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. 2023 May 2;7:e41925. doi: 10.2196/41925

Table 1.

Overall respondents and missing values in the survey (n=557).

Variable Respondents, n (%) Missing values, n (%)
Gender 6 (1.1)

Women 395 (70.9)

Men 156 (28)
Age group (years) 3 (0.5)

20-29 36 (6.5)

30-39 119 (21.4)

40-49 229 (41.1)

50-59 156 (28)

>59 14 (2.5)
Marital status 4 (0.7)

Single 50 (9)

Married 490 (88)

Divorced 4 (0.7)

Widowed 9 (1.6)
Health care worker category 5 (0.9)

Medical doctor 69 (12.4)

Nurse 120 (21.5)

Pharmacist 10 (1.8)

Laboratory scientist 16 (2.9)

Community health extension officer 230 (41.3)

Health assistant 4 (0.7)

Other 103 (18.5)
Education 6 (1.1)

Secondary 4 (0.7)

University degree 289 (51.9)

Postgraduate 155 (27.8)

Other 103 (18.5)
Chronic illness 3 (0.5)

No 53 (9.5)

Yes 496 (89.1)

I don’t know 5 (0.9)
Main and trusted information sources on COVID-19 and vaccines 0 (0)

Social media (WhatsApp, Facebook) 253 (45.4)

Traditional media (TV, newspaper) 153 (27.5)

Health authorities (federal, state) 459 (82.4)

Colleagues/friends 99 (17.8)

Academic journal 113 (20.3)

Other 30 (5.4)
Response to “I think COVID-19 vaccine contains digital microchips” 7 (1.3)

No 403 (72.3)

Yes 147 (26.4)
Response to “I think COVID-19 vaccine will alter my DNA and genetic information” 10 (1.8)

No 380 (68.2)

Yes 167 (30)
Response to “Will you take COVID-19 vaccine?” 7 (1.3)

Vaccine hesitance 131 (23.5)

Vaccine acceptance 419 (75.2)
Level of trust in government information on COVID-19 16 (2.9)

Low level of trust (score 1-4) 199 (35.7)

Medium level of trust (score 5-6) 96 (17.2)

High level of trust (score 7-10) 246 (44.2)