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

Table 2.

Descriptive characteristics of the study population (n=557). The sum of absolute values may not add up to 557 because of different missing values in different variables (the precise number of respondents in each category and missing values can be found in Table 1).


“I think COVID-19 vaccine contains digital microchips,” respondents (n=550), n (%) “I think COVID-19 vaccine will alter my DNA and genetic information,” respondents (n=547), n (%) “Will you take COVID-19 vaccine?” respondents (n=550), n (%)

Yes No Yes No Vaccine acceptance Vaccine hesitance
Overall 147 (26.7) 403 (73.3) 167 (30.5) 380 (69.5) 419 (76.2) 131 (23.8)
Level of trust in government information

Low (score 1-4) 81 (40.9) 117 (59.1) 100 (50.5) 98 (49.5) 94 (47.2) 105 (52.8)

Medium (score 5-6) 28 (29.5) 67 (70.5) 30 (31.6) 65 (68.4) 80 (85.1) 14 (14.9)

High (score 7-10) 35 (14.5) 207 (85.5) 36 (14.9) 206 (85.1) 229 (95) 12 (5)
Gender

Women 107 (27.3) 285 (72.7) 108 (27.8) 280 (72.2) 300 (77.1) 89 (22.9)

Men 38 (25) 114 (75) 56 (36.6) 97 (63.4) 114 (73.6) 41 (26.4)
Age group (in years)

20-29 14 (38.9) 22 (61.1) 10 (27.8) 26 (72.2) 25 (69.4) 11 (30.6)

30-39 34 (29.1) 83 (70.9) 46 (39.7) 70 (60.3) 82 (69.5) 36 (30.5)

40-49 59 (26) 168 (74) 59 (26.2) 166 (73.8) 176 (78.6) 48 (21.4)

50-59 34 (21.9) 121 (78.1) 47 (30.7) 106 (69.3) 121 (78.1) 34 (21.9)

>59 5 (38.5) 8 (61.5) 4 (28.6) 10 (71.4) 12 (85.7) 2 (14.3)
Marital status

Single 22 (44) 28 (56) 16 (32) 34 (68) 43 (86) 7 (14)

Married 118 (24.4) 365 (75.6) 141 (29.4) 339 (70.6) 365 (75.6) 118 (24.4)

Divorced 2 (50) 2 (50) 2 (50) 2 (50) 2 (50) 2 (50)

Widowed 3 (33.3) 6 (66.7) 5 (55.6) 4 (44.4) 7 (77.8) 2 (22.2)
Categories of health care worker

Medical doctor 8 (11.8) 60 (88.2) 21 (31.3) 46 (68.7) 50 (72.5) 19 (27.5)

Nurse 40 (33.3) 80 (66.7) 55 (45.8) 65 (54.29 59 (50) 59 (50)

Pharmacist 2 (20) 8 (80) 5 (50) 5 (50) 8 (80) 2 (20)

Laboratory scientist 6 (37.5) 10 (62.5) 6 (37.5) 10 (62.5) 12 (80) 3 (20)

Community health extension officer 55 (24.3) 171 (75.7) 43 (19.3) 180 (80.7) 205 (90.3) 22 (9.7)

Health assistant 0 (0) 4 (100) 1 (25) 3 (75) 3 (100) 0 (0)

Other 35 (34.3) 67 (65.7) 35 (34.3) 67 (65.7) 77 (74.8) 26 (25.2)
Education

Secondary 0 (0) 4 (100) 1 (25) 3 (75) 4 (100) 0 (0)

University degree 75 (26.2) 210 (73.7) 93 (32.6) 192 (67.4) 214 (74.6) 73 (25.4)

Postgraduate 36 (23.4) 118 (76.6) 47 (30.7) 106 (69.3) 113 (73.9) 40 (26.1)

Other 34 (33.7) 67 (66.3) 25 (25.2) 74 (74.8) 82 (82) 18 (18)
Chronic illness

Yes 15 (28.8) 37 (71.2) 24 (47.1) 27 (52.9) 35 (67.3) 17 (32.7)

No 130 (26.5) 360 (73.5) 139 (28.5) 349 (71.5) 379 (77.4) 111 (22.6)