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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics among healthcare workers in Dessie City, Ethiopia, May 2021

From: Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of COVID-19 vaccine and refusal to receive COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in northeastern Ethiopia

Questions

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Sex

  

   Male

198

50.5

   Female

194

49.5

Age (years)

  

   20-30

157

40.1

   31-40

156

39.8

   41-50

16

16.8

   51-60

13

3.3

Education status

  

   Primary level

7

1.8

   Secondary level

9

2.3

   Diploma

119

30.3

   University degree

257

65.6

Profession

  

   Medical doctor

34

8.7

   Laboratory technician

46

11.7

   Nurse and midwive

130

33.2

   Pharmacist

50

12.7

   Radiographer

18

4.6

   Anesthesiologist

21

5.4

   Public health officer

36

9.2

   Nonmedical auxiliary staff

57

14.5

Religion

  

   Orthodox Christian

213

54.3

   Protestant

29

7.4

   Muslim

150

38.3

Marital status

  

   Single

144

36.7

   Married

214

54.6

   Divorced, widowed or separated

34

8.6

Where did you grow up?

  

   Rural

151

38.5

   Semi-urban

77

19.6

   Urban

164

41.8

Household size (persons)

  

   ≤5

277

70.7

   >5

115

29.3

Years worked in a healthcare facility

  

   10 or less

306

78.1

   >10

86

21.9

Do you have health insurance?

  

   No

315

80.4

   Yes

77

19.6

Has anyone in your family or of your colleagues or friends had COVID-19?

  

   Yes

129

32.9

   No

263

67.1

Have you been tested for COVID-19?

  

   Yes

132

33.7

   No

260

66.3

If “yes”, were you positive? (N = 132)

  

   Yes

25

18.9

   No

107

81.1

Do you have any chronic diseases?

  

   Yes

34

8.7

   No

358

91.3

Smoking status

  

   Current smoker

12

3.1

   Ex-smoker

33

8.4

   Never smoked

347

88.5

Have you received any training or orientation about COVID-19 vaccination?

  

   Yes

157

40.1

   No

235

59.9

How many times have you received training/orientation?

  

   Once

116

29.6

   More than once

41

10.4

Source of information about COVID-19 vaccine (multiple responses possible)

  

   Television

326

83.2

   Internet

263

67.1

   Radio

230

58.7

   Scientific literature

159

40.6

   Relatives and friends

127

32.4