Table 1 Multinomial logistic regression of vaccination intent by pregnancy status among healthcare workers at a large Midwestern medical center, February 2021 (n = 4299).

From: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among reproductive-aged female tier 1A healthcare workers in a United States Medical Center

Characteristic

Rejecting vaccine vs already vaccinated

Delaying vaccine vs already vaccinated

p value

Pregnancy Status

  

<0.0001

 Trying to conceive

2.82 (2.00, 3.96)

3.06 (2.43, 3.86)

 

 Pregnant

2.17 (1.12, 4.22)

6.37 (4.56, 8.91)

 

 Breastfeeding

0.85 (0.31, 2.37)

1.75 (1.05, 2.93)

 

 Other women of reproductive age

Ref.

Ref.

 

Role

  

<0.0001

 Physician

--a

0.01 (0.00, 0.10)

 

 NP/NM/PA

0.33 (0.10, 1.11)

0.37 (0.18, 0.77)

 

 Nurse

Ref

Ref

 

 Trainee

0.08 (0.01, 0.59)

0.17 (0.07, 0.42)

 

 Allied health professional

1.54 (1.00, 2.38)

1.30 (0.96, 1.76)

 

 Staff with patient contact

0.83 (0.47, 1.48)

1.13 (0.78, 1.63)

 

 Other staff/faculty with no patient contact

0.90 (0.58, 1.41)

1.24 (0.93, 1.66)

 

Age

  

0.7890

 18–34 years

0.93 (0.67, 1.28)

1.05 (0.85, 1.30)

 

 35–44 years

ref.

ref.

 

Race/ethnicity

  

<0.0001

 Non-Hispanic White

ref.

ref.

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

3.93 (2.21, 6.97)

4.45 (3.03, 6.55)

 

 Non-Hispanic Asian

0.22 (0.05, 0.90)

0.42 (0.23, 0.77)

 

 Hispanic

1.40 (0.71, 2.73)

0.91 (0.55, 1.52)

 

 Mixed and other

1.51 (0.74, 3.06)

1.42 (0.89, 2.27)

 
  1. Data presented as odds ratio (95% CI).
  2. aNot estimated; no physician rejected the vaccine.
  3. NP/NM/PA, nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, physician’s assistant.