COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy, Adverse Events Following Immunization, and Associated Factors among Ethiopian General Population During Early Phase of COVID-19 Vaccination Program (original) (raw)

Aim: This study aimed at assessing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, adverse events after immunization, and associated factors among the general population during the early phase of the COVID-19 vaccination program in Ethiopia. Subjects and Methods: We conducted a national online survey among 853 Ethiopian general population between June 19 and July 31, 2021, in three languages that included Amharic, Afan Oromo and English. Responses obtained from Google Forms were downloaded in excel formats, filtered, coded, exported, and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 26. Binary logistic regression was employed to identify factors associated with the outcome variables and p<0.05 was used as the cut-off point to declare the significance of the association. This study was approved by the Ethical Review Committee of the School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University (ERB/290/13/2021). Results: Of the 853 study participants, the majority of t...