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Table 5 Logistic regression of mental-related problems to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

From: Mental health and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health-related university students: a cross-sectional multi-center study

Mental health score

Hesitation to COVID-19 vaccine

Crude odds ratio

Adjusted odds ratio

p value

 

No hesitancy

Reported hesitancy

   

Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)

 Very low (score 0–7)

92 (49.20)

95 (50.80)

1.00 (as reference)

  

 Low (score 8–11)

85 (54.49)

71 (45.51)

0.81 (0.53–1.24)

0.82 (0.50–1.34)

0.43

 Average (score 12–15)

85 (45.21)

103 (54.79)

1.17 (0.78–1.76)

1.32 (0.82–2.12)

0.26

 High (score 16–20)

77 (35.65)

139 (64.35)

1.75 (1.17–2.61)

1.55 (0.98–2.46)

0.06

 Very high (score 21–40)

20 (21.28)

74 (78.72)

3.58 (2.02–6.35)

2.67 (1.45–4.93)

 < 0.05*

Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

 None to minimal (score 0–4)

186 (49.87)

187 (50.13)

1.00 (as reference)

 Mild (score 5–9)

95 (37.55)

158 (62.45)

1.65 (1.19–2.29)

1.64 (1.13–2.39)

0.01*

 Moderate (score 10–14)

43 (38.74)

68 (61.26)

1.57 (1.02–2.43)

1.45 (0.91–2.30)

0.12

 Moderate severe (score 15–19)

23 (35.38)

42 (64.62)

1.82 (1.05–3.14)

1.47 (0.78–2.77)

0.23

 Severe (score 20–27)

12 (30.77)

27 (69.23)

2.24 (1.10–4.55)

2.28 (1.02–5.12)

 < 0.05*

Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7)

 Minimal (score 0–4)

232 (48.43)

247 (51.57)

1.00 (as reference)

 Mild (score 5–9)

76 (36.54)

132 (63.46)

1.63 (1.17–2.28)

1.87 (1.28–2.74)

 < 0.05*

 Moderate (score 10–14)

38 (35.19)

70 (64.81)

1.73 (1.12–2.67)

1.38 (0.85–2.26)

0.20

 Severe (score ≥ 15)

13 (28.26)

33 (71.74)

2.38 (1.22–4.64)

1.95 (0.92–4.12)

0.08

  1. *Significant at p < 0.05 for adjusted odds ratio, 95% confidence interval (95% CI)