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Table 1 Sociodemographic and general characteristics of the participantsā€™ study groups

From: Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Egyptian healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study

Items

Category

Willing

N. 80 (26.0%)

Hesitant

N.129 (41.9%)

Refusing

N. 99 (32.1%)

P value

Age H

(Meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD)

42.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰12.2

35.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰7.9

37.0ā€‰Ā±ā€‰9.5

<.001*

Sex

Male

29 (36.2)

26 (20.2)

14 (14.1)

.001*

Female

51 (63.8)

103 (79.8)

85 (85.9)

Marital status

Single

8 (10.0)

22(17.1)

13 (13.1)

.07

Married

72 (90.0)

98(76.0)

79 (79.8)

Divorced/widow

0 (0.0)

9 (7.0)

7 (7.1)

Level of Education:

Bachelorā€™s degree

6 (7.5)

37 (28.7)

21 (21.2)

<.001*

Diploma level

10 (12.5)

27 (20.9)

19 (19.2)

Masterā€™s degree

17 (21.2)

36 (27.9)

31 (31.3)

Medical doctorate

41 (51.2)

25 (19.4)

24 (24.2)

Egyptian Fellowship

4 (5.0)

4 (3.1)

2 (2.0)

Others

2 (2.5)

0 (0.0)

2 (2.0)

Income /month

<ā€‰2000 LE.

2 (2.5)

7 (5.4)

27 (27.3)

<.001*

2000ā€“5000 LE

32 (40.0)

98 (75.0)

62 (62.6)

>ā€‰5000 LE/month

46 (57.5)

31 (24.0)

32 (32.3)

Profession

Physician

52 (65.0)

69 (53.4)

64 (64.7)

.12

Dentist

5 (6.2)

13 (10.1)

4 (4.0)

Pharmacist

13 (16.3)

38 (29.5)

23 (23.2)

Others

10 (12.5)

9 (7.0)

8 (8.1)

Current Job status during COVID-19

I have a direct patient contact.

40 (50.0)

75 (58.1)

72 (45.5)

.34

I do not have a direct patient contact.

38 (47.5)

50 (38.8)

52 (52.5)

I am currently not practicing medicine

2 (2.5)

4 (3.1)

2 (2.0)

Year of working experience

<five years

3 (3.8)

25 (19.4)

16 (16.2)

.002*

5ā€“10ā€‰years

24 (30.0)

49 (38.0)

27 (27.3)

>ā€‰10ā€‰years

53 (66.3)

55 (42.6)

56 (56.6)

Place of work

Private Hospital/clinic

3 (3.7)

7 (5.4)

6 (6.1)

.43

MOHP Hospital

12 (15.0)

28 (21.7)

17 (17.2)

University Hospitals

32 (40.0)

36 (27.9)

33 (33.3)

Teaching Hospitals

17 (21.3)

23 (17.8)

11 (11.1)

Health insurance Hospitals

2 (2.5)

8 (6.2)

7 (7.1)

Others

14 (17.5)

27 (21.0)

25 (25.2)

Comorbidities

Hypertension

7 (8.8)

5 (3.9)

7 (7.1)

.06

Diabetes mellitus

4 (5.0)

3 (2.3)

5 (5.1)

Heart disease

5 (6.3)

4 (3.1)

0 (0.0)

Lung diseases

1 (1.3)

3 (2.3)

1 (1.0)

Renal diseases

0 (0.0)

2 (1.6)

0 (0.0)

Autoimmune diseases

2 (2.5)

1 (0.8)

5 (5.1)

Immunosuppressive disorders

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.0)

None

58 (72.5)

104 (80.6)

68 (68.7)

Other

3 (3.8)

7 (5.4)

12 (12.1)

  1. Chi square was computed. * pā€‰ā‰¤ā€‰.05 is significant, Hā€‰=ā€‰Kruskalā€“Wallis test