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. 2021 Feb 28;9(3):200. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9030200

Table 2.

Univariate analysis of Covid-19 vaccination acceptability.

Variables N, (%), Mean/SD Acceptance of COVID 19 Vaccine
Yes  (%) No  (%) p Value
Sex
Male 142/173  82 31/173  18 0.053
Female 125/167  75 42/167  25
Age 267 45.67 + 11.00 72 41.3 + 11.01 0.003
Occupation
Physicians 172/214  80 42/214  20 0.018
Dentists 66/80  82.5 14/80  17.5
Pharmacists 29/45  64 16/45  36
Q1. Overall the vaccines are important for Public Health
Fully agree/Agree 336/340  99 251/336  75 85/336  25 0.0005
Fully disagree/Disagree 4/340  1 1/4  25 3/4  75
Q2. Overall, the vaccines are safe.
Fully agree/Agree 331/340  97 267 /331  80 69/331  20 <0.001
Fully disagree/Disagree 9/340  3 1/9  11 8/9  89
Q3. The vaccines in general are effective.
Fully agree/Agree 328/340  96.5 264/328  80 64/328  20 <0.001
Fully disagree/Disagree 12/340  3.5 2/12  16.5 10/12  83.5
Q4. I am concerned over COVID-19 vaccination side effects
Fully agree/Agree 194/340  57 126/194  65 67/194  35 0.001
Fully disagree/Disagree 104/340  30.5 99/104  95 5/104  5
Q5. The information I have received on vaccination against COVID-19 from the Greek Public Health authorities is reliable.
Fully agree/Agree 230/340  68 211/230  92 19/23  8 0.001
Fully disagree/Disagree 81/340  24 29/81  35 52/81  65
Q6. The development time of the vaccines against COVID-19 was short.
Fully agree/ Agree 261/340  77 191/261  73 69/261  27 0.002
Fully disagree/Disagree 52/340  15 49/52  94 3/52  6
Q7. Have you been vaccinated with the influenza vaccine 2020–2021?
Yes 251/340  74 207/251  82.5 43/251  17.5 0.001
No 89/340  26 60/89  67 29/89  33
Q8. What was your main source of information on COVID-19 vaccines?
-Biomedical scientific publications 0.220
-Website of a Greek CDC 215/286  75 71/286  25
-International Health Organizations (WHO, CDC, ECDC)
-Television/radio/newspapers
-Social media/blogs 35/50  70 15/50  30