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. 2021 Dec 1;1(3):e55. doi: 10.52225/narra.v1i3.55

Table 1. COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rates (n=1337).

Variable n (%) Vaccine acceptance rate
95% vaccine efficacy 20% side effect (A) 75% vaccine efficacy 5% side effect (B) 75% vaccine efficacy 20% side effect (C) 50% vaccine efficacy 5% side effect (D)
Acceptance 1337 (100.0) 990 (74.0) 1,078 (80.1) 744 (55.6) 784 (58.3)
Country
  Pakistan 173 (12.9) 116 (67.1) 127 (73.4) 94 (54.3) 112 (64.7)
  Brazil 106 (7.9) 102 (96.2) 104 (98.1) 101 (95.3) 101 (95.3)
  Chile 103 (7.7) 94 (91.3) 98 (95.1) 85 (82.5) 80 (77.7)
  Egypt 83 (6.2) 50 (60.2) 65 (78.3) 38 (45.8) 42 (50.6)
  India 282 (21.1) 217 (77.0) 227 (80.5) 142 (50.4) 138 (48.9)
  Iran 109 (8.2) 76 (69.7) 82 (75.2) 52 (47.7) 60 (55.0)
  Nigeria 124 (9.3) 90 (72.6) 101 (81.5) 58 (46.8) 60 (48.4)
  Bangladesh 106 (7.9) 76 (71.7) 78 (73.6) 51 (48.1) 56 (52.8)
  Sudan 150 (11.2) 107 (71.3) 128 (85.3) 86 (57.3) 96 (64.0)
  Tunisia 101 (7.6) 62 (61.4) 68 (67.3) 37 (36.6) 39 (38.6)
Age group (year)
  <20 207 (15.5) 157 (75.8) 168 (81.2) 126 (60.9) 133 (64.3)
  21-30 780 (58.3) 572 (73.3) 638 (81.8) 424 (54.4) 451 (57.8)
  31-40 210 (15.7) 149 (71.0) 159 (75.7) 112 (53.3) 115 (54.8)
  41-50 93 (7.0) 76 (81.7) 75 (80.6) 49 (52.7) 49 (52.7)
  >51 47 (3.5) 36 (76.6) 38 (80.9) 33 (70.2) 36 (76.6)
Gender
  Male 579 (43.3) 430 (74.3) 461 (79.6) 325 (56.1) 351 (60.6)
  Female 758 (56.7) 560 (73.9) 617 (81.4) 419 (55.3) 433 (57.1)
Urbanicity
  Rural 228 (17.1) 164 (71.9) 169 (74.1) 118 (51.8) 122 (53.5)
  Urban 1109 (82.9) 826 (74.5) 909 (82.0) 626 (56.4) 662 (59.7)
Monthly household income (USD)
  <500 488 (36.5) 338 (69.3) 375 (76.8) 243 (49.8) 274 (56.1)
  500-999 267 (20.0) 198 (74.2) 216 (80.9) 147 (55.1) 151 (56.6)
  1,000-1,999 175 (13.1) 132 (75.4) 147 (84.0) 103 (58.9) 105 (60.0)
  2,000-2,999 128 (9.6) 94 (73.4) 103 (80.5) 70 (54.7) 69 (53.9)
  3,000-4,999 104 (7.8) 81 (77.9) 97 (93.3) 73 (70.2) 78 (75.0)
  5,000-7,999 85 (6.4) 68 (80.0) 69 (81.2) 47 (55.3) 51 (60.0)
  >8,000 90 (6.7) 79 (87.8) 71 (78.9) 61 (67.8) 56 (62.2)
Religion
  Islam 698 (52.2) 473 (67.8) 534 (76.5) 344 (49.3) 385 (55.2)
  Christian/Protestant/Methodist/Lutheran/Baptist 140 (10.5) 108 (77.1) 115 (82.1) 77 (55.0) 79 (56.4)
  Catholic 118 (8.8) 98 (83.1) 104 (88.1) 83 (70.3) 82 (69.5)
  Hindu 212 (15.9) 169 (79.7) 178 (84.0) 112 (52.8) 113 (53.3)
  Atheist or agnostic 127 (9.5) 106 (83.5) 113 (89.0) 98 (77.2) 95 (74.8)
  Others 42 (3.1) 36 (85.7) 34 (81.0) 30 (71.4) 30 (71.4)
Healthcare-related job
  No 706 (52.8) 513 (72.7) 575 (81.4) 391 (55.4) 422 (59.8)
  Yes 631 (47.2) 477 (75.6) 503 (79.7) 353 (55.9) 362 (57.4)
Have hypertension
  No a 917 (68.6) 693 (75.6) 733 (79.9) 526 (57.4) 539 (58.8)
  Yes b 70 (5.2) 57 (81.4) 58 (82.9) 45 (64.3) 47 (67.1)
  Do not know 350 (26.2) 240 (68.6) 287 (82.0) 173 (49.4) 198 (56.6)
Have diabetes
  No a 991 (74.1) 742 (74.9) 801 (80.8) 560 (56.5) 584 (58.9)
  Yes b 39 (2.9) 30 (76.9) 31 (79.5) 25 (64.1) 28 (71.8)
  Do not know 307 (23.0) 218 (71.0) 246 (80.1) 159 (51.8) 172 (56.0)
Have heart disease
  No a 909 (68.0) 692 (76.1) 734 (80.7) 524 (57.6) 539 (59.3)
  Yes b 31 (2.3) 23 (74.2) 23 (74.2) 19 (61.3) 21 (67.7)
  Do not know 397 (29.7) 275 (69.3) 321 (80.9) 201 (50.6) 224 (56.4)
Have pulmonary disease
  No a 865 (64.7) 653 (75.5) 700 (80.9) 502 (58.0) 521 (60.2)
  Yes b 73 (5.5) 55 (75.3) 58 (79.5) 41 (56.2) 48 (65.8)
  Do not know 399 (29.8) 282 (70.7) 320 (80.2) 201 (50.4) 215 (53.9)
Occupation
  Self-employed 125 (9.3) 94 (75.2) 102 (81.6) 73 (58.4) 76 (60.8)
  Employed for wages 342 (25.6) 262 (76.6) 268 (78.4) 185 (54.1) 187 (54.7)
  Out of work 57 (4.3) 47 (82.5) 50 (87.7) 34 (59.6) 35 (61.4)
  Homemaker 23 (1.7) 18 (78.3) 20 (87.0) 16 (69.6) 14 (60.9)
  Student 773 (57.8) 558 (72.2) 626 (81.0) 427 (55.2) 459 (59.4)
  Retired or unable to work 17 (1.3) 11 (64.7) 12 (70.6) 9 (52.9) 13 (76.5)
Has how much your work changed as a result of the COVID- 19 pandemic?
