Research Article

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

Table 6

Factors associated towards COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, Wolaita Sodo University students, 2021 (n = 352).

VariableCategoryFrequencyAOR at 95% CI value

Average GPA<1.992 (0.6%)
2.0–2.4922 (6.3%)0.387 (0.112–1.343)0.135
2.5–2.995 (27%)1.052 (0.553–2.002)0.878
3.0–3.49149 (42.3%)0.966 (0.543–1.716)0.905
3.5–4.084 (23.9%)11

Academic yearGraduating18 (5.1%)4.128 (1.351–12.610)0.014
Senior249 (70.7%)2.195 (1.182–4.077)0.012
Freshman85 (24.1%)11

Marital statusSingle317 (90.1%)1.236 (0.493–3.101)0.651
Married35 (9.9%)11

Place of birthRural233 (66.2%)1.380 (0.835–2.281)0.209
Urban119 (33.8%)11

Have adequate information about COVID-19 vaccineYes200 (56.8)0.502 (0.274–0.921)0.026
No152 (43.2)11

Need of vaccine with the level of concernYes243 (69)0.281 (0.14–0.565)
No109 (31)11

Family member infected with COVID-19Yes45 (12.8)3.317 (1.133–5.754)0.009
No307 (87.2)11

Intention to take COVID-19 vaccineYes252 (71.6)0.399 (0.174–0.917)0.03
No100 (28.4)11