Table 1.
Association between participants characteristics and their acceptance of COVID19 vaccine
| Variable | Category | Total N(%) | Do Not Agree N(%) | Agree N(%) | Chi-Square |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 1219 (35.83) | 656 (53.81) | 563 (46.19) | < 0.0001 |
| Female | 2183 (64.17) | 1524 (69.81) | 659 (30.19) | ||
| Age | > 30 | 1732 (50.91) | 1196 (69.05) | 536 (30.95) | < 0.0001 |
| 18–30 | 1670 (49.09) | 984 (58.92) | 686 (41.08) | ||
| Residency province | West | 1376 (40.45) | 880 (63.95) | 496 (36.05) | 0.299 |
| Northern-East | 265 (7.79) | 162 (61.13) | 103 (38.87) | ||
| Middle | 594 (17.46) | 369 (62.12) | 225 (37.88) | ||
| South | 1167 (34.3) | 769 (65.9) | 398 (34.1) | ||
| Region of residence | Rural | 973 (28.6) | 596 (61.25) | 377 (38.75) | 0.03 |
| Urban | 2429 (71.4) | 1584 (65.21) | 845 (34.79) | ||
| Marital status | Married | 1690 (49.68) | 1168 (69.11) | 522 (30.89) | < 0.0001 |
| Not married | 1712 (50.32) | 1012 (59.11) | 700 (40.89) | ||
| Having kids | Yes | 1535 (45.1) | 1068 (69.58) | 467 (30.42) | < 0.0001 |
| None | 1867 (54.9) | 1112 (59.56) | 755 (40.44) | ||
| Highest level of education | Post-graduate | 545 (16.02) | 346 (63.49) | 199 (36.51) | 0.184 |
| School | 492 (14.46) | 334 (67.89) | 158 (32.11) | ||
| High Education | 2272 (66.78) | 1436 (63.2) | 836 (36.8) | ||
| None | 93 (2.73) | 64 (68.82) | 29 (31.18) | ||
| Pre-coronavirus employment status | Employed | 1996 (58.67) | 1278 (64.03) | 718 (35.97) | 0.94 |
| Not employed | 1406 (41.33) | 902 (64.15) | 504 (35.85) | ||
| Employment change due to coronavirus | Newly employed | 114 (3.35) | 71 (62.28) | 43 (37.72) | 0.453 |
| Furlough | 148 (4.35) | 86 (58.11) | 62 (41.89) | ||
| Newly Unemployed | 187 (5.5) | 121 (64.71) | 66 (35.29) | ||
| None | 2953 (86.8) | 1902 (64.41) | 1051 (35.59) | ||
| Financial income | Salary + Other | 682 (20.05) | 439 (64.37) | 243 (35.63) | 0.108 |
| Freelancing | 398 (11.7) | 241 (60.55) | 157 (39.45) | ||
| Family | 1354 (39.8) | 853 (63) | 501 (37) | ||
| Salary only | 968 (28.45) | 647 (66.84) | 321 (33.16) | ||
| Healthcare worker | Student | 526 (15.46) | 282 (53.61) | 244 (46.39) | < 0.0001 |
| Yes | 449 (13.2) | 268 (59.69) | 181 (40.31) | ||
| No | 2427 (71.34) | 1630 (67.16) | 797 (32.84) | ||
| Smoking status | Yes | 1509 (44.36) | 930 (61.63) | 579 (38.37) | 0.008 |
| No | 1893 (55.64) | 1250 (66.03) | 643 (33.97) | ||
| Chronic medical conditions | Yes | 464 (13.64) | 283 (60.99) | 181 (39.01) | 0.136 |
| No | 2938 (86.36) | 1897 (64.57) | 1041 (35.43) | ||
| Fears about COVID-19 | Yes | 2229 (65.52) | 1341 (60.16) | 888 (39.84) | < 0.0001 |