  I work fewer hours 232 (17.4) 167 (72.0) 179 (77.2) 117 (50.4) 140 (60.3)
  No change and not applicable (not working) 816 (61.0) 601 (73.7) 665 (81.5) 453 (55.5) 471 (57.7)
  I work more hours 253 (18.9) 196 (77.5) 202 (79.8) 155 (61.3) 152 (60.1)
  I was let go from my job 36 (2.7) 26 (72.2) 32 (88.9) 19 (52.8) 21 (58.3)
Has how much your salary changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic?
  I am getting paid less 384 (28.7) 264 (68.8) 308 (80.2) 194 (50.5) 216 (56.3)
  I am getting paid more 91 (6.8) 74 (81.3) 76 (83.5) 61 (67.0) 61 (67.0)
  No changes 862 (64.5) 652 (75.6) 694 (80.5) 489 (56.7) 507 (58.8)
Vaccines are important for my health
  Disagree or strongly disagree 18 (1.3) 9 (50.0) 7 (38.9) 6 (33.3) 4 (22.2)
  Neither agree nor disagree 125 (9.3) 79 (63.2) 87 (69.6) 52 (41.6) 60 (48.0)
  Agree or strongly agree 1194 (89.3) 902 (75.5) 984 (82.4) 686 (57.5) 720 (60.3)
All routine vaccines recommended by the healthcare workers are beneficial
  Disagree or strongly disagree 43 (3.2) 25 (58.1) 30 (69.8) 16 (37.2) 17 (39.5)
  Neither agree nor disagree 187 (14.0) 122 (65.2) 134 (71.7) 78 (41.7) 91 (48.7)
  Agree or strongly agree 1107 (82.8) 843 (76.2) 914 (82.6) 650 (58.7) 676 (61.1)
New vaccines carry more risks than older vaccines
  Agree or strongly agree 477 (35.7) 329 (69.0) 365 (76.5) 236 (49.5) 256 (53.7)
  Neither agree nor disagree 529 (39.6) 389 (73.5) 425 (80.3) 285 (53.9) 297 (56.1)
  Disagree or strongly disagree 331 (24.8) 272 (82.2) 288 (87.0) 223 (67.4) 231 (69.8)
The information I receive about vaccines from the government is reliable and trustworthy
  Disagree or strongly disagree 222 (16.6) 153 (68.9) 169 (76.1) 115 (51.8) 117 (52.7)
  Neither agree nor disagree 422 (31.6) 289 (68.5) 337 (79.9) 201 (47.6) 230 (54.5)
  Agree or strongly agree 693 (51.8) 548 (79.1) 572 (82.5) 428 (61.8) 437 (63.1)
Getting vaccines is a good way to protect me from disease
  Disagree or strongly disagree 27 (2.0) 15 (55.6) 15 (55.6) 9 (33.3) 6 (22.2)
  Neither agree nor disagree 125 (9.3) 74 (59.2) 80 (64.0) 53 (42.4) 62 (49.6)
  Agree or strongly agree 1185 (88.6) 901 (76.0) 983 (83.0) 682 (57.6) 716 (60.4)
Social distancing can protect yourself from COVID-19
  Disagree or strongly disagree 18 (1.3) 11 (61.1) 12 (66.7) 4 (22.2) 11 (61.1)
  Neither agree nor disagree 52 (3.9) 34 (65.4) 36 (69.2) 23 (44.2) 22 (42.3)
  Agree or strongly agree 1267 (94.8) 945 (74.6) 1030 (81.3) 717 (56.6) 751 (59.3)
Social distancing can protect your child or children from COVID-19
  Disagree or strongly disagree 28 (2.1) 15 (53.6) 20 (71.4) 11 (39.3) 13 (46.4)
  Neither agree nor disagree 58 (4.3) 42 (72.4) 41 (70.7) 29 (50.0) 33 (56.9)
  Agree or strongly agree 1251 (93.6) 933 (74.6) 1017 (81.3) 704 (56.3) 738 (59.0)
Social distancing can protect your parents from COVID-19
  Disagree or strongly disagree 21 (1.6) 13 (61.9) 14 (66.7) 6 (28.6) 10 (47.6)
  Neither agree nor disagree 45 (3.4) 28 (62.2) 31 (68.9) 18 (40.0) 22 (48.9)
  Agree or strongly agree 1271 (95.1) 949 (74.7) 1033 (81.3) 720 (56.6) 752 (59.2)
Having flu vaccination during the past 12 months
  No 1054 (78.8) 756 (71.7) 833 (79.0) 543 (51.5) 582 (55.2)
  Yes 283 (21.2) 234 (82.7) 245 (86.6) 201 (71.0) 202 (71.4)