Research Article

Public Health Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Health Behaviors in South Africa: Past, Current, and Future Implications (2020–2022)

Table 2

Correlates of “vaccine acceptability” and “health behaviors” by vaccine roll-out periods.

CharacteristicsPrevaccine roll out (May–December 2020)During-vaccine roll out (February–November 2021)Postvaccine roll out (February–March 2022)
Adjusted ORa (95% CI)p-ValueAdjusted ORa (95% CI)p-ValueAdjusted ORa (95% CI)p-Value

Intention to get vaccinated
Sex
 Male111
 Female0.95 (0.85, 1.06)0.3951.00 (0.90, 1.12)0.9551.60 (1.42, 1.77)<0.001
Ethnicity
 Others111
 Black1.93 (1.64, 2.25)<0.0012.28 (1.96, 2.65)<0.0013.60 (4.03, 4.26)<0.001
Age
 <40 years111
 40+ years1.60 (1.42, 1.76)<0.0011.66 (1.49, 1.85)<0.0010.98 (0.88, 1.09)0.657
Education level
 ≥Grade 12111
 <Grade 121.09 (0.97, 1.20)0.1451.38 (1.24, 1.54)<0.0011.74 (1.56, 2.00)<0.001
Employment status
 Employed111
 Not employed1.02 (0.91, 1.13)0.7711.10 (0.99, 1.23)0.0791.45 (1.30, 1.61)<0.001

Trusting vaccine’s safety and/or efficacy
Sex
 Male111
 Female1.01 (0.90, 1.15)0.8551.02 (0.91, 1.14)0.7761.47 (1.31, 1.61)<0.001
Ethnicity
 Others111
 Black1.79 (1.50, 2.08)<0.0012.17 (1.89, 2.50)<0.0011.23 (1.10, 1.37)<0.001
Age
 <40 years111
 40+ years1.23 (1.10, 1.37)<0.0011.54 (1.37, 1.75)<0.0011.12 (1.03, 1.23)0.012
Education level
 ≥Grade 12111
 <Grade 121.02 (0.90, 1.15)0.7701.32 (1.20, 1.47)<0.0011.30 (1.18, 1.43)<0.001
Employment status
 Employed111
 Not employed0.97 (0.85, 1.10)0.6101.02 (0.01, 1.15)0.6801.20 (1.08, 1.20)<0.001

Perceived low-risk
Sex
 Male111
 Female1.00 (0.90, 1.12)0.9781.02 (0.92, 1.14)0.6990.71 (0.64, 0.79)<0.001
Ethnicity
 Others111
 Black1.50 (1.28, 1.75)<0.0011.57 (1.35, 1.82)<0.0010.70 (0.62, 0.80)<0.001
Age
 <40 years111
 40+ years0.83 (0.75, 0.92)0.0010.83 (0.74, 0.92)<0.0010.69 (0.62, 0.76)<0.001
Education level
 ≥Grade 12111
 <Grade 121.40 (1.26, 1.56)<0.0011.32 (1.19, 1.47)<0.0011.64 (0.58, 0.71)<0.001
Employment status
 Employed111
 Not employed1.97 (1.76, 2.19)<0.0011.67 (1.51, 1.86)<0.0010.88 (0.80, 0.97)0.012

aOdds ratios are from the multivariable logistic regression model.