Table 3.
Attitudes towards vaccines and vaccination among participating detainees by age, sex, and region of childhood household.
| Characteristic | Attitude statementa,b | |||||||
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| Vaccines can prevent diseases | Vaccines are safe | Vaccines may contain dangerous chemicals | Trust medical staff at detention facility to recommend vaccines | |||||
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| % agree (95% CI) | p | % agree (95% CI) | p | % agree (95% CI) | p | % agree (95% CI) | p | |
| Overall | 86.0 (82.3, 89.1) | - | 82.5 (78.5, 85.9) | - | 32.8 (28.3, 37.5) | - | 90.3 (87.0, 92.8) | - |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Female | 88.2 (80.6, 93.1) | 0.51 | 85.3 (77.2, 90.9) | 0.45 | 27.5 (19.7, 36.8) | 0.22 | 92.2 (85.3, 96.0) | 0.56 |
| Malec | 85.2 (80.8, 88.8) | 81.5 (76.8, 85.5) | 34.6 (29.4, 40.1) | 89.6 (85.6, 92.6) | ||||
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| <25 | 84.1 (76.0, 89.8) | 0.11 | 82.2 (73.9, 88.3) | 0.02 | 28.0 (20.4, 37.2) | 0.11 | 86.9 (79.2, 92.0) | 0.06 |
| 25–34 | 84.0 (77.4, 88.9) | 75.6 (68.3, 81.7) | 31.4 (24.7, 39.1) | 89.7 (84.0, 93.6) | ||||
| 35–44 | 87.6 (79.6, 92.8) | 88.7 (80.8, 93.6) | 38.1 (29.1, 48.1) | 91.8 (84.6, 95.8) | ||||
| ≥45 | 95.0 (83.5, 98.6) | 95.0 (83.5, 98.6) | 37.5 (24.2, 53.0) | 97.5 (87.1, 99.6) | ||||
| Global region of childhood householdc | ||||||||
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 87.0 (82.6, 90.4) | 0.15 | 84.6 (79.9, 88.3) | 0.41 | 35.4 (30.1, 41.2) | 0.05 | 89.8 (85.8, 92.8) | 0.14 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 87.7 (76.8, 93.9) | 80.7 (68.7, 88.9) | 22.8 (13.8, 35.2) | 96.5 (88.1, 99.0) | ||||
| U.S./W. Europe/E. Europe & Central Asia | 67.9 (49.3, 82.1) | 60.7 (42.4, 76.4) | 35.7 (20.7, 54.2) | 85.7 (68.5, 94.3) | ||||
| S. & E. Asia/Pacific/N. Africa & Middle East | 90.0 (74.4, 96.5) | 86.7 (70.3, 94.7) | 23.3 (11.8, 40.9) | 86.7 (70.3, 94.7) | ||||
a
Comparing agree responses versus disagree and not sure responses. Refused to answer responses were excluded.
b
P-value corresponds to chi-square test; boldface values indicate statistical significance (p < .05).
c
Based on the country where detainee spent majority of childhood between birth and 12 years old.