Table 2.
Characteristics of the university students accord the COVID-19 vaccine decision (N = 3089).
| Variables | COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance N = 1790 |
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy N = 772 |
COVID-19 Vaccine Resistancy N = 527 |
Total N = 3089 |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age mean (SD) | 20.5 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.3 | <0.0001 |
| Women (%) | 67.3 | 78.8 | 74.8 | 71.4 | <0.0001 |
| Years of study | <0.0001 | ||||
| 1 (%) | 26.0 | 41.1 | 40.2 | 32.2 | |
| 2 and 3 (%) | 44.8 | 42.2 | 44.8 | 44.1 | |
| 4 and more (%) | 29.2 | 16.7 | 15.0 | 23.7 | |
| Courses of study Healthcare (%) | 50.8 | 26.7 | 15.6 | 38.8 | <0.0001 |
| Sciences (%) | 16.9 | 22.2 | 21.6 | 19.0 | |
| Neither Science nor Healthcare (%) | 32.3 | 51.2 | 62.8 | 42.2 | |
| COVID-19 | |||||
| Have been Infected (%) | 17.8 | 15.7 | 19.0 | 17.4 | 0.26 |
| Have a Relative been Hospitalized or Died (%) | 15.9 | 16.3 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 0.90 |
| Knowledge | |||||
| Conventional Vaccination Mean (SD) | 6.5 (2.1) | 5.1 (2.3) | 4.8 (2.5) | 5.9 (2.3) | <0.0001 |
| COVID-19 Vaccination Mean (SD) | 5.5 (2.4) | 4.1 (2.3) | 4.4 (2.6) | 4.9 (2.5) | <0.0001 |
| Confidence about Conventional Vaccination | |||||
| Efficacy Mean (SD) | 8.9 (1.3) | 7.2 (2.1) | 5.8 (2.9) | 8.0 (2.3) | <0.0001 |
| Security Mean (SD) | 8.8 (1.4) | 6.8 (2.2) | 5.4 (2.8) | 7.7 (2.3) | <0.0001 |