Table 2.
Distribution of each knowledge item and sex difference
| Variables | Total | Male | Female | χ2 | df | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||||
| Do you know about the COVID-19 vaccine? | |||||||||
| Yes | 1492 | (90.0) | 830 | (90.0) | 662 | (89.9) | 1.97 | 2 | .373 |
| No | 93 | (5.6) | 56 | (6.1) | 37 | (5.0) | |||
| Don’t know | 73 | (4.4) | 36 | (3.9) | 37 | (5.0) | |||
| Do you know about the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine? | |||||||||
| Yes | 901 | (54.3) | 513 | (55.6) | 388 | (52.7) | 2.46 | 2 | .292 |
| No | 324 | (19.5) | 182 | (19.7) | 142 | (19.3) | |||
| Don’t know | 433 | (26.1) | 227 | (24.6) | 206 | (28.0) | |||
| Is it dangerous to use overdose vaccines? | |||||||||
| Yes | 1048 | (63.2) | 570 | (61.8) | 478 | (64.9) | 4.18 | 2 | .124 |
| No | 45 | (2.7) | 31 | (3.4) | 14 | (1.9) | |||
| Don’t know | 565 | (34.1) | 321 | (34.8) | 244 | (33.2) | |||
| Does vaccination increase allergic reactions? | |||||||||
| Yes | 656 | (39.6) | 384 | (41.6) | 272 | (37.0) | 5.88 | 2 | .053 |
| No | 78 | (4.7) | 48 | (5.2) | 30 | (4.1) | |||
| Don’t know | 924 | (55.7) | 490 | (53.1) | 434 | (59.0) | |||
| Does vaccination increase autoimmune diseases? | |||||||||
| Yes | 588 | (35.5) | 361 | (39.2) | 227 | (30.8) | 14.15 | 2 | .001 |
| No | 95 | (5.7) | 56 | (6.1) | 39 | (5.3) | |||
| Don’t know | 975 | (58.8) | 505 | (54.8) | 470 | (63.9) | |||
Note: Bold indicates significant