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Table 4 Association between sociodemographic and background factors and the COVID-19 vaccination expectation and perception level among the 10,825 study participants

From: COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination experiences and perceptions and their predictors among community members during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ebonyi state, Nigeria: an analytical cross-sectional study

 

COVID-19 vaccination expectation & perception level^

Crude results*

Adjusted results**

Good

n (%)

7813 (72.2)

Poor

n (%)

3012 (27.8)

cPD (97.5% CI) or

cCoef (97.5% CI)

p value

aPD (97.5% CI) or

aCoef (97.5% CI)

p value

Gender

      

Male

3387 (71.3)

1362 (28.7)

0

0

Female

4426 (72.8)

1650 (27.2)

0.7% (-1.6–2.9)

0.4992

0.8% (-0.9–2.5)

0.2835

Age, years (coefficient)

-0.03% (-0.2–0.1)

0.5665

-0.03% (-0.2–0.1)

0.6957

Marital status

      

Not married1

3599 (70.4)

1514 (29.6)

0

0

Married

4214 (73.8)

1498 (26.2)

2.5% (-0.6–5.6)

0.0682

1.7% (-1.5–4.9)

0.2342

Educational level

   

0.0007$

 

0.5501$

No formal education

714 (67.0)

351 (33.0)

0

0

Primary

1641 (74.2)

570 (25.8)

4.6% (-2.5–11.6)

0.1490

0.2% (-6.7–7.0)

0.9588

Secondary

4270 (70.2)

1813 (29.8)

6.0% (-2.0–14.0)

0.0917

-0.6% (-8.7–7.5)

0.8653

Tertiary

1188 (81.0)

278 (19.0)

14.4% (5.3–23.5)

0.0004

2.0% (-6.1–10.1)

0.5818

Main occupation

   

< 0.0001$

 

0.0228$

Private paid work

522 (72.5)

198 (27.5)

0

0

Self-employment2

4258 (72.1)

1649 (27.9)

-2.0% (-6.9–2.9)

0.3586

1.3% (-3.2–5.8)

0.5156

Government paid work

546 (85.8)

90 (14.2)

10.7% (4.6–16.9)

0.0001

6.2% (1.6–10.9)

0.0028

Others3

2447 (69.8)

1075 (30.2)

-2.2% (-5.9–1.5)

0.1902

2.8% (-3.1–8.7)

0.2890

Residence

      

Urban or semi-urban

1683 (69.9)

726 (30.1)

0

0

Rural

6130 (72.8)

2286 (27.2)

2.8% (-10.5–16.0)

0.6394

2.3% (-11.7–16.3)

0.7138

Usual monthly income, NGN

   

0.0136$

 

0.4257$

No income

2005 (67.3)

975 (32.7)

0

0

20,000 and less

3344 (74.3)

1155 (25.7)

3.6% (-0.7–8.0)

0.0624

3.7% (-2.7–10.2)

0.1943

More than 20,000

2464 (73.7)

881 (26.3)

6.0% (1.3–10.7)

0.0044

3.9% (-3.6–11.3)

0.2452

Main source of information about COVID-19

   

0.9530$

 

0.6380$

Internet, social media (whatsapp, facebook), & SMS

584 (71.8)

229 (28.2)

0

0

Traditional media (television, radio, prints)

4153 (69.0)

1864 (31.0)

-0.9% (-7.6–5.7)

0.7600

-1.9% (-7.6–3.8)

0.4565

Interpersonal4

3076 (77.0)

919 (23.0)

-0.7% (-8.4–7.1)

0.8478

-2.7% (-9.2–3.7)

0.3441

Most trusted source of information about COVID-19

   

0.7346$

 

0.0837$

Internet, social media (whatsapp, facebook), & SMS

454 (70.1)

194 (29.9)

0

0

Traditional media (television, radio, prints)

4055 (68.9)

1828 (31.1)

1.1% (-5.8–7.9)

0.7247

2.8% (-2.8–8.4)

0.2620

Interpersonal4

3304 (76.9)

990 (23.1)

2.8% (-5.7–11.3)

0.4662

6.8% (-0.2–13.8)

0.0307

Level of knowledge about COVID-195

      

Poor

6816 (70.0)

2915 (30.0)

0

0

Good

997 (91.1)

97 (8.9)

17.2% (10.9–23.5)

< 0.0001

9.3% (3.2–15.5)

0.0007

Level of attitude towards COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination6

      

Poor

2957 (56.2)

2303 (43.8)

0

0

Good

4856 (87.3)

709 (12.7)

30.7% (24.1–37.3)

< 0.0001

29.9% (23.7–36.1)

< 0.0001

  1. cPD = Crude prevalence difference. aPD = Adjusted prevalence difference. cCoef = Crude coefficient. aCoef = Adjusted coefficient. ^COVID-19 vaccination expectations and perceptions score of ≥ 50% of the highest attainable score of 20 was good expectation and perception and < 50% was poor expectation and perception. *Adjusted for clustering. **Adjusted for clustering; Basic knowledge of COVID-19; Attitude towards COVID-19 & COVID-19 vaccination; Source of information about COVID-19 (Main source and Most trusted source of information about COVID-19); and Sociodemographic characteristics (Gender, Age, Marital status, Educational level, Occupation, Residence (rural vs. urban or semi-urban), and Monthly income). $p value of overall effect. 1Separated or Divorced or Widowed or Never married (Single). 2Farmer or Trader or Other self-employments. 3Housewife or Student or Apprentice or Youth Corper or None. 4Relatives/friends, health workers, place of work, place of worship etc. 5Knowledge score of < 75% of the highest attainable score of 44 was poor knowledge and ≥ 75% was good knowledge. 6Attitude score of < 75% of the highest attainable score of 80 was poor attitude and ≥ 75% was good attitude