Table 3.
Odds ratios with the 95% CI for belief in microchips in COVID-19 vaccines, DNA-altering vaccines, and willingness to take COVID-19 vaccines by level of trust in government information on COVID-19 and vaccines. Multivariable 1 adjusted for age, sex, marital status, education level, category of health care work, place of work, and chronic illness; multivariable 2 adjusted for the above variables in addition to prior COVID-19 infection, daily exposure to COVID-19, and main and trusted source or sources of COVID-19 information.
| Models | Low trust (score 1-4), ORa (95% CI) | Medium trust (score 5-6), OR (95% CI) | High trust (score 9-10), OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| “I think COVID-19 vaccine contains digital microchips” | |||||
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Unadjusted | 4.1 (2.6-6.5) | 2.5 (1.4-4.4) | 1.0 | <.001 |
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Multivariable 1 | 4.7 (2.7-8.0) | 2.9 (1.5-5.4) | 1.0 | <.001 |
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Multivariable 2 | 4.4 (2.5-7.7) | 2.8 (1.4-5.5) | 1.0 | <.001 |
| “I think COVID-19 vaccine will alter my DNA and genetic information” | |||||
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Unadjusted | 5.8 (3.7-9.2) | 2.6 (1.5-4.6) | 1.0 | <.001 |
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Multivariable 1 | 5.4 (3.2-9.1) | 2.8 (1.5-5.1) | 1.0 | <.001 |
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Multivariable 2 | 5.2 (3.0-8.9) | 2.5 (1.3-4.8) | 1.0 | <.001 |
| “Will I take COVID-19 vaccine?” | |||||
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Unadjusted | 1.0 | 6.4 (3.4-12.0) | 21.3 (11.2-40.6) | <.001 |
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Multivariable 1 | 1.0 | 6.8 (3.4-13.9) | 20.6 (9.8-43.2) | <.001 |
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Multivariable 2 | 1.0 | 8.2 (3.8-17.4) | 18.5 (8.7-39.4) | <.001 |
aOR: odds ratio.