Knowledge and attitude toward the second round of COVID-19 vaccines among teachers working at southern public universities in Ethiopia

Figures & data

Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics among teachers working at southern public universities in Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 418)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Age	20–29	25	6%
	30–39	250	59.8%
	40–49	132	31.6%
	50–59	11	2.6%
Sex	Male	307	73.4%
	Female	111	26.6%
Marital status	Married	349	83.5%
	Unmarried	69	16.5%
Education	Degree	25	6%
	Masters or equivalent specialty	302	72.2%
	Ph.D. or equivalent specialty	91	21.8%
Average Monthly Income	5000–10000 ETB	323	77.3%
	≥10000 ETB	95	22.7%
Profession	Health-related	253	60.5%
	Non-health-related	165	39.5%
Religion	Orthodox Christian	256	61.2%
	Muslim	44	10.5%
	Protestant	99	23.7%
	Others	19	4.5%
Family size	<4	405	96.9%
	≥4	13	3.1%
Work experience	1–3	63	15.1%
	3–5	186	44.5%
	5–10	132	31.6%
	≥10	37	8.9%

Table 2. Health-related characteristics among teachers working at southern public universities in Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 418)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Perceived health status	Healthy	361	86.4%
	Not healthy	57	13.6%
Chronic diseases (DM, HTN …)	Yes	376	90%
	No	42	10%
Smoking	Yes	387	92.6%
	No	31	7.4%
Overweight	Yes	334	79.9%
	No	84	20.1%
Tested for COVID-19	Yes	372	89%
	No	46	11%
If yes, the test result	Positive	47	12.6%
	Negative	325	87.4%

Table 3. Knowledge about the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine among teachers working at southern public universities in Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 418)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Do you know about the second COVID-19 vaccine dose?	Yes	320	76.6%
	No	98	23.4%
Do you know about the effectiveness of the second COVID-19 vaccine dose?	Yes	216	51.7%
	No	202	48.3%
Is it very dangerous for health using second vaccine overdoses?	Yes	383	91.6%
	No	35	8.4%
Does a second vaccine dose increase allergic reactions?	Yes	172	41.1%
	No	246	58.9%
Does the second vaccine dose increase autoimmune diseases?	Yes	227	54.3%
	No	191	45.7%

Table 4. Factors associated with knowledge about the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine among teachers working at southern public universities in Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 418)

	Knowledge
Variables	Good	Poor	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	p-value
Age 35.57 ± 6.219			1.018 (1.002–3.511)	1.51 (1.003–3.63)	.030*
Marital status
Married	216	133	0.755 (0.448–1.271)	0.127 (0.213–2.132)	.412
Unmarried	38	31	1	1
Profession
Health-related	157	96	1.146 (1.097–2.712)	1.402 (1.107–3.003)	.000
Non-health-related	97	68	1	1
Education
Degree	18	7	0.496 (0.189–1.303)	0.602 (0.278–1.489)	.389
Masters and equivalent specialty	185	117	0.806 (0.502–1.296)	0.901 (0.256–1.654)	.578
Ph.D. and equivalent specialty	51	40	1	1
Chronic diseases
Yes	227	149	1.181 (1.007–2.295)	2.142 (1.337–3.092)	.002*
No	27	15	1	1
Family size
<4	246	159	1.034 (0.332–3.217)	1.192 (0.845–2.087)	.734
≥4	8	5	1	1
Work experience 5.66 ± 2.7			1.068 (0.991–1.146)	1.509 (1.151–2.283)	.000*

* Statistically significant at p < .05

Table 5. Factors associated with attitude toward the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine among teachers working at southern public universities in Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 418)

Variables	Attitude		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	p-value
	Positive	Negative
Sex
Male	245	62	0.968 (0.566–1.656)	1.386 (1.018–2.763)	.040*
Female	88	23	1	1
Marital status
Married	270	79	3.072 (1.282–5.363)	4.180 (2.397–6.989)	.000*
Unmarried	63	6	1	1
Profession
Health-related	202	51	0.973 (0.598–1.582)	1.102 (1.008–3.123)	.006*
Non-health-related	131	34	1	1
Chronic disease
Yes	311	65	4.350 (2.244–8.432)	6.110 (4.892–10.661)	.000*
No	22	20	1	1
Tested for COVID-19
Yes	302	70	0.479 (0.245–0.935)	0.609(0.298–1.876)	.430
No	31	15	1	1
Work experience 5.66 ± 2.7			0.911 (0.828–1.001)	1.211 (1.029–2.877)	.033*
Income
5000–10000	249	74	2.269 (0.998–3.479)	2.632 (0.888–3.894)	.662
≥10000	84	11	1	1

* Statistically significant at p < .05

Data availability statement

The datasets used and/or analyzed during the present study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.