Table 2.
COVID-19 Vaccination Perception and Attitude among Healthcare Workers in Egypt (n = 385).
| Total n (%) | Yes | Undecided | No | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Getting sufficient information about the COVID-19 vaccine | |||||
| No | 298 (75.06) | 50 (17.30) | 159 (55.02) | 80 (27.68) | .008 |
| Yes | 96 (24.94) | 30 (31.25) | 39 (40.63) | 27 (28.13) | |
| Trusting the information about the COVID-19 vaccine | |||||
| No | 305 (79.22) | 40 (13.11) | 173 (56.72) | 92 (30.16) | <.001 |
| Yes | 80 (20.78) | 40 (50.00) | 25 (31.25) | 15 (18.75) | |
| The sources of information about the COVID-19 vaccine | |||||
| Published scientific articles | 239 (62.08) | 57 (23.85) | 118 (49.37) | 64 (26.78) | .164 |
| Social media | 299 (77.66) | 56 (18.73) | 153 (51.17) | 90 (30.10) | .071 |
| Mass media | 206 (53.51) | 45 (21.84) | 110 (53.40) | 51 (24.76) | .360 |
| Colleagues | 304 (78.96) | 62 (20.39) | 161 (52.96) | 81 (26.64) | .485 |
| Others | 80 (20.78) | 17 (21.25) | 42 (52.50) | 21 (26.25) | .942 |
| COVID-19 is a dangerous disease | |||||
| No | 29 (7.53) | 7 (24.14) | 15 (51.72) | 7 (24.14) | .852 |
| Yes | 356 (92.47) | 73 (20.51) | 183 (51.40) | 100 (28.09) | |
| Needing the vaccine to build your immunity | |||||
| No | 186 (48.31) | 10 (5.38) | 85 (45.70) | 91 (48.92) | <.001 |
| Yes | 199 (51.69) | 70 (35.18) | 113 (56.78) | 16 (8.04) | |
| It is a community responsibility to get vaccinated. | |||||
| No | 160 (41.56) | 8 (5.00) | 67 (41.88) | 85 (53.13) | <.001 |
| Yes | 225 (58.44) | 72 (32.00) | 131 (58.22) | 22 (9.78) | |
| Celebrities’ or leaders’ advocation of COVID-19 vaccination could affect your decision. | |||||
| No | 267 (69.35) | 35 (13.11) | 134 (50.19) | 98 (36.70) | <.001 |
| Yes | 118 (30.65) | 45 (38.14) | 64 (54.24) | 9 (7.63) | |
| Recommending COVID-19 vaccination for family, friends, or patients | |||||
| No | 223 (57.92) | 7 (3.14) | 119 (53.36) | 97 (43.50) | <.001 |
| Yes | 162 (42.08) | 73 (45.06) | 79 (48.77) | 10 (6.17) | |
| Getting non-obligatory vaccinations | |||||
| No | 188 (48.83) | 24 (12.77) | 100 (53.19) | 64 (34.04) | <.001 |
| Yes | 197 (51.17) | 56 (28.43) | 98 (49.75) | 43 (21.83) | |
| The vaccination cost could affect your decision of vaccination. | |||||
| No | 276 (71.69) | 51 (18.48) | 139 (50.36) | 86 (31.16) | .035 |
| Yes | 109 (28.31) | 29 (26.61) | 59 (54.13) | 21 (19.27) | |
| Hearing of anyone with a bad reaction related to COVID-19 vaccination | |||||
| No | 196 (50.91) | 46 (23.47) | 111 (56.63) | 39 (19.90) | .002 |
| Yes | 189 (49.09) | 34 (17.99) | 87 (46.03) | 68 (35.98) | |
| This situation affected your decision for the COVID-19 vaccination. | |||||
| No | 148 (47.28) | 38 (25.68) | 68 (45.95) | 42 (28.38) | .104 |
| Yes | 165 (52.72) | 28 (16.97) | 93 (56.36) | 44 (26.67) | |
| Your hospital or medical center advice to get the vaccine | |||||
| No | 176 (45.71) | 24 (13.64) | 92 (52.27) | 60 (34.09) | .002 |
| Yes | 209 (54.29) | 56 (26.79) | 106 (50.72) | 47 (22.49) | |
| The vaccine producers are interested primarily in your health. | |||||
| I do not know | 192 (49.87) | 18 (9.38) | 110 (57.29) | 64 (33.33) | <.001 |
| No | 70 (18.18) | 7 (10.00) | 35 (50.00) | 28 (40.00) | |
| Yes | 123 (31.95) | 55 (44.72) | 53 (43.09) | 15 (12.20) | |
| Trusting the pharmaceutical companies for producing a safe and effective vaccine | |||||
| I do not know | 159 (41.30) | 19 (11.95) | 93 (58.49) | 47 (29.56) | <.001 |
| No | 132 (34.29) | 11 (8.33) | 66 (50.00) | 55 (41.67) | |
| Yes | 94 (24.42) | 50 (53.19) | 39 (41.49) | 5 (5.32) | |
| Information about side effects is discussed openly by authorities. | |||||
| I do not know | 97 (25.19) | 12 (12.37) | 66 (68.04) | 19 (19.59) | <.001 |
| No | 240 (62.34) | 36 (15.00) | 123 (51.25) | 81 (33.75) | |
| Yes | 48 (12.47) | 32 (66.67) | 9 (18.75) | 7 (14.58) | |
*
P-value is considered significant if <.05.