Derseh Manaye Tamrie, Ambaye Abyou Seyfu, Yayehrad Ashagrachew Tewabe, Abebe Abinet, Wobie Yohannes, Assefa Erkihun
Departement of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.
Departement of Pharmacy, Asrat Woldeyes Health Science Campus, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia.
Inquiry. 2024 Jan-Dec;61:469580241237697. doi: 10.1177/00469580241237697.
The global pandemic had a significant impact on countries around the world, both politically and socioeconomically. It is crucial that swift decisions and actions need to be taken to prevent negative outcomes. The development of vaccines has emerged as a potential necessity for countries worldwide. Ethiopia began vaccinating health professionals and high-risk individuals in March 2021, according to a report from the World Health Organization citing the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health. This study aimed to assess the determinants of willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine among Debre Markos city administration residents. A community-based cross-sectional study design was employed to recruit 845 individuals as a sample. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used as statistical analysis techniques. Among the total 845 samples, the overall response rate was 98.34%. Two hundred forty-two participants showed their willingness to receive vaccines. Age (AOR = 2.56; 95%CI = [1.87-3.23]), sex (Female) (AOR = 3.45; 95% CI = [2.07-5.26]), having children (AOR = 1.21; 95% CI = [1.02-1.90]), and Chronic Disease (AOR = 2.98; 95% CI = [1.67-3.50]) were significantly and positively associated with willingness to receive COVID 19 vaccines at 95% CI. Although most of the participants were aware of the possibility of COVID-19 to cause fever; and its transmission, only a small percentage of the total participants showed their willingness to receive the vaccine if it was available to them. Elderly and individuals with chronic diseases need to get a priority of taking those vaccinations.
全球大流行在政治和社会经济方面对世界各国都产生了重大影响。迅速做出决策并采取行动以防止负面结果至关重要。疫苗的研发已成为世界各国的一项潜在必要举措。根据世界卫生组织援引埃塞俄比亚联邦卫生部的一份报告，埃塞俄比亚于2021年3月开始为卫生专业人员和高危人群接种疫苗。本研究旨在评估德布雷马科斯市居民中愿意接种新冠疫苗的决定因素。采用基于社区的横断面研究设计，招募了845人作为样本。描述性统计和逻辑回归被用作统计分析技术。在总共845个样本中，总体应答率为98.34%。242名参与者表示愿意接种疫苗。年龄（调整后比值比[AOR]=2.56；95%置信区间[CI]=[1.87 - 3.23]）、性别（女性）（AOR = 3.45；95% CI = [2.07 - 5.26]）、有孩子（AOR = 1.21；95% CI = [1.02 - 1.90]）和慢性病（AOR = 2.98；95% CI = [1.67 - 3.50]）在95%置信区间与愿意接种新冠疫苗显著正相关。尽管大多数参与者知晓新冠病毒可能导致发热及其传播，但在总参与者中只有一小部分表示如果有疫苗可供接种，他们愿意接种。老年人和慢性病患者需要优先接种这些疫苗。
