Table 1 Baseline characteristics of healthcare workers (N = 1772) of selected healthcare facilities of Bangladesh from December 2022 to June 2023
From: Hesitancy towards COVID-19 booster vaccine among healthcare workers in Bangladesh
Demographic Characteristics (N = 1772) | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age in year | |
 Median age (IQR) | 36 (30–46) |
 < 30 | 338(19) |
 30–44 | 965(54) |
 ≥ 45 | 469(26) |
Sex | |
 Female | 1218(69) |
Educational level | |
 Up to primary education | 194(11) |
 Secondary education | 163(9) |
 Graduation and above | 1415(80) |
Place of residence | |
 Rural | 779(44) |
 Urban | 993(56) |
Monthly income of the participants | |
 < 25,000 BDT | 209(12) |
 25,000 to < 50,000 BDT | 442(25) |
 > 50,000 BDT | 1121(63) |
Type of HCW | |
 Physician | 365(21) |
 Nurse | 879(49) |
 Support staff | 528(30) |
Weekly working hours | |
 ≤ 48 | 465(25) |
 > 48 | 1307(75) |
Type of healthcare facility | |
 Primary | 395(22) |
 Secondary | 384(22) |
 Tertiary | 993(56) |
Having any co-morbid condition | |
 Yes | 929(52) |
 No | 843(48) |
Type of co-morbid condition | |
 Hypertension | 334(36) |
 Diabetes | 233(25) |
 Asthma | 178(19) |
 Heart disease | 64(7) |
 Others* | 151(16) |
Previously infected with COVID-19 | |
 Yes | 590(33) |
 No | 1182(67) |
Hospitalization history due to COVID-19 | |
 Yes | 183 (31) |
COVID-19 vaccine uptake | |
 Yes | 1732 (98) |
Side effects after vaccination | |
 Yes | 1041(69) |
Type of side effects | |
 Injection site pain | 598(57) |
 Fever | 406(39) |
 Fatigue | 39(4) |
 Headache | 139(13) |
 Myalgia | 260(25) |