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Mettu University, Mettu, Ethiopia.
Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mettu University, Mettu, Ethiopia.
Patient Prefer Adherence. 2022 May 3;16:1177-1185. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S362264. eCollection 2022.
The COVID-19 vaccine is a key intervention toward containing the pandemic. Vaccines are thought to be a form of defense. One of the major challenges to managing the COVID-19 pandemic is the uncertainty or willingness to accept vaccinations. Our study aimed willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine and the factors that influence it in Mettu Woreda, Ilu Ababor Zone, Ethiopia.
Cross-sectional study design was conducted from August 1, 2021, to September 1, 2021, among rural residents of Mettu woreda's of Ilu Ababor Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia. The semi-structured data collection format was prepared to assess the magnitude of the communities' acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to determine the predictors of communities' acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine at 95% CI.
Of 350 participants from the study area, 59% of them were males and 41% females. Less than one-third (29.8%) of participants were willing to accept the COVID-19 vaccine. The results multivariable logistic regression revealed that the age group of ≥50 years (OR=0.29; 95% CI: -3.1-0.34) as compare with the 18-29 years, low monthly income (OR=0.85; 95% CI: -0.74-2.33), low perception level (OR=0.35; 95% CI: -2.03-0.24), government unemployed (OR=0.86; 95% CI: -0.72-0.1), low Level of acceptance (OR=0.72; 95% CI: -0.67, 0.08) and unwillingness to test COVID-19 (OR=0.13; 95% CI: -4.47, 0.58) were predictors of willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccine.
Less than one-third of the study, participants were willing to accept the COVID-19 vaccine. The likelihood of Willingness to accept the COVID-19 vaccine was low in the study area. Overall; low education, low vaccination perception, low income, jobless occupation, older age, and unwillingness to test for COVID-19 were associated with greater willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine and are significantly associated with willingness to get the COVID-19 immunization.
新冠疫苗是遏制疫情的关键干预措施。疫苗被认为是一种防御形式。管理新冠疫情的主要挑战之一是对疫苗接种的不确定性或接受意愿。我们的研究旨在了解埃塞俄比亚奥罗米亚州伊卢阿巴博尔地区梅图县居民接种新冠疫苗的意愿及其影响因素。
于2021年8月1日至2021年9月1日在埃塞俄比亚奥罗米亚州伊卢阿巴博尔地区梅图县的农村居民中进行横断面研究设计。准备了半结构化数据收集格式以评估社区对新冠疫苗的接受程度。采用多变量逻辑回归分析来确定在95%置信区间内社区接受新冠疫苗的预测因素。
研究区域的350名参与者中，59%为男性，41%为女性。不到三分之一（29.8%）的参与者愿意接受新冠疫苗。多变量逻辑回归结果显示，与18 - 29岁年龄组相比，≥50岁年龄组（比值比=0.29；95%置信区间：-3.1 - 0.34）、月收入低（比值比=0.85；95%置信区间：-0.74 - 2.33）、认知水平低（比值比=0.35；95%置信区间：-2.03 - 0.24）、政府部门失业（比值比=0.86；95%置信区间：-0.72 - 0.1）、接受程度低（比值比=0.72；95%置信区间：-0.67, 0.08）以及不愿意检测新冠病毒（比值比=0.13；95%置信区间：-4.47, 0.58）是接受新冠疫苗意愿的预测因素。
研究中不到三分之一的参与者愿意接受新冠疫苗。研究区域接受新冠疫苗的意愿可能性较低。总体而言，低教育水平、低疫苗接种认知、低收入、无业、年龄较大以及不愿意检测新冠病毒与更愿意接种新冠疫苗相关，且与接受新冠免疫接种的意愿显著相关。
