Table 2.
Reasons for parental vaccine hesitancy (n = 720).
| Characteristics | Wait and See n = 509 (70.69%) |
Definitely Refusal n = 187 (25.97%) |
Currently Sick/COVID-19+ve n = 24 (3.34%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adolescents’ Age Groups | |||
| 12 years (n = 238) | 176 (73.95) | 59 (24.79) | 3 (1.26) |
| 13 years (n = 176) | 117 (66.48) | 50 (28.41) | 9 (5.11) |
| 14 years (n = 175) | 129 (73.71) | 40 (22.86) | 6 (3.43) |
| 15 years (n = 131) | 87 (66.41) | 38 (29.01) | 6 (4.58) |
| Chi-2 test: p-value | 0.21 | ||
| Sex | |||
| Boys (n = 352) | 248 (70.45) | 89 (25.28) | 15 (4.27) |
| Girls (n = 368) | 261 (70.92) | 98 (26.63) | 9 (2.45) |
| Chi-2 test: p-value | 0.38 | ||
| Nationalities | |||
| Asiatic (n = 388) | 287 (73.97) | 91 (23.45) | 10 (2.58) |
| North-African (n = 172) | 115 (66.86) | 52 (30.23) | 5 (2.91) |
| African (n = 34) | 24 (70.59) | 8 (23.53) | 2 (5.88) |
| E & A & O (n = 15) | 10 (66.67) | 5 (33.33) | 0 (0.00) |
| GC (n = 111; 91% Qatari) | 73 (65.77) | 31 (27.93) | 7 (6.30) |
| Chi-2 test: p-value | 0.34 | ||
| Chronic Disease | |||
| Yes (n = 107) | 61 (57.01) | 33 (30.84) | 13 (12.15) |
| No (n = 613) | 448 (73.08) | 154 (25.12) | 11 (1.80) |
| Chi-2 test: p-value | 0.03 *,a,b | ||
| COVID-19+ve | |||
| Yes (n = 61) | 39 (63.93) | 6 (9.84) | 16 (26.23) |
| No (n = 659) | 470 (71.32) | 181 (27.47) | 8 (1.21) |
| Chi-2 test: p-value | 0.02 *,a,b | ||
Data were number (%). COVID-19+ve: COVID-19 positive during the last 90 days. E & A & O: European/American/Oceanian. GC: Gulf Countries. * p < 0.05 (Chi-2 test): comparison between 2 [sex (boys vs. girls), Chronic disease (no vs. yes), COVID-19+ive (no vs. yes)], 4 (age groups) or 5 (nationalities) categories data. Chronic disease: a Wait and see, b Currently sick or COVID-19+ve; COVID-19+ve: a Definitely refusal, b Currently sick or COVID-19+ve.