Acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination among health care workers: a cross-sectional survey in Morocco

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Table 1. Sociodemographic and general information of the participants (n = 303)

Variables	Distribution n (%)
Age (mean)	31.7 ± 8.3
≤ 30	157 (51.8)
> 30	146 (48.2)
Gender
Female	193 (63.7)
Male	110 (36.3)
Occupation
Physician	25 (8.3)
Nurse	129 (42.6)
Technician	16 (5.3)
Administrator/Manager	97 (32.0)
Clerical/service worker	36 (11.9)
Marital status
Single	144 (47.5)
Married	142 (46.9)
Divorced	13 (4.3)
Widowed	4 (1.3)
Education level
Secondary education	41 (13.5)
Bachelor’s degree	144 (47.5)
Master’s degree	71 (23.4)
High university degree	47 (15.5)
Experience (years)
0–5	132 (43.6)
6–10	88 (29.0)
11–15	44 (14.5)
> 15	39 (12.9)
Chronic disease
No	258 (85.1)
Yes	45 (14.9)
Close contact with COVID-19 patients
No	97 (32.0)
Yes	206 (68.0)
Previously infected with COVID-19
I don’t know	62 (20.5)
No	170 (56.1)
Yes	71 (23.4)
Family member or friend infected with COVID-19
No	51 (16.8)
Yes	252 (83.2)
Loss of a loved one, or a friend due to COVID-19
No	195 (64.4)
Yes	108 (35.6)

Table 2. Univariate and multivariable analysis for factors associated with the acceptation of COVID-19 vaccine (n = 303)

	No/ or NS (n = 115)	Accept (n = 188)	Unadjusted		Adjusted*
	n (%)	n (%)	OR (95% IC)	p-value	OR (95% IC)	p-value
Age				0.56		0.86
≤ 30	62 (53.9)	95 (50.5)	Ref		Ref
> 30	53 (46.1)	93 (49.5)	1.14 (0.71–1.82)		1.04 (0.63–1.72)
Gender				0.95		0.73
Female	73 (63.5)	120 (63.8)	Ref		Ref
Male	42 (36.5)	68 (36.2)	0.98 (0.60–1.59)		1.09 (0.64–1.84)
Occupation				<0.01		0.02
Administrator, Manager	64 (55.7)	53 (36.7)	Ref		Ref
Physician, Nurse, Technician	51 (44.3)	119 (63.3)	2.16 (1.34–3.47)		1.79 (1.09–2.95)
Marital status				0.65		0.90
Unmarried	63 (54.8)	98 (52.1)	Ref		Ref
Married	52 (45.2)	90 (47.9)	1.11 (0.69–1.77)		1.03 (0.62–1.71)
Education level				0.13		0.42
Secondary or Baccalaureate (Bac)	12 (10.4)	29 (15.4)	Ref		Ref
Bac+2/Bac+3	52 (45.2)	92 (48.9)	0.73 (0.34–1.55)		0.86 (0.39–1.91)
Bac+4 /Bac+5	35 (30.4)	36 (19.1)	0.42 (0.18–0.96)		0.70 (0.28–1.72)
Bac+6 et plus	16 (13.9)	31 (16.5)	0.80 (0.32–1.97)		1.41 (0.53–3.75)
Experience (years)				0.61		0.33
≤5	48 (41.7)	84 (44.7)	Ref		Ref
>5	67 (58.3)	104 (55.3)	0.88 (0.55–1.41)		0.77 (0.46–1.29)
Chronic disease ATCD				0.19		0.11
No	94 (81.7)	164 (87.2)	Ref		Ref
Yes	21 (18.3)	24 (12.8)	0.65 (0.34–1.24)		0.57 (0.28–1.14)
Close contact with COVID-19 patients				0.06		0.13
No	44 (38.3)	53 (28.2)	Ref		Ref
Yes	71 (61.7)	135 (71.8)	1.57 (0.96–2.58)		1.52 (0.88–2.62)
Previously infected with COVID-19				0.58		0.60
No/I don’t know	90 (78.3)	142 (75.5)	Ref		Ref
Yes	25 (21.7)	46 (24.5)	1.16 (0.67–2.02)		1.17 (0.64–2.13)
Family member or friend infected with COVID-19				0.66		0.41
No	18 (15.7)	33 (17.6)	Ref		Ref
Yes	97 (84.3)	155 (82.4)	0.87 (0.46–1.63)		0.74 (0.36–1.51)
Loss of a family member due to COVID-19				0.62
No	76 (66.1)	119 (63.3)	Ref		Ref	0.85
Yes	39 (33.9)	69 (36.7)	1.13 (0.69–1.83)		1.05 (0.62–1.76)
Score of confidence in the information circulating about COVID-19	2.35 ± 0.73	2.75 ± 0.75	2.06 (1.48–2.86)	<0.01	1.91 (1.36–2.69)	<0.01
Score of perceived severity of COVID-19	3.24 ± 0.82	3.53 ± 0.71	1.62 (1.19–2.21)	<0.01	1.55 (1.11–2.15)	<0.01
Score of perceived likelihood of COVID-19	3.20 ± 0.65	3.09 ± 0.76	0.79 (0.57–1.11)	0.18	0.74 (0.52–1.07)	0.11
Score of impact of the COVID-19 pandemic	5.96 ± 1.53	5.93 ± 1.40	0.98 (0.84–1.15)	0.88	0.97 (0.80–1.17)	0.78

* Odds ratios adjusted for occupation, score of confidence in the information circulating about COVID-19 and score of perceived severity of COVID-19.

Table 3. Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine acceptance (n = 188)

	Yes n (%)	No n (%)
Fear of the danger of COVID-19	81 (43.1)	107 (56.9)
To protect yourself from the virus	142 (75.5)	46 (24.5)
To avoid transmitting the virus to your loved ones	129 (68.6)	59 (31.4)
To avoid transmitting the virus to patients	114 (60.6)	74 (39.4)
To participate in the control of the pandemic in my country	95 (50.5)	93 (49.5)
To follow advice of your colleagues	33 (17.6)	155 (82.4)
To comply with the recommendations of the WHO and/or the Ministry of Health	75 (39.9)	113 (60.1)
Concern for the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in your city/region	59 (31.4)	129 (68.6)

Table 4. Reasons of hesitation /or refusal of COVID-19 vaccine (n = 115)

	Yes n (%)	No n (%)
The virus is not dangerous	3 (2.6)	112 (97.4)
Fear of the likely side effects of the vaccine	86 (74.8)	29 (25.2)
Doubt regarding the effectiveness of the vaccine	55 (47.8)	60 (52.2)
Unknown duration of protection provided by the vaccine remains	32 (27.8)	83 (72.2)
Acquiring immunity against COVID-19 naturally is better than acquiring immunity by vaccination	9 (7.8)	106 (92.2)
The number of COVID-19 cases in your area is not worrying	2 (1.7)	113 (98.3)
Concern about the country of origin of the vaccine	27 (23.5)	88 (76.5)
Assuming natural protection against COVID-19 due to prior natural infection	13 (11.3)	102 (88.7)
Injection phobia	12 (10.4)	103 (89.6)
Pregnancy or breastfeeding	4 (3.5)	111 (96.5)