Table 2. Current sources of information on SARS-CoV-2 vaccines among caregivers of children younger than five years of age.
| Characteristic of caregiver | All participants (N=251)a |
Current sources of information on SARS-CoV-2 vaccines | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family doctor or paediatrician (N=113, 45.0%) |
Public health resources (N=197, 78.5%) |
Government organizations (N=156, 62.2%) |
Professional groups (N=56, 22.3%) |
Social media (N=145, 57.8%) |
Social network (N=81, 32.3%) |
Other sources (N=17, 6.8%) |
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| n/N | % | n/N | % | n/N | % | n/N | % | n/N | % | n/N | % | n/N | % | n/N | % | |
|
Ethnicity
(p-value) |
N/A | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.658 | 0.54 | 0.059 | 0.902 | 0.233 | ||||||||
| White | 105/242 | 43.4 | 64/105 | 61.0 | 97/105 | 92.4 | 71/105 | 67.6 | 30/105 | 28.6 | 64/105 | 61.0 | 31/105 | 29.5 | 9/105 | 8.6 |
| East/Southeast Asian | 48/242 | 19.8 | 12/48 | 25.0 | 39/48 | 81.3 | 30/48 | 62.5 | 8/48 | 16.7 | 35/48 | 72.9 | 17/48 | 35.4 | 1/48 | 2.1 |
| South Asian | 28/242 | 11.6 | 10/28 | 35.7 | 20/28 | 71.4 | 15/28 | 53.6 | 4/28 | 14.3 | 13/28 | 46.4 | 8/28 | 28.6 | 0/28 | 0.0 |
| Black | 24/242 | 9.9 | 11/24 | 45.8 | 15/24 | 62.5 | 16/24 | 66.7 | 4/24 | 16.7 | 13/24 | 54.2 | 6/24 | 25.0 | 2/24 | 8.3 |
| Mixed and other race category | 16/242 | 6.6 | 4/16 | 25.0 | 9/16 | 56.3 | 9/16 | 56.3 | 4/16 | 25.0 | 8/16 | 50.0 | 7/16 | 43.8 | 2/16 | 12.5 |
| Latino | 13/242 | 5.4 | 6/13 | 46.2 | 8/13 | 61.5 | 7/13 | 53.8 | 2/13 | 15.4 | 5/13 | 38.5 | 5/13 | 38.5 | 0/13 | 0.0 |
| Middle Eastern | 8/242 | 3.3 | 3/8 | 37.5 | 5/8 | 62.5 | 4/8 | 50.0 | 1/8 | 12.5 | 2/8 | 25.0 | 2/8 | 25.0 | 1/8 | 12.5 |
|
Age group
(p-value) |
N/A | 0.597 | 0.48 | 0.64 | 0.655 | 0.299 | 0.41 | 0.42 | ||||||||
| Younger than 30 years | 4/251 | 1.6 | 1/4 | 25.0 | 4/4 | 100.0 | 3/4 | 75.0 | 1/4 | 25.0 | 3/4 | 75.0 | 2/4 | 50.0 | 0/4 | 0.0 |
| 30–39 years | 148/251 | 59.0 | 64/148 | 43.2 | 118/148 | 79.7 | 87/148 | 58.8 | 31/148 | 20.9 | 84/148 | 56.8 | 52/148 | 35.1 | 11/148 | 7.4 |
| 40–49 years | 94/251 | 37.5 | 46/94 | 48.9 | 70/94 | 74.5 | 62/94 | 66.0 | 24/94 | 25.5 | 53/94 | 56.4 | 25/94 | 26.6 | 5/94 | 5.3 |
| 50 years and older | 5/251 | 2.0 | 2/5 | 40.0 | 5/5 | 100.0 | 4/5 | 80.0 | 0/5 | 0.0 | 5/5 | 100.0 | 2/5 | 40.0 | 1/5 | 20.0 |
|
Education status
(p-value) |
N/A | 0.029 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.012 | 0.001 | 0.323 | 0.445 | ||||||||
| Less than high school | 5/241 | 2.1 | 3/5 | 60.0 | 2/5 | 40.0 | 2/5 | 40.0 | 0/5 | 0.0 | 0/5 | 0.0 | 0/5 | 0.0 | 1/5 | 20.0 |
| High school or equivalent | 122/241 | 50.6 | 10/22 | 45.5 | 13/22 | 59.1 | 7/22 | 31.8 | 1/22 | 4.5 | 7/22 | 31.8 | 5/22 | 22.7 | 1/22 | 4.5 |
| Community college | 42/241 | 17.4 | 11/42 | 26.2 | 25/42 | 59.5 | 23/42 | 54.8 | 6/42 | 14.3 | 27/42 | 64.3 | 15/42 | 35.7 | 3/42 | 7.1 |
| University graduate | 172/241 | 71.4 | 87/172 | 50.6 | 150/172 | 87.2 | 120/172 | 69.8 | 49/172 | 28.5 | 106/172 | 61.6 | 57/172 | 33.1 | 11/172 | 6.4 |
Abbreviations: N/A, not applicable; SARS-COV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
a For the question on current sources of information, there were two missing answers