Covid-19 vaccine uptake and associated factors among health science University students in northeastern Ethiopia, a cross-sectional study

Figures & data

Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of health science students of Wollo University, 2022 (n = 403).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Age category	20–21	157	39.0
	22–25	130	32.3
	>25	116	28.8
Sex	Female	130	32.3
	Male	273	67.7
Source of income	Family	300	74.4
	Self	103	25.6
Department	Pharmacy	94	23.3
	Public health	105	26.1
	Nursing	60	14.9
	Medical laboratory	31	7.7
	Midwifery	36	8.9
	Environmental health	42	10.4
	Anesthesia	35	8.7
Academic year	Second year	110	27.3
	Third year	141	35.0
	Fourth year and above	152	37.7
Having known disease	Yes	34	8.4
	No	369	91.6

Table 2. Knowledge of students of college of medicine and health science toward Covid-19 disease, 2022.

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Causative agent	Fungus	4	1.0
	Bacteria	7	1.7
	Virus	388	96.3
	Other*	4	1.0
Symptoms of COVID-19	Cough	348	86.4
	Sneezing	318	78.9
	Fever	368	91.3
	Shortness of breath	327	81.1
	Loss of odor	160	39.7
	Diarrhea	71	17.6
A sick person can transmit COVID-19 disease	TRUE	368	91.3
Asymptomatic person can transmit COVID-19 disease	TRUE	303	75.2
Children are the most susceptible groups for COVID-19	TRUE	170	42.2
Disabled people are most susceptible groups for COVID-19	TRUE	54	13.4
Elderly people are the most susceptible groups for COVID-19	TRUE	356	88.3
Chronically ill people are susceptible groups for COVID-19	TRUE	213	52.9
Health workers are the most susceptible groups for COVID-19	TRUE	203	50.4
Pneumonia is the common complications of COVID-19	TRUE	257	63.8
Death is the common complications of coronavirus disease	TRUE	357	88.6
Which preventive methods are recommended by WHO?	Hand washing	367	91.1
	Alcohol rub	350	86.8
	Facemask	360	89.3
	Quarantine	218	54.1
	Antibiotics	165	40.9
	Vaccination	349	86.6
	Balanced diet	193	47.9
	Avoid crowded area	317	78.7
Previous history of COVID-19 disease	Yes	22	5.5
	No	177	43.9
	I don’t know	204	50.6
Screened for COVID-19	Yes	119	29.5
	No	284	70.5

Others*. Evil spirit.

Table 3. Awareness of health science students toward Covid-19 vaccine, Wollo University, 2022 (n = 403).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Do you heard about COVID-19 vaccine?	Yes	368	91.3
	No	35	8.7
What do you know about COVID-19 vaccine currently given?	More than 85% effective	172	42.7
	All group of population can took	163	40.4
	Side effect well known	94	23.3
	Given in two rounds	121	30.0
COVID-19 vaccine is not given for	Elderly	97	24.1
	Children <12 years	218	54.1
	People with chronic disease	105	26.1
Do think you will get COVID-19 after vaccinated?	Yes	171	42.4
	No	232	57.6

Table 4. Reasons for vaccine uptake of health science students of Wollo University, 2022 (n = 403).

		Frequency	Percent
Reasons for taking COVID-19 vaccine	If not vaccinated, transmit to family	44	10.9
	Best prevention method	56	13.9
	Fear of being sick	24	6.0
	Other took	6	1.5
	Health professionals recommend	14	3.5
	A person I know took	2	0.5
Reason for not taking COVID-19 vaccine	Fear of side effect	68	16.9
	Biological gun	53	13.2
	Vaccine hesitancy	159	39.5
	Developed in short time so not reliable	64	15.9
	No enough information	125	31.0
	vaccine not effective	34	8.4
	I prefer other preventive Measures	48	11.9
	Vaccine itself cause COVID-19	12	3.0
	No COVID-19	12	3.0

Table 5. Factors associated with uptake of Covid-19 vaccine among health science students, 2022 (n = 403).

Variables	Category	Vaccine uptake		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
		No	Yes
Age category	20–21	109	47	1	1
	22–25	189	19	0.382 (0.220,0.664)	0.392 (0.197,0.780)*
	>25	105	28	0.640 (0.353, 1.161)	0.253 (0.086,0.741)*
Source of income	Family	239	61	1	1
	Self	70	33	1.847 (1.120, 3.046)	2.504 (1.104, 5.677)*
Department	Pharmacy	76	20	0.888 (0.350, 2.251)
	Health officer	92	13	0.477 (0.179, 1.270)
	Nursing	34	26	2.581 (1008, 6.606)
	Medical laboratory	23	8	1.174 (0.380, 3.622)
	Midwifery	26	10	1.298 (0.443, 3.801)
	Environmental Health	31	9	0.980 (0.332, 2.894)
	Anesthesia	27	8	1
Have known disease	Yes	32	2	0.188 (0.044, 0.801)	0.202 (0.044, 0.935)*
	No	277	92	1	1
Heard about COVID-19 vaccine	Yes	286	82	0.550 (0.262, 1.152)
	No	23	12	1
Ever have COVID-19	Yes	14	8	2.418 (0.948, 6.165)
	No	130	47	1.530 (0.944, 2.479)
	I don’t know	165	39	1
Screened for COVID-19	Yes	64	55	5.399 (3.294, 8.848)	4.278 (2.418, 7.570)*
	No	245	39	1
Know any one infected/hospitalized/died	Yes	129	54	1.884 (1.181, 3.006)
	No	180	40	1

*Statistically significant p ≤ .05.