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. 2021 Sep 6;23(9):e29329. doi: 10.2196/29329

Table 2.

Distribution of vaccine hesitancy and vaccination by health belief model (HBM) factors and cues to action.

HBM factors and cues to action Participants (N=2531), n (%) Vaccine hesitancy Vaccination


Vaccine hesitancy, n (%) ORa (95% CI) P value Vaccination, n (%) OR (95% CI) P value
Perceived susceptibility

Low 2191 (86.6) 948 (43.3) 1
231 (10.4) 1

High 340 (13.4) 172 (50.6) 1.34 (1.07-1.69) .01 33 (9.7) 0.91 (0.62-1.34) .64
Perceived severity

Low 292 (11.5) 126 (43.2) 1
42 (14.4) 1

High 2239 (88.5) 994 (44.4) 1.05 (0.82-1.36) .69 222 (9.9) 0.66 (0.46-0.93) .02
Perceived benefits

Low 125 (4.9) 86 (68.8) 1
12 (9.6) 1

High 2406 (95.1) 1034 (43.0) 0.34 (0.23-0.50) <.001 252 (10.5) 1.01 (0.95-1.07) .76
Perceived barriers

Low 1622 (64.1) 630 (38.8) 1
219 (13.5) 1

High 909 (35.9) 490 (53.9) 2.08 (1.77-2.45) <.001 49 (5.0) 0.33 (0.24-0.47) <.001
Self-efficacy

Low 352 (13.9) 252 (71.6) 1
13 (3.7) 1

High 2179 (86.1) 868 (39.8) 0.26 (0.20-0.34) <.001 251 (11.5) 3.39 (1.92-6.00) <.001
Recommendations from authorities

Disagree 393 (15.5) 236 (60.1) 1
17 (4.3) 1

Agree 2138 (84.5) 884 (41.4) 0.47 (0.38-0.58) <.001 247 (11.6) 2.89 (1.75-4.78) <.001
Recommendations from friends or family

Disagree 367 (14.5) 283 (77.1) 1
28 (7.6) 1

Agree 2164 (85.5) 837 (38.7) 0.19 (0.14-0.24) <.001 236 (10.9) 1.48 (0.99-2.23) .06
Vaccination of authorities

Disagree 290 (11.5) 177 (61.0) 1
12 (4.1) 1

Agree 2241 (88.5) 943 (42.1) 0.46 (0.36-0.60) <.001 252 (11.2) 2.94 (1.62-5.31) <.001
Vaccination of friends or family

Disagree 1488 (58.8) 696 (46.8) 1
66 (4.4) 1

Agree 1043 (41.2) 424 (40.7) 0.77 (0.66-0.91) .002 198 (19.0) 5.05 (3.77-6.76) <.001

aOR: odds ratio.