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Table 4 Cross-tabulation of vaccine related factors and country of residence 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 (%)

Country of residence

  

<  0.001

 Jordan

817 (81.9)

180 (18.1)

 

 KSA

213 (50.8)

206 (49.2)

 

 UAE

170 (51.1)

163 (48.9)

 

 Kuwait

242 (50.9)

233 (49.1)

 

 Lebanon

348 (82.1)

76 (17.9)

 

 Palestine

330 (78.2)

92 (21.8)

 

 Qatar

234 (76.5)

72 (23.5)

 

 Iraq

196 (53.3)

172 (46.7)

 

I advise other parents to vaccinate their children against COVID-19

 

<  0.001

 No

1020 (83.6)

200 (16.4)

 

 Yes

706 (48.6)

747 (51.4)

 

 Neutral

824 (76.9)

247 (23.1)

 

COVID-19 vaccine is necessary for those younger than 18 years

 

<  0.001

 No

1318 (81.1)

308 (18.9)

 

 Yes

654 (49.8)

659 (50.2)

 
  1. ٭Chi square test