Research Article

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

Table 5

Hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccine, Wolaita Sodo University Students, 2021 (n = 352).

StatementsNumber of participants (%)
Completely likelyVery likelyModerately likelySlightly likelyNot at all likely

How sure are you to take a vaccine, if it is available?33 (9.4)66 (18.8)74 (21.0)104 (29.5)75 (21.3)

How sure are you to complete the second dose of vaccine despite getting side effects?18 (5.1)33 (9.4)82 (23.3)102 (29.0)117 (33.2)

How sure are you to complete a second dose vaccine, despite the lack of long term studies on vaccine?20 (5.7)47 (13.4)95 (27.0)104 (29.5)86 (24.4)

Studies on vaccine
How sure are you that you will have access to the COVID-19 vaccine if it is available?17 (4.8)51 (14.5)90 (25.6)138 (39.2)56 (15.9)

How likely are you to take the COVID-19 vaccine, if it is available?37 (10.5)46 (13.1)90 (25.6)107 (30.4)72 (20.5)

HesitancyHigh hesitancy19756
Poor hesitancy15544