Table 2.
Perceptions related to COVID-19 vaccination and preventive measures taken up by participants and the factories they were working in (N=2053).
| Perceptions | Participants, n (%) | Mean (SD) | ||||
| Behavioral intention to take up COVID-19 vaccination | ||||||
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Intention to get COVID-19 vaccines conditional on 50% efficacy and market rate (¥1000 or US $140) |
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N/Aa | |||
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Very unlikely | 222 (10.8) |
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Unlikely | 208 (10.1) |
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Neutral | 524 (25.5) |
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Likely | 543 (26.4) |
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Very likely | 556 (27.1) |
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Intention to get COVID-19 vaccines conditional on 80% efficacy and market rate (¥1000 or US $140) |
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N/A | |||
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Very unlikely | 155 (7.5) |
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Unlikely | 147 (7.2) |
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Neutral | 383 (18.7) |
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Likely | 639 (31.1) |
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Very likely | 729 (35.5) |
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Intention to get COVID-19 vaccines conditional on 50% efficacy and free vaccines |
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N/A | |||
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Very unlikely | 108 (5.3) |
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Unlikely | 98 (4.8) |
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Neutral | 296 (14.4) |
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Likely | 453 (22.1) |
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Very likely | 1098 (53.5) |
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Intention to get COVID-19 vaccines conditional on 80% efficacy and free vaccines |
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N/A | |||
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Very unlikely | 117 (5.7) |
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Unlikely | 77 (3.8) |
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Neutral | 204 (9.9) |
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Likely | 320 (15.6) |
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Very likely | 1335 (65.0) |
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| Perceptions related to COVID-19 vaccination based on the theory of planned behavior | ||||||
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Positive attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination | N/A |
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Positive Attitude Scaleb |
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13.3 (2.3) | ||
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Negative attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination | N/A |
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Negative Attitude Scalec |
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8.0 (1.9) | ||
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Perceived subjective norm related to COVID-19 vaccination | N/A |
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Perceived Subjective Norm Scaled |
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5.1 (1.2) | ||
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Perceived behavioral control to receive COVID-19 vaccination | N/A |
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Receiving COVID-19 vaccination is easy for you if you want to |
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2.3 (0.7) | ||
| Influence of social media related to COVID-19 vaccination | ||||||
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Frequency of exposure to positive information related to COVID-19 vaccination (eg, new vaccines entering clinical trials, promising efficacies of the vaccines, and vaccines will enter the market soon) on social media | N/A | 2.8 (1.0) | |||
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Frequency of exposure to negative information related to COVID-19 vaccination (eg, concerns about efficacies and supplies, side effects of the vaccines, and receiving vaccines will cause COVID-19) on social media | N/A | 2.3 (0.9) | |||
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Frequency of exposure to testimonials given by participants of the COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials on social media | N/A | 1.9 (1.0) | |||
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Frequency of exposure to negative information about other vaccines in China (eg, selling problematic vaccines and severe side effects) on social media | N/A | 2.0 (1.0) | |||
| Personal COVID-19 preventive measures in the past month | ||||||
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Frequency of wearing a face mask in public places/transportation other than the workplace |
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N/A | |||
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Every time | 1675 (81.6) |
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Often | 280 (13.6) |
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Sometimes | 82 (4.0) |
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Never | 16 (0.8) |
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Frequency of wearing a face mask when you have close contact with other people in the workplace |
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N/A | |||
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Every time | 1519 (74.0) |
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Often | 370 (18.0) |
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Sometimes | 144 (7.0) |
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Never | 20 (1.0) |
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Self-reported sanitizing hands (using soaps, liquid soaps, or alcohol-based sanitizer) after returning from public spaces or touching public installation |
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N/A | |||
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Every time | 1217 (59.3) |
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Often | 495 (24.1) |
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Sometimes | 323 (15.7) |
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Never | 18 (0.9) |
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Self-reported avoiding social gatherings with other people who do not live together |
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N/A | |||
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No | 1165 (56.7) |
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Yes | 888 (43.3) |
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Self-reported avoiding crowded places |
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N/A | |||
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No | 1309 (63.8) |
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Yes | 744 (36.2) |
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| Number of preventive measures implemented by the factory | N/A | 6.1 (2.5) | ||||
aN/A: not applicable.
bPositive Attitude Scale, 5 items, Cronbach alpha: .84; 1 factor was identified by exploratory factor analysis, explaining for 54.0% of total variance.
cNegative Attitude Scale, 4 items, Cronbach alpha: .67; 1 factor was identified by exploratory factor analysis, explaining for 50.9% of total variance.
dPerceived Subjective Norm Scale, 2 items, Cronbach alpha: .85.