Table 2.
Knowledge and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination.
| Variables | Total n = 10183 |
Brazil n = 6470 |
Malaysia n = 1738 |
Thailand n = 1124 |
Bangladesh n = 230 |
DR Congo n = 219 |
Benin n = 159 |
Uganda n = 107 |
Malawi n = 81 |
Mali n = 55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worry/fear about COVID-19 (Likert score, 1–5) | ||||||||||
| Mean ± SD | 3.49 ± 1.13 | 3.71 ± 1.06 | 3.45 ± 1.06 | 3.06 ± 1.13 | 2.70 ± 1.02 | 2.22 ± 1.10 | 1.82 ± 0.99 | 3.34 ± 1.18 | 2.85 ± 1.21 | 2.89 ± 1.08 |
| Median (Min, Max) | 4 (1, 5) | 4 (1, 5) | 3 (1, 5) | 3 (1, 5) | 3 (1, 5) | 2 (1, 5) | 2 (1, 5) | 3 (1, 5) | 3 (1, 5) | 3 (1, 5) |
| Participant’s knowledge of COVID-19 vaccine (Yes): n (%) | ||||||||||
| Can be reinfected after recovering from COVID-19 infection? | 8419 (82.7%) |
5535 (85.5%) |
1328 (76.4%) |
898 (79.9%) |
200 (87.0%) |
156 (71.2%) |
95 (59.7%) |
95 (88.8%) |
66 (81.5%) |
46 (83.6%) |
| COVID-19 can be prevented by vaccine? | 7986 (78.4%) |
5822 (90.0%) |
951 (54.7%) |
721 (64.1%) |
116 (50.4%) |
129 (58.9%) |
89 (56.0%) |
86 (80.4%) |
39 (48.1%) |
33 (60.0%) |
| There is currently an effective vaccine against COVID-19? | 6317 (62%) |
4899 (75.7%) |
550 (31.6%) |
588 (52.3%) |
96 (41.7%) |
54 (24.7%) |
30 (18.9%) |
55 (51.4%) |
24 (29.6%) |
21 (38.2%) |
| Knowledge about COVID-19 (composite score, 0–3) * | ||||||||||
| Mean ± SD | 2.23 ± 0.92 | 2.51 ± 0.78 | 1.63 ± 0.94 | 1.96 ± 0.92 | 1.79 ± 0.92 | 1.55 ± 0.92 | 1.35 ± 0.95 | 2.21 ± 0.83 | 1.59 ± 0.87 | 1.82 ± 1.01 |
| Median (Min, Max) | 3 (0, 3) | 3 (0, 3) | 2 (0, 3) | 2 (0, 3) | 2 (0, 3) | 2 (0, 3) | 1 (0, 3) | 2 (0, 3) | 2 (0, 3) | 2 (0, 3) |
| Importance of taking COVID-19 vaccine to protect self (Likert score, 1–5) | ||||||||||
| Mean ± SD | 4.37 ± 1.01 | 4.67 ± 0.75 | 3.90 ± 1.12 | 4.01 ± 1.06 | 4.02 ± 0.98 | 3.11 ± 1.46 | 2.93 ± 1.41 | 4.13 ± 1.15 | 3.01 ± 1.57 | 3.82 ± 1.23 |
| Median (Min, Max) | 4 (1, 5) | 5 (1, 5) | 4 (1, 5) | 4 (1, 5) | 4 (1, 5) | 4 (1, 5) | 3 (1, 5) | 4 (1, 5) | 3 (1, 5) | 4 (1, 5) |
| Importance of taking COVID-19 vaccine to protect others (Likert score, 1–5) | ||||||||||
| Mean ± SD | 4.47 ± 0.94 | 4.75 ± 0.67 | 4.04 ± 1.06 | 4.15 ± 0.96 | 4.12 ± 0.91 | 3.3 ± 1.49 | 3.18 ± 1.37 | 4.30 ± 1.07 | 3.20 ± 1.62 | 4.04 ± 1.20 |
| Median (Min, Max) | 5 (1, 5) | 5 (1, 5) | 4 (1, 5) | 4 (1, 5) | 4 (1, 5) | 4 (1, 5) | 4 (1, 5) | 5 (1, 5) | 4 (1, 5) | 4 (1, 5) |
Note: * Knowledge was the sum of “Yes” (= 1 point) responses to the following questions: (1) possibility of being re-infected after recovering from a previous COVID-19 infection; (2) COVID-19 infection could be prevented by a vaccine; and (3) there is currently an effective vaccine against COVID-19.