Table 2.
Perception of risks, SARS-CoV-2 vaccine and their associations with acceptance.
| Variables | Total n (%) |
Acceptance of Covid-19 Vaccine | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Direct contact with anyone diagnosed with Covid-19 at the hospital | 0.68 | |||
| Yes | 1009 (77.1) | 906 (89.8) | 103 (10.2) | |
| No | 297 (22.7) | 27 (91.3) | 26 (8.8) | |
| Direct contact with anyone diagnosed with Covid-19 outside hospital | 0.42 | |||
| Yes | 346 (26.5) | 308 (89.0) | 38 (11.0) | |
| No | 962 (73.6) | 871 (90.5) | 91 (9.5) | |
| Is the vaccine needed to end the pandemic? | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 1178 (90.1) | 1112 (94.4) | 66 (5.6) | |
| No | 130 (9.9) | 67 (51.5) | 63 (48.5) | |
| Should healthcare workers receive the vaccine? | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 1213 (92.7) | 1153 (95.1) | 60 (5.0) | |
| No | 95 (7.3) | 26 (27.4) | 69 (72.6) | |
| Are vaccines safe? | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 1137 (86.9) | 1085 (95.4) | 52 (4.6) | |
| No | 171 (13.1) | 94 (55.0) | 77 (45.0) | |
| Past vaccine refusal | 0.01 | |||
| Yes | 177 (13.5) | 150 (84.8) | 27 (15.3) | |
| No | 1131 (86.5) | 1029 (91.0) | 102 (9.0) | |
| Experienced adverse reaction from a vaccine | 0.02 | |||
| Yes | 128 (9.8) | 108 (84.4) | 20 (15.6) | |
| No | 1180 (90.2) | 1071 (90.8) | 109(9.2) | |
Covid-19 = Coronavirus disease 2019.