COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: a midwifery survey into attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine

BMC Public Health

Table 6 Vaccine concerns in unvaccinated staff by Trust (part 1)

Concern	Category	BSUH [N = 19]		Barts [N = 74]		Unadjusted		Adjusted ^b
		n	n (%)	n	n (%)	OR (95% CI) ^a	P-value	OR (95% CI) ^a	P-value
Long term effects	No	18	5 (28%)	61	8 (13%)	1.51 (0.46, 4.96)	0.50	1.17 (0.26, 5.24)	0.84
	Don’t know		0 (0%)		6 (10%)
	Yes		13 (72%)		47 (77%)
Allergic reaction	No	18	12 (67%)	61	18 (30%)	4.48 (1.49, 13.4)	0.007	2.72 (065, 11.4)	0.17
	Don’t know		1 (6%)		6 (10%)
	Yes		5 (28%)		37 (61%)
Interfere with genetic code	No	18	14 (78%)	61	32 (52%)	3.29 (0.99, 11.0)	0.05	3.88 (0.77, 19.8)	0.10
	Don’t know		3 (17%)		16 (26%)
	Yes		1 (6%)		13 (21%)
Developed too fast	No	18	7 (39%)	61	11 (18%)	4.37 (1.62, 11.8)	0.003	2.57 (0.69, 9.66)	0.16
	Don’t know		7 (39%)		10 (16%)
	Yes		4 (22%)		40 (66%)
Government able to track you	No	18	16 (89%)	61	38 (62%)	5.06 (1.07, 23.9)	0.04	4.62 (0.74, 29.0)	0.10
	Don’t know		2 (11%)		15 (25%)
	Yes		0 (0%)		8 (13%)
Interfere with fertility	No	18	10 (56%)	61	19 (31%)	2.77 (1.00, 7.63)	0.05	1.81 (0.47, 7.00)	0.39
	Don’t know		4 (22%)		15 (25%)
	Yes		4 (22%)		27 (44%)

^a Odds ratios expressed as odds of next highest outcome category for Barts staff relative to odds for BSUH staff
^b Trust differences adjusted for: age, experience and ethnicity

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