Table 2.

Bivariate analysis of the associations between multiple factors and the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine

	Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine
	Yes	No
	n (%)	n (%)	P-value*
Gender			.024
Female	177 (36.6)	123 (44.9)
Male	307 (63.4)	151 (55.1)
Age group			.116
18–24	132 (27.3)	73 (26.6)
25–34	166 (34.3)	81 (29.6)
35–44	103 (21.3)	80 (29.2)
45–54	63 (13.0)	27 (9.9)
≥55	20 (4.1)	13 (4.7)
Education level			.310
High school or less	74 (15.3)	31 (11.3)
University graduates	336 (69.4)	198 (72.3)
Postgraduates	74 (15.3)	45 (16.4)
Are you a health practitioner?			.112
Yes	187 (38.6)	90 (32.8)
No	297 (61.4)	184 (67.2)
Do you have chronic diseases?			.822
Yes	73 (15.1)	43 (15.7)
No	411 (84.9)	231 (84.3)
Where do you get COVID 19 information from?			<.001
Only from MOH official accounts	226 (46.7)	86 (31.4)
Other sources besides MOH	258 (53.3)	188 (68.6)
What are COVID 19 precautions?			.171
Knowing all precautions	383 (79.1)	205 (74.8)
Not knowing all precautions	101 (20.9)	69 (25.2)
Do you think the vaccine work for the new COVID 19 variants?			<.001
Yes	428 (88.4)	120 (43.8)
No	56 (11.6)	154 (56.2)
Have you ever taken Flu shot before?			<.001
Yes	284 (58.7)	113 (41.2)
No	200 (41.3)	161 (58.8)
COVID-19 previous infection (self or relatives)			.106
Yes, previously infected and have a relative previously infected as well.	64 (13.2)	48 (17.5)
Yes, having a relative previously infected but not previously infected myself.	308 (63.6)	177 (64.6)
Neither previously infected nor having a relative previously infected	112 (23.1)	49 (17.9)
Would you take the vaccine if it is required to travel outside KSA?
Yes	449 (92.8)	107 (39.1)	<0.001
No	35 (7.2)	167 (60.9)

* Fisher’s exact Chi-square.