Table 5.
Demographic and anamnestic determinants of Czech university students’ COVID-19 vaccine acceptance (April–June 2021, n = 1351).
| Variable | Outcome | n (%) | Acceptance Level | Sig. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 903 (66.8%) | 3.98 ± 1.35 | 0.558 |
| Male | 439 (32.5%) | 3.95 ± 1.42 | ||
| Prefer not to say | 9 (0.7%) | 3.33 ± 1.73 | ||
| Age | ≤22 years-old | 726 (53.7%) | 4.02 ± 1.32 | 0.473 |
| >22 years-old | 625 (46.3%) | 3.91 ± 1.44 | ||
| Nationality | Czech | 1142 (84.5%) | 3.93 ± 1.39 | 0.066 |
| Slovak | 187 (13.8%) | 4.17 ± 1.30 | ||
| Russian | 9 (0.7%) | 3.67 ± 1.23 | ||
| Ukrainian | 8 (0.6%) | 4.38 ± 1.41 | ||
| Kazakh | 2 (0.1%) | 5 ± 0 | ||
| Belarusian | 1 (0.1%) | 5 | ||
| Bosnian | 1 (0.1%) | 5 | ||
| Vietnamese | 1 (0.1%) | 5 | ||
| University | Masaryk University | 452 (33.5%) | 4 ± 1.34 | <0.001 |
| Charles University | 276 (20.4%) | 4.36 ± 1.15 | ||
| Brno University of Technology | 212 (15.7%) | 4.01 ± 1.37 | ||
| Palacky University Olomouc | 92 (6.8%) | 3.87 ± 1.45 | ||
| Mendel University in Brno | 81 (6%) | 3.56 ± 1.50 | ||
| University of Defence | 57 (4.2%) | 3.81 ± 1.33 | ||
| Janáček Academy of Music in Brno | 57 (%4.2) | 3.40 ± 1.51 | ||
| Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague | 38 (2.8%) | 3.21 ± 1.55 | ||
| Silesian University in Opava | 22 (1.6%) | 3.41 ± 1.47 | ||
| Prague University of Economics and Business | 20 (1.5%) | 4.45 ± 1.23 | ||
| Technical University of Ostrava | 18 (1.3%) | 3.06 ± 1.63 | ||
| University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague | 4 (0.3%) | 5 | ||
| Tomas Bata University in Zlín | 4 (0.3%) | 4.5 ± 1 | ||
| Czech Technical University in Prague | 3 (0.2%) | 3.67 ± 2.31 | ||
| University of Ostrava | 3 (0.2%) | 3.67 ± 1.53 | ||
| Field of Study | Medical and Healthcare Sciences | 549 (40.6%) | 4.21 ± 1.27 | <0.001 |
| Technical Sciences | 200 (14.8%) | 4.03 ± 1.36 | ||
| Social Sciences | 125 (9.3%) | 3.94 ± 1.26 | ||
| Business and Economics | 105 (7.8%) | 3.97 ± 1.39 | ||
| Natural Sciences | 104 (7.7%) | 3.86 ± 1.42 | ||
| Education and Social Care | 102 (7.5%) | 3.61 ± 1.48 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Sciences | 54 (4%) | 3.20 ± 1.53 | ||
| Arts and Humanities | 52 (3.8%) | 3.38 ± 1.64 | ||
| Military Sciences | 33 (2.4%) | 3.73 ± 1.18 | ||
| Law | 13 (1%) | 3.85 ± 1.68 | ||
| Medical and Healthcare Faculties | Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University | 229 (41.7%) | 4.05 ± 1.34 | 0.001 |
| 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University | 1 (0.2%) | 5 | ||
| 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University | 154 (28.%) | 4.52 ± 1.09 | ||
| Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University | 117 (21.3%) | 4.13 ± 1.25 | ||
| Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava | 1 (0.2%) | 2 | ||
| Faculty of Medicine, Palacky University Olomouc | 20 (3.6%) | 3.85 ± 1.66 | ||
| Faculty of Pharmacy, Masaryk University | 25 (4.6%) | 4.36 ± 1.04 | ||
| Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University | 2 (0.4%) | 5 | ||
| Academic Year | 1st Year | 327 (24.2%) | 3.97 ± 1.34 | 0.343 |
| 2nd Year | 265 (19.6%) | 3.97 ± 1.34 | ||
| 3rd Year | 248 (18.4%) | 3.99 ± 1.38 | ||
| 4th Year (1st Year of Follow-up Masters) | 165 (12.2%) | 3.87 ± 1.43 | ||
| 5th Year (2nd Year of Follow-up Masters) | 191 (14.1%) | 3.90 ± 1.41 | ||
| 6th Year | 78 (5.8%) | 4.24 ± 1.34 | ||
| Doctoral Student | 77 (5.7%) | 3.97 ± 1.45 |
Mann–Whitney (U) and Kruskal–Wallis (H) tests were used with a significance level (Sig.) of ≤0.05.