Table 2.
Survey responses among COVID-19 vaccinated and unvaccinated groups. Univariate analysis.
| Survey Item | All Respondents (N = 1228) N (%) |
Vaccinated Group (N = 880) N (%) |
Unvaccinated Group (N = 348) N (%) |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experience with COVID-19 | Participants that responded affirmatively (yes) | |||
| Have you had COVID-19 infection? | 250 (20.4) | 137 (15.6) | 113 (32.5) | <0.0001 |
| Do you personally know someone who has had COVID-19 infection? | 1216 (99.0) | 873 (99.2) | 343 (98.6) | 0.303 |
| Did you work as a health volunteer during the COVID-19 pandemic? | 623 (50.7) | 532 (60.5) | 91 (26.1) | <0.0001 |
| Do you personally know someone who has died from COVID-19 infection? | 578 (47.1) | 413 (46.9) | 165 (47.4) | 0.879 |
| Personal vaccination behavior | ||||
| As an adult, have you ever delayed getting a vaccine for reasons other than illness or allergy? | 172 (14.0) | 108 (12.3) | 64 (18.4) | 0.005 |
| As an adult, have you ever decided not to get a vaccine for reasons other than illness or allergy? | 227 (18.5) | 144 (16.4) | 83 (23.9) | 0.002 |
| Do you get vaccinated regularly against the flu? | 108 (8.8) | 82 (9.3) | 26 (7.5) | 0.303 |
| Did you get flu vaccine during the 2020–2021 flu season? | 141 (11.5) | 121 (13.8) | 20 (5.7) | <0.0001 |
| General attitudes to vaccine | Participants that responded affirmatively (agree/strongly agree) | |||
| People get more vaccines than are good for them | 88 (7.2) | 44 (5.0) | 44 (12.6) | <0.0001 |
| Vaccines are important for me to stay healthy as a future physician | 1191 (97.0) | 870 (98.9) | 321 (92.2) | <0.0001 |
| It is my role as a future physician to learn about vaccines for myself and my patients | 1221 (99.4) | 876 (99.5) | 345 (99.1) | 0.393 |
| Attitudes to COVID-19 disease and COVID-19 vaccine | ||||
| Development of a COVID-19 vaccine is important to decrease spread of the disease | 1200 (97.7) | 877 (99.7) | 323 (92.8) | <0.0001 |
| COVID-19 vaccination is important for the overall public health of our communities | 1196 (97.4) | 878 (99.8) | 318 (91.4) | <0.0001 |
| I am likely to be exposed to COVID as a future physician | 1187 (96.7) | 862 (98.0) | 325 (93.4) | <0.0001 |
| COVID-19 vaccination is important for me as a health care provider | 1173 (95.5) | 875 (99.4) | 298 (85.6) | <0.0001 |
| I will take the COVID-19 vaccine, which is not yet approved in the EU | 291 (23.7) | 193 (21.9) | 98 (28.2) | 0.021 |
| I will take the COVID-19 vaccine, which is approved in the EU | 1180 (96.1) | 877 (99.7) | 303 (87.1) | <0.0001 |
| I am concerned that a COVID-19 vaccine may not be effective | 476 (38.8) | 306 (34.8) | 170 (48.9) | <0.0001 |
| I am concerned about serious side effects from a COVID-19 vaccine | 275 (22.4) | 125 (14.2) | 150 (43.1) | <0.0001 |
| I need more information about the COVID-19 vaccine | 599 (48.8) | 367 (41.7) | 232 (66.7) | <0.0001 |
| I trust the information I am receiving about the COVID-19 vaccine from the public health experts | 1150 (93.6) | 864 (98.2) | 286 (82.2) | <0.0001 |
| The COVID-19 vaccination should be mandatory for the general public | 691 (56.3) | 562 (63.9) | 129 (37.1) | <0.0001 |
| The COVID-19 vaccination should be mandatory for all health care providers | 880 (71.7) | 689 (78.3) | 191 (54.9) | <0.0001 |
| The only reason I will get a COVID-19 vaccine is if it is mandated by the health system/medical school | 88 (7.2) | 32 (3.6) | 56 (16.1) | <0.0001 |