Knowledge and Attitude Towards Second COVID-19 Vaccine Dose Among Health Professionals Working at Public Health Facilities in a Low Income Country

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Table 1 Health Care Provider’s Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Knowledge and Attitude Towards Second Dose COVID-19 Vaccine

Variables	Category	Frequency % (n=409)
Sex	Male	287 (70.2)
	Female	122 (29.8)
Age	20–29	103 (25.2)
	30–39	221 (54.0)
	40–49	37 (9.0)
	50–59	33 (8.1)
	>59	15 (3.7)
Marital status	Not married	131 (32.0)
	Married	278 (68.0)
Profession	Nurse	163 (39.9)
	Psychiatry	7 (1.7)
	Optometry	6 (1.5)
	Midwifery	68 (16.6)
	Physician	105 (25.7)
	Health officer	6 (1.5)
	Anesthetics	7 (1.7)
	Laboratory	9 (2.2)
	Radiology	8 (1.9)
	Physiotherapy	7 (1.7)
	Pharmacist	17 (4.1)
	Other	6 (1.5)
Educational status	Diploma	102 (24.9)
	Degree	263 (64.3)
	MSc and above	44 (10.8)
Monthly Income	<5,000	253 (61.9)
	5,000–10,000	129 (31.5)
	10,000–15,000	27 (6.6)
Working experience	1–3	89 (21.8)
	3–5	123 (30.1)
	5–10	179 (43.7)
	>10	18 (4.4)

Table 2 Respondents Health Status

Variables	Category	Frequency % (n=409)
Do you have any chronic diseases?	Yes	101 (24.7)
	No	308 (75.3)
Risk degree	High Risk	365 (89.2)
	Medium Risk	36 (8.8)
	Low Risk	8 (2.0)
Have you received all the necessary vaccination in your lifetime?	Yes	263 (64.3)
	No	146 (35.7)

Table 3 Participants’ Knowledge About Second COVID-19 Vaccine Doses

Variables	Category	Frequency % (n=409)
Knowledge about Second Dose COVID-19 vaccines?
Do you know about second COVID-19 vaccine dose?	Yes	384 (93.9)
	No	25 (17.6.8)
Do you know about the effectiveness of second COVID-19 vaccine dose?	Yes	304 (74.3)
	No	105 (25.7)
Is it very dangerous for health using second vaccine overdoses?	Yes	301 (73.4)
	No	108 (26.6)
Does second vaccine dose increase allergic reactions?	Yes	298 (72.9)
	No	111 (27.1)
Does second vaccine dose increase autoimmune diseases?	Yes	357 (87.3)
	No	52 (12.7)

Table 4 Participants’ Attitude About Second COVID-19 Vaccine Dose

Variables	Category	Frequency % (n=409)
Attitude towards second dose COVID-19 vaccine
The newly discovered second COVID-19 vaccine dose is safe	Yes	209 (51.1)
	No	200 (48.9)
The second COVID-19 vaccine dose is essential for Ethiopia	Yes	243 (59.4)
	No	166 (40.6)
I will encourage my family, friends and relatives to get vaccinated against COVID-19 again	Yes	386 (94.4)
	No	23 (5.6)
I will take second COVID-19 vaccine dose without any hesitation, if it is available in Ethiopia	Yes	341 (83.4)
	No	66 (16.6)
It is not possible to reduce the prevalence of COVID-19 without a second vaccine dose	Yes	201 (49.1)
	No	208 (50.9)
The second COVID-19 vaccine doses should be distributed fairly to all of us	Yes	103 (25.2)
	No	306 (74.8)

Table 5 Binary Logistic Regression Analysis of Knowledge Towards Second COVID-19 Vaccine Dose

