COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Associated Factors Among College Students in Dessie City, Northeastern Ethiopia

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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of College Students in Dessie City, Northeastern Ethiopia

Variable	Category	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Sex	Male	163	40.5
	Female	239	59.5
Age (years)	18–20	186	46.3
	Above 20 years	216	53.7
Religion	Muslim	102	25.4
	Orthodox	256	63.7
	Protestant	44	10.9
Marital status	Single	316	78.6
	Married	86	21.4
Field of study	Health sciences	188	46.8
	Non-health sciences	214	53.2
Year of study	First year	106	26.4
	Second year	155	38.6
	Third year and above	141	35.0
Residency	Urban	271	67.4
	Rural	131	32.6
Average monthly family income	<1000	130	32.3
	1000–3000	104	25.9
	>3000	168	41.8
Live with	Families	120	29.9
	Relatives	150	37.3
	Alone	132	32.8
Family size	<5	187	46.5
	5 and above	215	53.5
History of chronic medical illness	Yes	27	6.7
	No	375	93.3
Training on vaccine covid-19	Yes	212	52.7
	No	190	46.3
Do you have history of regular vaccine uptake prior to COVID-19?	Yes	218	53.2
	No	188	46.8
Have you infected with COVID-19?	Yes	35	8.7
	No	367	91.3
Have any relatives hospitalized or died due to COVID-19?	Yes	165	41.0
	No	237	59.0
Do you use health insurance?	Yes	199	49.5
	No	203	50.5
Is there any child in your home?	Yes	205	51.0
	No	197	49.0
Do you live with elders or chronic patients in your home?	Yes	172	42.8
	No	230	57.2
Know any one diagnosed with COVID-19?	Yes	214	51.9
	No	198	48.1
Use healthcare professionals as sources of information?	Yes	196	48.8
	No	206	51.2
Neighbours	Yes	204	50.7
	No	198	49.3
Family members and relatives	Yes	207	51.5
	No	195	48.5
Newspapers	Yes	235	58.5
	No	167	41.5
Social media	Yes	243	60.4
	No	159	39.6
Peers	Yes	345	85.8
	No	57	14.2
Mass media (radio and TV)	Yes	321	79.9
	No	81	20.1
Religious institutions	Yes	128	31.8
	No	274	68.2

Table 2 Perception and Attitude Towards COVID-19 Vaccine Among College Students in Dessie City, Northeastern Ethiopia

Variable	Category	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Do you think the infection of COVID-19 is severe?	Yes	244	60.7
	No	158	39.3
Do you think COVID-19 can be prevented by vaccine?	Yes	281	69.9
	No	121	30.1
Are you susceptible for COVID-19 infection?	Yes	237	59.0
	No	165	41.0
Do you trust the government of Ethiopia towards COVID-19 vaccination?	Yes	298	74.1
	No	104	25.9
Do you trust the health authority?	Yes	328	81.6
	No	74	18.4
Do you think COVID-19 vaccine is safe?	Yes	265	65.9
	No	137	34.1
Do you think COVID-19 vaccine is effective?	Yes	278	69.2
	No	124	30.8
Do you think you have developed herd immunity against COVID-19?	Yes	173	43.0
	No	229	57.0
Do you trust the vaccine producers?	Yes	256	63.7
	No	146	36.3
Do you have willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccine?	Yes	226	56.2
	No	176	43.8

Table 3 Factors Associated with Willingness of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among College Students in Dessie City, Northeastern Ethiopia

Variables	Category	Willingness		COR(95% CI)	AOR(95% CI)	p-value
		Yes	No
Sex	Male	114	49	2.638 (1.733–4.016)	1.377(0.758–2.502)	0.294
	Female	112	127	Ref	Ref
Age	18–20	77	109	Ref	Ref
	Above 20	149	67	3.148(2.089–4.744)	0.776(0.416–1.446)	0.424
Field of study	Health	135	53	3.443(2.268–5.227)	1.585(0.891–2.821)	0.117
	Non-health	91	123	Ref	Ref
Study year	1st	37	69	Ref	Ref
	2nd	87	68	2.386(1.433–3.973)	1.015(0.468–2.205)	0.969
	3rd and above	102	39	4.877(2.832–8.401)	0.890(0.391–2.026)	0.781
Residency	Urban	175	96	2.859(1.859–4.398)	1.579(0.812–3.070)	0.178
	Rural	51	80	Ref	Ref
Monthly income	<1000	52	78	Ref	Ref
	1001–3000	54	50	1.620(0.962–2.727)	0.541(0.249–1.176)	0.121
	>3000	120	48	3.750(2.309–6.090)	0.839(0.294–1.176)	0.651
History of chronic illness	Yes	23	4	4.872(1.653–14.361)	4.340(1.166–16.149	0.029
	No	203	127	Ref	Ref
Training on COVID-19 vaccine	Yes	160	52	5.781(3.751–8.909)	4.755(2.606–8.674)	<0.0001
	No	66	124	Ref	Ref
History of vaccine uptake	Yes	152	62	3.777(2.492–5.724)	2.534(1.412–4.549)	0.002
	No	74	114	Ref	Ref
Relatives died or hospitalized by COVID - 19	Yes	107	58	1.829(1.216–2.753)	1.353(0.747–2.450)	0.318
	No	119	118	Ref	Ref
Use health insurance	Yes	126	73	1.778(1.193–2.648)	0.829(0.466–1.475)	0.524
	No	100	103	Ref	Ref
Presence of child in home	Yes	132	73	1.981(1.328–2.955)	1.358(0.752–2.455)	0.331
	No	94	103	Ref	Ref
Live with elders and chronic patients	Yes	117	55	2.361(1.564–3.565)	1.178(0.660–2.102)	0.579
	No	109	121	Ref	Ref
Use social media	Yes	160	83	2.716(1.799–4.101)	1.211(0.628–2.335)	0.567
	No	66	93	Ref	Ref
COVID-19 is severe	Yes	182	62	7.606(4.841–11.949)	4.109(2.190–7.710)	<0.001
	No	44	114	Ref	Ref
COVID-19 can be prevented by vaccine	Yes	196	85	6.995(4.307–11.358)	2.420(1.160–5.049)	0.018
	No	30	90	Ref	Ref
You are susceptible to COVID-19	Yes	196	85	3.732(2.455–5.673)	1.404 (0.758–2.600)	0.281
	No	30	90	Ref	Ref
Do you trust the government	Yes	205	93	8.712(5.088–14.918)	1.072(0.442–2.604)	0.878
	No	21	83	Ref	Ref
COVID-19 vaccine is safe	Yes	178	87	3.794(2.456–5.859)	0.504(0.125–2.040)	0.337
	No	48	89	Ref	Ref
COVID-19 vaccine is effective	Yes	180	98	3.114(2.007–4.834)	1.053(0.505–2.193)	0.891
	No	46	78	Ref	Ref
Do you think you have developed herd immunity against COVID-19	Yes	60	113	4.962(3.239–7.604)	2.566(1.431–4.599)	0.002
	No	166	63	Ref	Ref
Trust vaccine producers	Yes	176	80	4.224(2.742–6.507)	1.666(0.418–6.644)	0.470
	No	50	96	Ref	Ref