Table 2 Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy based on the 3-level hierarchical model in the Dominican Republic (surveyed June-October 2021).
Predictors | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|
Intercept | 0.20 (0.03–1.36) | 0.100 |
Age | 0.47 (0.28–0.80)** | 0.005 |
Ethnicity (reference: white) | ||
Indigenous | 0.49 (0.13–1.82) | 0.289 |
Mestizo | 0.24 (0.03–1.69) | 0.151 |
Mulatto | 0.11 (0.02–0.66)** | 0.016 |
Born in the Dominican Republic (reference: yes) no | 43.67 (6.01-317.22)** | < 0.001 |
Education level (reference: no formal) | ||
Primary school | 0.40 (0.14–1.13) | 0.084 |
Secondary School | 0.17 (0.05–0.61)** | 0.006 |
Technical | 0.62 (0.06–6.37) | 0.688 |
University | 0.18 (0.03–0.95)** | 0.043 |
Work environment: (reference: indoor) | ||
Mix | 1.31 (0.46–3.74) | 0.608 |
Not relevant | 1.08 (0.48–2.43) | 0.854 |
Outdoor | 0.41 (0.10–1.70) | 0.220 |
Travel in the past 5 years outside of the country (reference: yes) no | 0.30 (0.07–1.19)* | 0.087 |
Vaccinating myself against COVID-19 is important for my health | 0.21 (0.09–0.49)** | < 0.001 |
I am concerned about serious adverse effects of the COVID-19 vaccine | 4.34 (2.15 8.78)** | < 0.001 |
The benefits of vaccination against COVID-19 outweighs the risks | 0.62 (0.36–1.08)* | 0.089 |
Death in the household from any cause (reference: no) yes | 0.54 (0.18–1.58) | 0.258 |
Source of health information (reference: social media) | ||
Health professionals | 0.30 (0.10–0.92)** | 0.035 |
Internet | 1.88 (0.18–20.10) | 0.600 |
Neighbors, family/friends, co-workers | 4.13 (0.77-22.00)* | 0.097 |
school | 0.08 (0.01–0.99)** | 0.050 |
TV, radio, newspapers, brochures | 1.77 (0.66–4.74) | 0.253 |
Trust the religious leaders | 2.86 (1.04–7.85)** | 0.042 |
Trust the media | 1.93 (1.28–2.90)** | 0.002 |
Trust the local government | 0.68 (0.47–0.98)** | 0.039 |
Trust the social media | 0.94 (0.63–1.38) | 0.738 |
Trust the national government | 1.22 (0.87–1.70) | 0.254 |
Number of hospitals per population in the community household located | 1.10 (1.06–1.14)** | 0.000 |
Variance and covariance of random effects | ||
Level 2 (Household) | 6.41 (2.74) | |
Level 3 (Community) | 2.31 (0.67) | |
Log-Likelihood | -1737636.2 | |
