Intention to take COVID-19 vaccine and its predictors among adult residents of Jimma town, Oromia, South West Ethiopia.
TL;DR
Behavioral change communication interventions such as media campaigns, community education, and dialogue guided by theory of planned behavior, should focus on addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and reducing the negative influence of referents to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake.
Abstract
The high coverage of vaccination, which may be measured by the number of those successfully convinced to take vaccination, is a key factor in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. This, however, appears to be linked to the precise identification of the underlying factors for intention to take vaccine. Besides these, there were no studies that showed the prevalence and predictors of intention to take COVID-19 vaccine in the study area. The study aimed to assess intention to take COVID-19 vaccination and predictors among adult residents of Jimma town, Oromia, Southwest Ethiopia. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 10 to 25, 2022 among 627 adult residents of Jimma town from. A Multistage sampling technique was used to select the respondents. Pre-tested structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data were analyzed by using SPSS version 25 software. A descriptive statistical analysis was performed. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify predictors of intention to take COVID-19 vaccine. P-value < 0.05 with 95% CI was considered to indicate a significant association. Of the 627 study participants, 346 (55.2%); (95% CI: 51.0%-59.2%) have the intention to take COVID-19 vaccine. Among the constructs of theory of planned behavior, direct (AOR = 1.96; 95% CI: ( 1.12-3.43) and indirect Perceived behavioral control (AOR = 1.22; 95% CI: (1.06-1.41), direct attitude (AOR = 2.38; 95% CI: (1.32-4.41), and direct subjective norms (AOR = 1.58; 95% CI: (1.06-2.36), had statistically significant association with respondents' intention to take COVID-19 vaccine. In this study, 55.2% of adults in Jimma town intended to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Direct attitude, direct subjective norms, direct PBC, and indirect PBC have been predicted as adults' intention to take COVID-19 vaccination. Behavioral change communication interventions such as media campaigns, community education, and dialogue guided by theory of planned behavior, should focus on addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and reducing the negative influence of referents to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake.