Table 2.
Variable | Total | Intention to Vaccinate | t | p-Value | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intended (42%) | Undecided/Unwilling (58%) | |||||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Health Belief Model factors | ||||||||
Perceived susceptibility | 2.19 | 0.39 | 2.30 | 0.46 | 2.11 | 0.32 | −8.20 | <0.001 |
Perceived severity | 4.53 | 0.68 | 4.67 | 0.60 | 4.42 | 0.72 | −6.90 | <0.001 |
Perceived benefits | 4.23 | 0.67 | 4.41 | 0.62 | 4.11 | 0.67 | −8.12 | <0.001 |
Perceived barriers (reversed) | 2.54 | 1.00 | 2.64 | 1.25 | 2.46 | 0.77 | −3.06 | 0.002 |
Self efficacy | 3.41 | 0.73 | 3.44 | 0.90 | 3.39 | 0.57 | −1.10 | 0.271 |
Cues to action | 4.07 | 0.58 | 4.26 | 0.58 | 3.94 | 0.54 | −9.99 | <0.001 |
Acceptance of governmental measures related to COVID-19 | 4.40 | 0.66 | 4.50 | 0.57 | 4.33 | 0.72 | −4.83 | <0.001 |
COVID-19 specific factors | ||||||||
Concern about COVID-19 | 4.07 | 0.93 | 4.29 | 0.85 | 3.90 | 0.95 | −7.55 | <0.001 |
Experience of COVID-19 | 2.20 | 1.12 | 2.47 | 1.29 | 2.00 | 0.93 | −7.35 | <0.001 |
Past experience of other pandemics | 1.66 | 1.14 | 1.99 | 1.40 | 1.41 | 0.82 | −8.65 | <0.001 |
Concern about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines | 3.88 | 0.95 | 3.69 | 0.98 | 4.01 | 0.90 | 5.82 | <0.001 |
Knowledge about COVID-19 | 9.32 | 2.34 | 9.11 | 2.32 | 9.48 | 2.34 | 2.67 | 0.008 |
Trust in authorities | 3.54 | 0.88 | 4.02 | 0.68 | 3.19 | 0.84 | −19.49 | <0.001 |