COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance, Attitude, Hesitancy, and Its Associated Factors among Wolaita Sodo University Students: A Mixed-Method Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of students in Wolaita Sodo University, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Southern Ethiopia, 2022 (N = 352).

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percent (%)
Sex	Male	210	59.7
	Female	142	40.3
Place of birth	Urban	233	66.2
	Rural	119	33.8
Religion	Orthodox	148	42
	Protestant	128	36.4
	Muslim	33	9.4
	Catholic	25	7.1
	Others	18	5.1
Marital status	Married	35	9.9
	Single	317	90.1
Mother’s educational status	No formal education	110	31.3
	Primary education	113	32.1
	College and above	129	36.6
Father’s educational status	No formal education	64	18.2
	Primary education	105	29.8
	College and above	183	52.0
Academic year	Freshman	18	5.1
	Senior	249	70.7
	Graduating	85	24.1
Department	Public health officer	51	14.5
	Anesthesia	62	17.6
	Pharmacy	43	12.2
	Medical laboratory	38	10.8
	Midwifery	32	9.1
	Nursing	63	17.9
	Medicine	62	17.6
	General MPH	1	0.3
Average GPA	<1.99	2	0.6
	2.00–2.49	22	6.3
	2.5–2.99	95	27.0
	3.00–3.49	149	42.3
	3.5–4.00	84	23.9
Living arrangement	Off-campus	305	86.6
	On-campus	47	13.4
Educational level	Undergraduate	289	82.1
	Postgraduate	63	17.9