Table 2.
Knowledge related to COVID-19 infection and vaccine and sources of information stratified by vaccination status.
| Vaccinated or Intended to Get the Vaccine (n = 1267) |
Not Intended to Get the Vaccine (n = 332) |
Total (n = 1599) |
p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How dangerous is COVID-19 infection? | |||||
| Not dangerous | 15 (41.7) | 21 (58.3) | 36 (2.30) | <0.001 * | |
| Dangerous | 319 (86.4) | 50 (13.6) | 369 (23.1) | ||
| Varies from person to person | 913 (78.3) | 253 (21.7) | 1166 (72.9) | ||
| I don’t know | 20 (71.4) | 8 (28.6) | 28 (1.80) | ||
| Do you think the vaccine is safe? | |||||
| Yes | 838 (96.5) | 30 (3.50) | 868 (54.3) | <0.001 * | |
| No | 26 (17.9) | 119 (82.1) | 145 (9.10) | ||
| I don’t know | 403 (68.8) | 183 (31.2) | 586 (36.6) | ||
| What is your understanding of the need for a vaccine? | |||||
| Definitely there is a need for a vaccine | 1101 (90.6) | 114 (9.40) | 1215 (76.0) | <0.001 * | |
| No need for a vaccine | 19 (15.8) | 101 (84.2) | 120 (7.50) | ||
| I don’t know | 147 (55.7) | 117 (44.3) | 264 (16.5) | ||
| What is the source of your information? * | |||||
| 1 | Doctors and other healthcare professionals. | 580 (85.4) | 99 (14.6) | 679 (42.5) | <0.001 * |
| 2 | Awareness campaigns. | 597 (91.3) | 57 (8.70) | 654 (40.9) | <0.001 * |
| 3 | Social media. | 598 (80.2) | 248 (19.8) | 746 (46.7) | 0.394 |
| 4 | Friends and family. | 313 (86.2) | 50 (13.8) | 363 (22.7) | <0.001 * |
| 5 | Medical websites. | 392 (78.6) | 107 (21.4) | 499 (31.2) | 0.652 |
| 6 | Other websites. | 47 (56.6) | 36 (43.4) | 83 (5.20) | <0.001 * |
* Multiple answers allowed, not = 100%.