Willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccine and associated factors among secondary school teachers in North Gondar Zone, Ethiopia 2022

Abstract

Abstract Background: COVID-19 is a current global health concern. Despite huge efforts to decline the burden, vaccine hesitancy is increasing globally and hampering efforts to control the extent of COVID-19. To control this extent vaccination is one of the most fantastic approaches to construct herd immunity towards COVID-19. Objective: The aim of this study is to assess willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccine and associated factors among secondary school teachers in North Gondar Zone. Methods: An institution-based, cross-sectional supplemented by qualitative were used. This study was conducted May 08 to June 10/2022. For quantitative Simple random and for qualitative purposively sampling technique was employed to select (n= 629) & 9 study participants respectively. Structured questionnaire were used to collect the data. Data was cleaned, coded, and entered into the Epi-Data version 4.6 and exported to SPSS version 26.0 statistical software for analysis. For the qualitative part the collected data was transcribed, translated, cleaned, coded, and analyzed using Open Code 4.03 statistical software for analysis. Both bivariable and multivariable logistic regressions were employed to identify factors that have an association with willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccine. Adjusted Odds Ratio with their corresponding 95% CI was used to declare factors associated with willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccine. A p-value less than 0.05 were used to declare statistical significance in this study. Results: Over all, the magnitude of willingness to take COVID-19 vaccine among the study participants was 54.9% (95%CI: 51-59). Respondents? willingness to take a COVID-19 vaccine was significantly associated with age; 50 years and above (AOR: 2.74; 95% CI: 1.60-4.67), educational status master and above (AOR: 2.67; 95% CI: 1.54-4.64), good knowledge about the COVID-19 vaccine (AOR: 1.60, 95% CI: 1.122.29), and positive attitude towards the vaccine (AOR: 1.65, 95% CI: 1.09- 2.52).

Conclusion: The findings of the research demonstrated that there was generally low willingness to take a COVID-19 vaccine among the study participants as compared to the global 70% population to be vaccinated. Age, educational status, knowledge and attitude were statistically significant associated factors for willingness to take vaccine.