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Table 3 Cross-tabulation of socio-demographic factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination among children (N = 3744)

From: Children’s rates of COVID-19 vaccination as reported by parents, vaccine hesitancy, and determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among children: a multi-country study from the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Variable

Children vaccination status

P value٭

No (%)

Yes (%)

Gender

  

0.037

 Male

1105 (66.3)

561 (33.7)

 

 Female

1445 (69.5)

633 (30.5)

 

Participant’s education

  

<  0.001

 Secondary or less

311 (57.2)

233 (42.8)

 

  ≥ Graduate

2239 (70.0)

961 (30.0)

 

Work or study field

  

<  0.001

 None health-related

1770 (66.1)

909 (33.9)

 

 Health-related

780 (73.2)

285 (26.8)

 

Participant’s age/year

  

<  0.001

 18-29

309 (93.4)

22 (6.6)

 

 30-39

1335 (85.5)

226 (14.5)

 

 40-40

690 (51.5)

650 (48.5)

 

  ≥ 50

216 (42.2)

296 (57.8)

 

Number of children

  

<  0.001

 1

458 (79.2)

120 (20.8)

 

 2

837 (81.9)

185 (18.1)

 

  ≥ 3

1255 (58.5)

889 (41.5)

 

Children age

  

<  0.001

 All kids are younger than 12

1747 (96.1)

70 (3.9)

 

 All kids are between 12 and 17

254 (43.9)

325 (56.1)

 

 I have kids in both above categories

549 (40.7)

799 (59.3)

 

Had COVID-19 before

  

<  0.001

 No

1462 (65.8)

761 (34.2)

 

 Yes

1088 (71.5)

433 (28.5)

 

Received a COVID-19 vaccine

  

<  0.001

 No

231 (90.2)

25 (9.8)

 

 Yes

2011 (64.7)

1097 (35.3)

 

 I intend to get the vaccine

134 (77.5)

39 (22.5)

 

 I do not intend to get the vaccine

174 (84.1)

33 (15.9)

 
  1. ٭Chi square test