Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in healthcare workers in Iran: National Survey

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of HCWs, Iran (N = 3536)

Variables	Frequency	Weighted percentage^a
Sex
Male	1582	45.1
Female	1953	54.9
Marital status
Married	2709	75.8
Unmarried and widower	824	24.2
Age group, years
< 30	980	27.6
30–40	1336	37.7
40–50	977	27.4
> 50	241	7.2
Education level
High school, diploma	715	20
Bachelors degree	1956	55.1
Masters degree	306	8.8
MD	555	15.9
Profession
Doctor	480	13.5
Nurse	838	23.4
Dentist	123	3.4
Paramedical staff	308	8.3
Nurse	249	7.1
Administrative staff of hospital	312	8.6
Health care personnel	436	12.7
Behvarz^b	789	23
History of COVID-19
Yes	1270	35.5
No	2261	64.5
History of hospitalization due to COVID-19
Yes	130	3.7
No	3403	96.3
Work experience, year
> 10	2013	57.5
≤ 10	1492	42.5
Place of work
Hospital	1811	50.8
Primary health care center (urban)	876	24.4
Primary health care center (rural)	847	24.8

^aData in the weighted sample were weighted to the proportions of health care workers at each university obtained from the Ministry of Health of Iran
^bIranian rural health workers (Behvarz)

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