Variables	Knowledge		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
	Yes	No
Gender
Male	200	87	0.45 (0.39–0.57)	0.31 (0.21–1.55)
Female	102	20	1	1
Profession
Nurse	101	62	0.33 (0.12–0.42)	0.27 (0.19–1.98)
Psychiatry	5	2	0.52 (0.36–0.62)	0.42 (0.31–2.01)
Optometry	4	2	0.41 (0.32–0.53)	0.37 (0.26–2.21)
Midwifery	59	9	1.34 (1.85–2.31)	0.87 (0.72–2.13)
Physician	98	7	2.87 (1.23–,3.91)	2.32 (1.42–3.01)**
Health officer	5	1	1.03 (1.01–2.32)	0.75 (0.70–1.25)
Anesthesia	5	2	0.51 (0.46–0.61)	0.47 (0.37–1.99)
Other	39	8	1	1
Marital status
Married	191	86	0.63 (0.56–,0.78)	0.57 (0.53–1.56)
Not Married	102	29	1	1
Educational Status
Diploma	79	23	1	1
Degree	192	71	0.79 (0.66–0.95)	0.59 (0.44–1.23)
MSc and Above	38	6	1.84 (1.13–2.43)	1.82 (1.1–2.2)**
Monthly income
>5,000	200	53	1	1
10,000	89	40	0.59 (0.51–0.78)	0.54 (0.51–2.31)
10,000–15,000	19	8	0.63 (0.44–1.95)
Age
20–29	79	24	1	1
30–39	181	40	1.37 (1.21–2.55)	2.01 (1.76–3.01)**
40–49	29	8	1.10 (0.85–1.74)
50–59	23	10	0.70 (0.45–0.91)	0.67 (0.57–2.01)
>59	9	6	0.46 (0.33–0.56)	0.41 (0.31–1.53)
Working experience
1–3 years	69	20	1	1
3–5 years	83	40	0.60 (0.44–2.12)
5–10 years	129	50	0.75 (0.55–0.88)	0.43 (0.34–1.67)
>10 years	10	8	0.36 (0.24–0.58)	0.29 (0.24–1.38)
Have chronic disease(s)
Yes	90	56	0.52 (0.41–0.65)	0.48 (0.39–0.61)
No	199	64	1	1

Notes: **Significant at P<0.01, ¹Reference category.

Table 6 Binary Logistic Regression Analysis of Attitude Towards COVID-19 Second Vaccine Doses

Variables	Knowledge		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
	Yes	No
Gender
Male	196	91	4.41 (3.21–5.67)	3.42 (2.91–4.98)**
Female	40	82	1	1
Profession
Nurse	91	72	0.78 (0.61–0.99)	0.54 (0.48–1.63)
Psychiatry	4	3	0.83 (0.66–0.92)	0.48 (0.35–1.91)
Optometry	3	3	0.62 (0.41–0.78)	0.55 (0.51–1.11)
Midwifery	40	28	0.88 (0.81–0.97)	0.83 (0.77–1.24)
Physician	86	19	2.80 (1.23–3.91)	2.42 (1.55–4.43)**
Health officer	2	4	0.31 (0.19–1.32)
Anesthesia	4	3	0.31 (0.21–0.41)	0.24 (0.18–1.88)
Other	29	18	1	1
Marital status
Married	214	63	2.83 (1.46–3.56)	2.47 (1.33–,5.95)**
Not Married	72	60	1	1
Educational Status
Diploma	70	32	1	1
Degree	189	74	0.79 (0.66–0.95)	0.59 (0.44–1.23)
MSc and Above	41	3	6.2 (4.56–8.55)	5.43 (4.1–6.7)***
Monthly income
>5,000	98	155	1	1
10,000	89	40	0.59 (0.51–0.78)	0.54 (0.51–2.31)
10,000–15,000	23	4	0.63 (0.55–1.95)
Age
20–29	51	52	1	1
30–39	179	42	4.3 (2.98–5.54)	3.72 (2.13–4.52)**
40–49	27	10	0.78 (0.74–1.54)
50–59	19	14	1.38 (1.21–1.87)	1.21 (0.43–1.75)
>59	10	4	2.54 (1.96–3.87)	2.2 (1.84–3.26)***
Working experience
1–3 years	48	41	1	1
3–5 years	63	60	0.60 (0.44–2.12)
5–10 years	109	70	1.33 (0.79–1.99)
>10 years	16	2	6.83 (5.33–7.98)	4.33 (2.32–6.87)***
Risk degree
High Risk	300	65	1.54 (1.24–3.43)	2.33 (1.31–4.11)**
Medium Risk	30	6	1.67 (1.21–5.28)	1.37 (0.98–3.66)
Low Risk	6	2	1	1

Notes: **Significant at P<0.01, ***Significant at P<0.001. ¹Reference category.