Table 4 Probit regression estimates of determinants of willingness to uptake COVID-19 vaccine

Sex (Ref: male)

 Female

−0.11^** (0.04)

−0.10^** (0.04)

Age (Ref: 18–23)

 24–29

0.03 (0.12)

0.02 (0.11)

 30–35

−0.02 (0.12)

−0.00 (0.12)

 36–41

−0.07 (0.14)

0.03 (0.13)

 42–47

−0.12 (0.18)

−0.15 (0.18)

 48+ 

−0.30 (0.21)

−0.35^* (0.21)

Marital status (ref: divorced/widowed)

 Living together

−0.29 (0.21)

−0.33^* (0.20)

 Married

−0.10 (0.14)

−0.04 (0.13)

 Never married

−0.11 (0.15)

−0.10 (0.14)

 Separated

−0.08 (0.22)

−0.25 (0.23)

Region (Ref: Ashanti)

 Ahafo

0.06 (0.24)

0.08 (0.22)

 Brong Ahafo

0.04 (0.15)

0.19 (0.13)

 Bono East

−0.08 (0.15)

0.07 (0.14)

 Central

0.02 (0.10)

0.09 (0.10)

 Eastern

0.11 (0.10)

0.15 (0.10)

 Greater Accra

0.05 (0.09)

0.09 (0.09)

 Northern/North East

0.02 (0.12)

0.07 (0.11)

 Savannah

−0.06 (0.24)

−0.04 (0.24)

 Upper East

0.08 (0.12)

0.12 (0.12)

 Upper West

−0.01 (0.15)

0.16 (0.13)

 Volta/Oti

0.00 (0.09)

0.09 (0.09)

Western/Western North

0.13 (0.10)

0.12 (0.10)

Religion (Ref: Christian)

 Moslem/Traditionalist/other

0.20^*** (0.06)

0.17^*** (0.06)

Education (Ref: certificate)

 Diploma

−0.01 (0.05)

0.03 (0.05)

 Bachelors

−0.01 (0.05)

0.03 (0.05)

 Masters/PhD/fellowship

0.16^* (0.08)

0.19^*** (0.07)

Professional category (Ref: student)

 Allied health

−0.00 (0.09)

0.05 (0.09)

 Medical officer

0.07 (0.13)

0.09 (0.13)

 Midwife

0.01 (0.09)

0.01 (0.09)

 Nurse

−0.03 (0.08)

0.02 (0.08)

 Pharmacist

−0.10 (0.18)

0.10 (0.14)

 Physician assistant

0.08 (0.14)

0.14 (0.12)

Workplace (Ref: public)

 Private

−0.17^** (0.08)

−0.12^* (0.07)

 Mission

0.10^* (0.06)

0.05 (0.05)

 Quasi/other

−0.34^*** (0.09)

−0.31^*** (0.10)

Experience (Ref: 1 year or less)

 2–5 years

−0.07 (0.06)

−0.08 (0.05)

 6–9 years

−0.02 (0.06)

−0.03 (0.06)

 10 years or more

−0.00 (0.08)

−0.02 (0.07)

COVID-19 treatment centre (Ref: No)

 Yes

−0.01 (0.04)

0.01 (0.04)

 Observations

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