COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Its Associated Factors Among Adolescents

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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Adolescents in Seka Chekorsa Town, Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia, 2022

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Age (years)	12–15	169	44.6
	16–17	210	55.4
Sex	Male	182	48.0
	Female	197	52.0
Grade	5–8	102	26.9
	9–10	166	43.8
	11–12	111	29.3
Religion	Protestant	51	13.5
	Muslim	229	60.4
	Orthodox	97	25.6
	Others*	2	0.5
Ethnicity	Oromo	294	77.6
	Amhara	50	13.2
	Gurage	14	3.7
	Tigre	1	0.3
	Others	20	5.3
Age head of household	18–29	2	0.53
	30–39	55	14.5
	40–49	182	48
	50–59	88	23.2
	≥60	52	13.7
Educational status of head of HH	No formal education	83	21.9
	Primary	112	29.6
	Secondary	99	26.1
	Diploma or certificate	41	10.8
	Degree and above	44	11.6
Residence of head of HH	Urban	180	47.5
	Rural	199	52.5
Occupational status of head of HH	Government employee	71	18.7
	Private employee/NGO	45	11.9
	Farmer	187	49.3
	Merchant	56	14.8
	Others	20	5.3

Note: *Others: catholic, wakefata.

Figure 1 Knowledge about COVID-19 disease among school adolescents in Seka town Jimma zone, southwest Ethiopia, 2022.

Figure 2 Knowledge about COVID-19 vaccine among school adolescent study participant Seka town, Jimma zone, southwest Ethiopia, 2022.

Figure 3 Attitude towards COVID-19 vaccine among school adolescents Seka town, Jimma Zone, southwest Ethiopia, 2022.

Figure 4 Magnitude of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among adolescents in Seka Chekorsa town, Jimma, Ethiopia.

Table 2 Multivariable Logistic Regression of Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Adolescents in Seka Town, Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2022 G.C

Variables	Category	Vaccine Hesitancy		COR 95% CI	AOR 95% CI	P-value
		Yes, N (%)	No, N (%)
Sex	Female	68(34.5)	129(65.5)	1.76(1.12–2.76)	1.89(1.81–3.56)	0.048*
	Male	42(23.1)	140(76.9)	Ref
Educational level	5–8	38(37.3)	64(62.7)	2.15(1.18–3.94)	2.998(1.26–7.13)	0.013*
	9–10	48(28.9)	118(71.1)	0.176(0.84–2.59)	1.23(0.57–2.66)	0.591
	11–12	24(21.6)	87(78.4)	Ref
Source of information	Friends	39(35.5)	71(64.5)	Ref
	Family	30(22.7)	102(77.3)	0.54(0.31–0.94)	4.57(0.27–1.2)	0.14
	Health professional	3(4.8)	60(95.2)	0.09(0.027–0.31)	0.21(0.05–0.038)	0.038*
	Social media	37(50.7)	36(49.3)	1.87(1.02–3.42)	2.42(1.06–5.57)	0.037*
Knowledge to COVID-19 disease	Poor knowledge	65(54.2)	55(45.8)	5.62(3.47–9.1)	3.18(1.66–6.12)	0.001*
	Good knowledge	45(17.4)	214(82.6)	Ref
Knowledge to COVID-19 vaccine	Poor knowledge	90(58.8)	63(41.2)	14.71(8.399–25.78)	5.66(2.91–11.0)	0.00*
	Good knowledge	20(8.8)	206(91.2)	Ref.
Attitude to COVID-19 vaccine	Unfavorable attitude	85(58.6)	60(41.4)	11.84(6.97–20.13)	5.2(2.76–9.79)	0.00*
	Favorable attitude	25(10.7)	209(89.3)	Ref

Note: *Significant variable.

Abbreviations: COR, Crude odds ratio; AOR, Adjusted odds ratio; Ref, reference variables.