Table 1.
Overall respondents and missing values in the survey (n=557).
| Variable | Respondents, n (%) | Missing values, n (%) | ||
| Gender | 6 (1.1) | |||
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Women | 395 (70.9) |
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Men | 156 (28) |
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| Age group (years) | 3 (0.5) | |||
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20-29 | 36 (6.5) |
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30-39 | 119 (21.4) |
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40-49 | 229 (41.1) |
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50-59 | 156 (28) |
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>59 | 14 (2.5) |
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| Marital status | 4 (0.7) | |||
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Single | 50 (9) |
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Married | 490 (88) |
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Divorced | 4 (0.7) |
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Widowed | 9 (1.6) |
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| Health care worker category | 5 (0.9) | |||
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Medical doctor | 69 (12.4) |
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Nurse | 120 (21.5) |
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Pharmacist | 10 (1.8) |
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Laboratory scientist | 16 (2.9) |
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Community health extension officer | 230 (41.3) |
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Health assistant | 4 (0.7) |
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Other | 103 (18.5) |
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| Education | 6 (1.1) | |||
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Secondary | 4 (0.7) |
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University degree | 289 (51.9) |
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Postgraduate | 155 (27.8) |
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Other | 103 (18.5) |
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| Chronic illness | 3 (0.5) | |||
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No | 53 (9.5) |
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Yes | 496 (89.1) |
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I don’t know | 5 (0.9) |
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| Main and trusted information sources on COVID-19 and vaccines | 0 (0) | |||
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Social media (WhatsApp, Facebook) | 253 (45.4) |
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Traditional media (TV, newspaper) | 153 (27.5) |
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Health authorities (federal, state) | 459 (82.4) |
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Colleagues/friends | 99 (17.8) |
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Academic journal | 113 (20.3) |
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Other | 30 (5.4) |
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| Response to “I think COVID-19 vaccine contains digital microchips” | 7 (1.3) | |||
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No | 403 (72.3) |
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Yes | 147 (26.4) |
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| Response to “I think COVID-19 vaccine will alter my DNA and genetic information” | 10 (1.8) | |||
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No | 380 (68.2) |
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Yes | 167 (30) |
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| Response to “Will you take COVID-19 vaccine?” | 7 (1.3) | |||
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Vaccine hesitance | 131 (23.5) |
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Vaccine acceptance | 419 (75.2) |
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| Level of trust in government information on COVID-19 | 16 (2.9) | |||
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Low level of trust (score 1-4) | 199 (35.7) |
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Medium level of trust (score 5-6) | 96 (17.2) |
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High level of trust (score 7-10) | 246 (44.2) |
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