Table 1.
Descriptive analysis: sociodemographic characteristics, COVID-19 threat and vaccine hesitancy
| Variables | Total sample n (%) | Likelihood of getting COVID-19 vaccine | P value | |
| Not likely/definitely not n (%) | Very likely/somewhat-likely n (%) | |||
| All participants | 1134 (100) | 369 (32.5) | 765 (67.5) | – |
| Gender | 0.003 | |||
| Transgender | 14 (1.2) | 9 (64.3) | 5 (35.7) | |
| Female | 449 (39.6) | 127 (28.3) | 322 (71.7) | |
| Male | 671 (59.2) | 233 (34.7) | 438 (65.3) | |
| Age group | 0.009 | |||
| 18–25 | 442 (39.0) | 122 (27.6) | 320 (72.4) | |
| 26–40 | 461 (40.7) | 174 (37.7) | 287 (62.3) | |
| 41–60 | 200 (17.6) | 61 (30.5) | 139 (69.5) | |
| ≥61 | 31 (2.7) | 12 (38.7) | 19 (61.3) | |
| Religion | 0.442 | |||
| Muslim | 1057 (93.2) | 349 (33.0) | 708 (67.0) | |
| Hindu | 61 (5.4) | 16 (26.2) | 45 (73.8) | |
| Cristian and Buddhist | 16 (1.4) | 4 (25.0) | 12 (75.0) | |
| Marital status | 0.039 | |||
| Unmarried | 495 (43.6) | 141 (28.5) | 353 (71.5) | |
| Married | 598 (52.7) | 214 (35.8) | 384 (64.2) | |
| Divorce/widow | 42 (3.7) | 14 (33.3) | 28 (66.7) | |
| Children at home | 0.950 | |||
| No | 481 (42.4) | 157 (32.6) | 324 (67.4) | |
| Yes | 653 (57.6) | 212 (32.5) | 441 (67.5) | |
| Aged people at home | 0.224 | |||
| No | 396 (34.9) | 138 (34.8) | 258 (65.2) | |
| Yes | 738 (65.1) | 231 (31.3) | 507 (68.7) | |
| Education | 0.268 | |||
| ≤High school | 264 (23.3) | 98 (37.1) | 166 (62.9) | |
| College education | 309 (27.2) | 92 (29.8) | 217 (70.2) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 356 (31.4) | 111 (31.2) | 245 (68.8) | |
| ≥Master’s degree | 205 (18.1) | 68 (33.2) | 137 (66.8) | |
| Employment status | 0.013 | |||
| Full-time employee | 326 (28.7) | 109 (33.4) | 217 (66.6) | |
| Part-time employee | 73 (6.4) | 23 (31.5) | 50 (68.5) | |
| Business | 169 (14.9) | 66 (39.1) | 103 (60.9) | |
| Unemployed | 88 (7.8) | 35 (39.8) | 53 (60.2) | |
| Home maker | 171 (15.1) | 60 (35.1) | 111 (64.9) | |
| Student | 307 (27.1) | 76 (24.8) | 231 (75.2) | |
| Monthly household income (৳) | 0.042 | |||
| <৳15 000 | 239 (21.1) | 78 (32.6) | 161 (67.4) | |
| ৳15 000–৳30 000 | 386 (34.0) | 108 (28.0) | 278 (72.0) | |
| ≥৳30 000 | 509 (44.9) | 183 (36.0) | 326 (64.0) | |
| Family type | 0.205 | |||
| Nuclear | 715 (63.1) | 223 (31.2) | 492 (68.8) | |
| Joint | 419 (36.9) | 146 (34.8) | 273 (65.2) | |
| Permanent address | 0.533 | |||
| Rural | 637 (56.2) | 216 (33.9) | 421 (66.1) | |
| Urban | 411 (36.2) | 126 (30.7) | 285 (69.3) | |
| Sub urban | 86 (7.6) | 27 (31.4) | 59 (68.6) | |
| Current living location | 0.048 | |||
| Central zone | 680 (60.0) | 237 (34.9) | 443 (65.1) | |
| North zone | 237 (20.9) | 62 (26.2) | 175 (73.8) | |
| South zone | 217 (19.1) | 70 (32.3) | 147 (67.7) | |
| Current residence type | 0.042 | |||
| Rented | 514 (45.3) | 184 (35.8) | 330 (64.2) | |
| Own | 525 (46.3) | 151 (28.8) | 374 (71.2) | |
| Hostel/mess | 95 (8.4) | 34 (35.8) | 61 (64.2) | |
| Regular religious practice | 0.064 | |||
| No | 328 (28.9) | 120 (36.6) | 208 (63.4) | |
| Yes | 806 (71.1) | 249 (30.9) | 557 (69.1) | |
| Present tobacco user | 0.037 | |||
| No | 796 (70.2) | 244 (30.7) | 552 (69.3) | |
| Yes | 338 (29.8) | 125 (37.0) | 213 (63.0) | |
| Did you face physical illness in the last year | 0.006 | |||
| No | 650 (57.3) | 233 (35.8) | 417 (64.2) | |
| Yes | 484 (42.7) | 136 (28.1) | 348 (71.9) | |
| Having a chronic condition | 0.943 | |||
| No | 859 (75.7) | 280 (32.6) | 579 (67.4) | |
| Yes | 275 (24.3) | 89 (32.4) | 186 (67.6) | |
| Political affiliation | 0.050 | |||
| Ruling party | 340 (30.0) | 119 (35.0) | 221 (65.0) | |
| Opposition | 153 (13.5) | 59 (38.6) | 94 (61.4) | |
| Neutral | 641 (56.5) | 191 (29.8) | 450 (70.2) | |
| Do you think the COVID-19 vaccine will be effective among Bangladeshis | <0.001 | |||
| No | 108 (9.5) | 72 (66.7) | 36 (33.3) | |
| Yes | 367 (32.4) | 43 (11.7) | 324 (88.3) | |
| Sceptical | 659 (58.1) | 254 (38.5) | 405 (61.5) | |
| Which developers’ vaccine would you prefer | 0.001 | |||
| American | 435 (38.4) | 160 (36.8) | 275 (63.2) | |
| British | 372 (32.8) | 102 (27.4) | 270 (72.6) | |
| Chinese | 82 (7.2) | 21 (25.6) | 61 (74.4) | |
| Russian | 64 (5.6) | 16 (25.0) | 48 (75.0) | |
| Indian | 39 (3.4) | 8 (20.5) | 31 (79.5) | |
| Others/no idea | 142 (12.5) | 62 (43.7) | 80 (56.3) | |
| Perceived likelihood of getting infected in the next 1 year | <0.001 | |||
| Very likely | 388 (34.2) | 141 (36.3) | 247 (63.7) | |
| Somewhat likely | 608 (53.6) | 146 (24.0) | 462 (76.0) | |
| Not likely | 83 (7.3) | 51 (61.4) | 32 (38.6) | |
| Definitely not | 55 (4.9) | 31 (56.4) | 24 (43.6) | |
| Level of concern about getting infected in the next 1 year | <0.001 | |||
| Very concerned | 226 (19.9) | 30 (13.3) | 196 (86.7) | |
| Concerned | 290 (25.6) | 53 (18.3) | 237 (81.7) | |
| Slightly concerned | 235 (20.7) | 69 (29.4) | 166 (70.6) | |
| Not concerned at all | 383 (33.8) | 217 (56.7) | 166 (43.3) | |
Bold faces are significant at 5% significance level.