Table 2.
Percentage of extent of agreement with items of the ‘lack of confidence’ and ‘risks’ domains in the overall sample.
Weighted % |
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Items | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neither agree nor disagree |
Agree | Strongly agree | |
1. | Vaccines are important for my health. | 1.0 | 1.4 | 9.1 | 37.9 | 50.6 |
2. | Vaccines are effective | 1.3 | 3.6 | 14.8 | 50.3 | 30.0 |
3. | Vaccines are important for the health of others in my community | 0.8 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 44.1 | 49.5 |
4. | All vaccines offered by the government program in my community are beneficial | 1.1 | 2.2 | 9.2 | 46.3 | 41.2 |
5. | New vaccines carry more risks than older vaccines | 4.2 | 21.4 | 50.9 | 16.8 | 6.7 |
6. | The information I receive about vaccines from the program is reliable | 1.0 | 2.9 | 15.0 | 60.4 | 20.6 |
7. | Getting vaccines is a good way to protect myself from diseases | 1.6 | 1.1 | 8.6 | 47.7 | 41.0 |
8. | Generally I do what my doctor or healthcare provider recommends about vaccines | 1.4 | 1.8 | 7.3 | 54.0 | 35.5 |
9. | I am concerned about serious adverse effects about vaccines | 6.4 | 19.0 | 21.8 | 35.2 | 17.6 |
10. | Vaccines cause diseases | 21.3 | 40.7 | 30.4 | 6.7 | 0.9 |
11. | Government over hypes the need for vaccines | 12.5 | 41.7 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 5.8 |
12 | Corporations manufacturing vaccines only care for profit | 4.6 | 30.9 | 40.0 | 18.3 | 6.2 |
13. | I am uncomfortable getting a vaccine that was rushed into production | 5.7 | 26.0 | 25.0 | 31.9 | 11.5 |
14. | I feel uncomfortable getting vaccinated | 19.0 | 54.0 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 3.0 |