Table 3.
Section A questions “participants’ knowledge about vaccines and their attitude to vaccination” associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, expressed with proportional ratio in univariate analysis.
| Variables | Vaccinated N (%) | Proportional Ratio (PR) 95% CI | Sig. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. Do you belong to a vulnerable/high risk group due to your medical history? | Yes: 177 No: 954 |
76.6 78.0 |
0.98 | (0.91–1.06) | 0.643 | |
| 13. Do you live with older individuals or individuals belonging to a vulnerable/high risk group due to their medical history? | Yes: 299 No: 833 |
75.3 78.7 |
0.96 | (0.90–1.02) | 0.162 | |
| 14 (Correct answer/incorrect answer) (*) | Correct: 150 Incorrect: 982 |
83.8 77.0 |
1.09 | (1.01–1.17) | 0.039 | |
| 14a. The HPV vaccine is recommended for all males up to 18 years of age in the country | Correct: 269 Incorrect: 820 |
79.1 73.7 |
1.26 | (1.03–1.55) | 0.031 | |
| 14b. After the flu vaccination, certain foods are not permitted to be consumed for a period of 24 hours | Correct: 607 Incorrect: 525 |
87.0 69.4 |
1.25 | (1.19–1.33) | <0.001 | |
| 14c. One of the contraindications of the flu vaccine is an allergy to eggs | Correct: 519 Incorrect: 613 |
86.8 71.5 |
1.21 | (1.15–1.28) | <0.001 | |
| 15. (Correct answer/incorrect answer) (*) | Correct: 408 Incorrect: 724 |
94.0 70.9 |
1.33 | (1.27–1.39) | <0.001 | |
| 15a. Vaccinations are an important tool for the protection of public health and in particular of health professionals and workers in the health sector | Correct: 1094 Incorrect: 38 |
81.5 33.6 |
2.42 | (1.87–3.15) | <0.001 | |
| 15b. Natural immunity acquired via disease is always preferable to immunity acquired via vaccination | Correct: 600 Incorrect: 528 |
90.6 66.9 |
1.35 | (1.28–1.43) | <0.001 | |
| 15c. Many vaccines often have serious side effects | Correct: 591 Incorrect: 537 |
89.0 68.2 |
1.30 | (1.24–1.38) | <0.001 | |
| 16. Are you the parent/guardian of one or more children? | Yes: 658 No: 474 |
78.0 77.6 |
1.01 | (0.95–1.06) | 0.862 | |
| Do you adhere to the child vaccination program suggested by the National Vaccination Program in the country? | Yes, I vaccinate my children according to the National Vaccination Program | Yes: 644 | 78.1 | 1.24 | (0.88–1.75) | 0.123 |
| I select and carry out some vaccinations | 12 | 63.2 | Reference group | |||
| I do not vaccinate my children | 0 | 0.0 | - | |||
| 17. Have you been vaccinated with the seasonal flu vaccine? | Yes: 803 No: 329 |
89.2 77.8 |
1.51 | (1.40–1.62) | <0.001 | |
StD: Standard Deviation; CI: Confidence Interval; Sig.: Significance; Vac: Vaccinated; Non Vac: Non vaccinated. (*) The correct answers to all three sub questions were considered as a correct answer, whereas answering at least one of the three sub questions incorrectly was considered as an incorrect answer.