TABLE 3.
Vaccine opinions and participants’ confidence in informational sources regarding vaccination (N = 305).
| Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Vaccines recommended by public health authorities are useful | ||
| I agree | 131 | 43.0 |
| I disagree | 63 | 20.6 |
| I do not know | 111 | 36.4 |
| Vaccines recommended by public health authorities are effective | ||
| I agree | 115 | 37.7 |
| I disagree | 84 | 27.5 |
| I do not know | 106 | 34.8 |
| Vaccines recommended by public health authorities are safe | ||
| I agree | 108 | 35.4 |
| I disagree | 90 | 29.5 |
| I do not know | 107 | 35.1 |
| Vaccines recommended by the public health authorities have been accepted by the population | ||
| I agree | 78 | 25.6 |
| I disagree | 156 | 51.1 |
| I do not know | 71 | 23.3 |
| Doctors | ||
| Very confident | 119 | 39.0 |
| Moderately confident | 141 | 46.2 |
| Not at all confident | 45 | 14.8 |
| Official websites | ||
| Very confident | 54 | 17.7 |
| Moderately confident | 161 | 52.8 |
| Not at all confident | 90 | 29.5 |
| Television news | ||
| Very confident | 24 | 7.9 |
| Moderately confident | 127 | 41.6 |
| Not at all confident | 154 | 50.5 |
| Social networks | ||
| Very confident | 19 | 6.2 |
| Moderately confident | 115 | 37.7 |
| Not at all confident | 171 | 56.1 |
| Scientific journals | ||
| Very confident | 133 | 43.8 |
| Moderately confident | 126 | 41.4 |
| Not at all confident | 45 | 14.8 |
| Family, friends, acquaintances | ||
| Very confident | 36 | 11.8 |
| Moderately confident | 112 | 36.8 |
| Not at all confident | 156 | 51.3 |