Table 7 Factors associated with parental vaccine hesitancy

Age (years)

 18—29 years

132

1

1

 from 30 years

183

1.3 (0.6—3.0)

0.488

0.7 (0.2—2.0)

0.493

Parent

 Father

89

1

1

 Mother

226

1.9 (0.7—5.2)

0.207

1.5 (0.5—4.4)

0.464

Number of children

 1

96

1

1

 2

163

1.3 (0.5—3.3)

0.595

1.5 (0.5—4.6)

0.483

 3 and above

56

1.5 (0.5—4.8)

0.469

2.3 (0.6—9.3)

0.24

Religion

 None

160

1

1

 Buddhism

139

1.3 (0.6—2.8)

0.559

1.6 (0.7—4.0)

0.303

 Catholic

16

0.8 (0.1—6.2)

0.792

0.8 (0.1—7.6)

0.879

Education level

 Secondary school and below

82

1

1

 High/Vocational/Technical school

91

2.4 (0.7—8.0)

0.151

3.2 (0.9—11.8)

0.086

 College/University degree and above

142

1.6 (0.7—6.7)

0.195

2.5 (0.62 -9.8)

0.203

Employment status

 Employed

215

1

1

 Unemployed

100

2.7 (1.3—6.0)

0.012

3.2 (1.3—8.0)

0.014

Monthly household income in Vietnamese Dong (1 United States Dollar = 22,820 Vietnamese Dong as of December 2021)

 < 6,000,000

66

1

1

 6,000,000—< 8,000,000

66

0.4 (0.2—1.4)

0.129

0.3 (0.1—1.4)

0.121

 8,000,000—< 10,000,000

55

1.4 (0.5—4.0)

0.505

1.5 (0.4—4.9)

0.542

 10,000,000 + 

128

0.5 (0.2—1.4)

0.166

0.5 (0.1—1.5)

0.2

Preference on type of vaccine

 Free

268

1

1

 Paid

47

2.1 (0.8—5.2)

0.123

3.0 (0.9—9.5)

0.067

Have seen news about adverse events following immunisation

 No

92

1

1

 Yes

223

3.8 (1.1—12.7)

0.034

4.5 (1.2—16.7)

0.027

Will take the COVID-19 vaccine

 Yes

268

1

1

 No or not sure

47

0.7 (0.2—2.3)

0.515

0.5 (0.1—2.0)

0.314

Will let the children take the COVID-19 vaccine (when possible)

 Yes

236

1

1

 No or not sure

79

1.8 (0.8—4.0)

0.178

2.2 (0.8—5.9)

0.112