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. 2024 Dec 30;24:3608. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20953-4

Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants

Questions Category Frequency (%)
Gender Female 823 (67.6)
Male 394 (32.4)
Age 18–30 704 (57.8)
31–40 226 (17.6)
41–50 175 (14.4)
51–60 91 (7.5)
> 60 21 (1.7)
Region Southern 91 (7.5)
Eastern 125 (10.3)
Northern 35 (2.9)
Western 679 (55.8)
Central 287 (23.6)
Nationality Saudi 1131 (92.9)
Non-Saudi 86 (7.1)
Qualification Secondary school or below 152 (12.5)
University student Diploma/bachelor’s degree 953 (78.3)
Master/ Ph. D 112 (9.2)
Employment Status Government sector 248 (20.4)
Private sector 154 (12.7)
Not currently employed 784 (64.4)
Volunteer 31 (2.5)
Monthly Income < 5000 SAR 734 (60.3)
5000–10,000 SAR 218 (17.9)
> 10,000 SAR 265 (21.8)
Marital Status Single 468 (38.5)
Married 693 (56.9)
Divorced/ Widowed 56 (4.6)
Total of Children None 473 (38.9)
One 153 (12.6)
Two 166 (13.6)
Three 123 (10.1)
Four and more 302 (24.8)
Number of children who were two years old and younger during COVID-19 None 813 (66.8)
One 292 (24.0)
Two 78 (6.4)
Three 14 (1.2)
Missing 20 (1.6)
Employed in the healthcare sector No 1107 (91.0)
Yes 110 (9.0)
Number of COVID-19 vaccine doses None 29 (2.4)
One dose 32 (2.6)
Two doses 339 (27.9)
Three doses 770 (63.3)
Four doses 47 (3.9)
Ensuring child/children at vaccination age receive routine vaccinations on time during the COVID-19 pandemic Not applicable/ Not sure/ I do not remember 510 (41.9)
Not applicable, my child is not two years yet or not at the vaccination age 76 (6.2)
No, I have delayed my child’s vaccines due to COVID-19 pandemic 69 (5.7)
Yes, my child had received all his/her vaccines on time 562 (46.2)
Duration of the delay for children not receiving routine vaccination on time Not applicable 907 (74.5)
Less than three months 167 (13.7)
Three - six months 74 (6.1)
Six - Twelve months 33 (2.7)
More than twelve months 36 (3.0)