| No | 1173 (34.48) | 839 (71.53) | 334 (28.47) | ||
| Perceived risk of contracting COVID-19 | Likely | 3243 (95.33) | 2068 (63.77) | 1175 (36.23) | 0.087 |
| Unlikely | 159 (4.67) | 112 (70.44) | 47 (29.56) | ||
| Perceived severity of effect of COVID-19 to one’s life | Serious | 1049 (30.83) | 626 (59.68) | 423 (40.32) | < 0.0001 |
| Not serious | 2353 (69.17) | 1554 (66.04) | 799 (33.96) | ||
| Had COVID-19? | Yes, a positive test | 170 (5) | 112 (65.88) | 58 (34.12) | 0.079 |
| No, a negative test | 1646 (48.38) | 1066 (64.76) | 580 (35.24) | ||
| May have had it but not been tested | 161 (4.73) | 88 (54.66) | 73 (45.34) | ||
| Not had it but not been tested | 1425 (41.89) | 914 (64.14) | 511 (35.86) | ||
| Beliefs on the origin of the virus | Artificial/ Do not know | 2711 (79.69) | 1902 (70.16) | 809 (29.84) | < 0.0001 |
| Natural | 691 (20.31) | 278 (40.23) | 413 (59.77) | ||
| General Vaccine Hesitancy | Not hesitant | 2545 (74.81) | 1622 (63.7) | 923 (36.3) | 0.467 |
| Hesitant | 857 (25.19) | 558 (65.1) | 299 (34.9) | ||
| Vaccination Knowledge | 0 | 126 (3.7) | 107 (84.92) | 19 (15.08) | < 0.0001 |
| 1 | 168 (4.94) | 136 (80.95) | 32 (19.05) | ||
| 2 | 371 (10.91) | 290 (78.17) | 81 (21.83) | ||
| 3 | 507 (14.9) | 364 (71.79) | 143 (28.21) | ||
| 4 | 489 (14.37) | 330 (67.48) | 159 (32.52) | ||
| 5 | 429 (12.61) | 272 (63.4) | 157 (36.6) | ||
| 6 | 436 (12.82) | 252 (57.8) | 184 (42.2) | ||
| 7 | 361 (10.61) | 187 (51.8) | 174 (48.2) | ||
| 8 | 280 (8.23) | 143 (51.07) | 137 (48.93) | ||
| 9 | 235 (6.91) | 99 (42.13) | 136 (57.87) | ||
| Healthcare provider | Never | 467 (13.73) | 319 (68.31) | 148 (31.69) | < 0.0001 |
| Occasionally | 197 (5.79) | 145 (73.6) | 52 (26.4) | ||
| Sometimes | 276 (8.11) | 187 (67.75) | 89 (32.25) | ||
| Often | 437 (12.85) | 283 (64.76) | 154 (35.24) | ||
| Usually | 554 (16.28) | 363 (65.52) | 191 (34.48) | ||
| Always | 1471 (43.24) | 883 (60.03) | 588 (39.97) | ||
| Media | Never | 991 (29.13) | 652 (65.79) | 339 (34.21) | 0.594 |
| Occasionally | 612 (17.99) | 396 (64.71) | 216 (35.29) | ||
| Sometimes | 490 (14.4) | 317 (64.69) | 173 (35.31) | ||
| Often | 555 (16.31) | 343 (61.8) | 212 (38.2) | ||
| Usually | 341 (10.02) | 210 (61.58) | 131 (38.42) | ||
| Always | 413 (12.14) | 262 (63.44) | 151 (36.56) | ||
| Reliable resources | Never | 774 (22.75) | 548 (70.8) | 226 (29.2) | < 0.0001 |
| Occasionally | 275 (8.08) | 183 (66.55) | 92 (33.45) | ||
| Sometimes | 364 (10.7) | 245 (67.31) | 119 (32.69) | ||
| Often | 469 (13.79) | 311 (66.31) | 158 (33.69) | ||
| Usually | 521 (15.31) | 327 (62.76) | 194 (37.24) | ||
| Always | 999 (29.37) | 566 (56.66) | 433 (43.34) |