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. 2025 Jan 2;25(1):13.
doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-21189-y.

Willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccine and associated factors among teachers in Dambi Dollo, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Desalegn Shiferaw  1 , Chara Melaku  2 , Lemessa Assefa  3 , Tadele Kinati  4
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Willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccine and associated factors among teachers in Dambi Dollo, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Desalegn Shiferaw et al. BMC Public Health. .

Abstract

Background: Teachers play important roles in influencing vaccine uptake decisions and should serve as examples for their students by willingly getting vaccinated. Given the low vaccination rates in this area, it is crucial to explore teachers' willingness to get vaccinated and emphasize their role in promoting vaccine acceptance.

Objective: The main objective of this study was to assess the willingness of teachers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and its associated factors in Dambi Dollo town.

Methods: A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted from February 1 to March 30, 2022. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and analysed with SPSS version 23.0. The dependent variable was willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Variables that showed an association with the dependent variable in the bivariable analyses at a p-value of 0.25 were entered into a multiple stepwise logistic regression model. A p- value of 0.05 was considered statistically significant in this study's multivariable analysis to determine the presence of significant association between the dependent and the independent variables. Adjusted Odds ratios, along with the corresponding 95% confidence intervals were used to interpret the findings.

Results: A total of 247 teachers participated in this study. About 92% of the teachers in Dambi Dollo town have heard COVID-19 vaccine and 67.2% of them knew that the vaccine can prevent the COVID-19 disease. On the other hand, 51% (95%CI: 44.8, 57.2) of the respondents had good knowledge about the COVID-19 vaccine. From the total 247 participants, 68.4% (95%CI: 62.5, 74.3) were willing to receive the vaccine immediately while the remaining were either not willing or not ready at the time of data collection. Those participants having good knowledge of the vaccine were about six times more willing to get vaccinated (AOR = 5.85, 95%CI: 2.74, 12.47) in comparison with those having poor knowledge.

Conclusion: In conclusion, the level of willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine among school teachers in Dambi Dollo town was 68.4. Followers of Protestant religion and Muslims were less willing compared with Orthodox Christians while the participants with good knowledge were more willing to be vaccinated.

Keywords: COVID-19; Ethiopia; Teachers; Vaccine; Willingness.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from each participant to ensure they were aware of their right to participate or not, and the study continued with those who agreed to participate. On the other hand research ethical approval letter was obtained from the Dambi Dollo University Institutional Research Ethics Review Board. Confidentiality and privacy were maintained by excluding the names and IDs of study participants from the questionnaire. Those who did not volunteer to participate in the study were respected not to participate by their decision. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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