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. 2021 Sep 15;13(9):e17990. doi: 10.7759/cureus.17990

Table 2. Demographic variables and knowledge level of COVID-19 and intention for COVID-19 vaccination among HCWs.

HCWs: health care workers

Variables Intend to take a vaccine  
  Do not intend on getting it soon but in the future. N (%) Do not intend to ever get the vaccine. N (%) Intend to get it as soon as possible. N (%) Intend to wait to see how it affects others. N (%) Total N (%) p-value
Gender
Female 30 (47.6%) 6 (60%) 49 (46.2%) 43(50.6%) 128 (48.5%) 0.821
Male 33 (52.4%) 4 (40%) 57 (53.8%) 42 (49.4%) 136 (51.5%)
Age group
>55yrs 9 (14.3%) 0 (0.0%) 30(28.3%) 7 (8.2%) 46 (17.4%) 0.001
18 -24 19 (30.2%) 4 (40%) 15 (14.2%) 25 (29.4%) 63 (23.9%)
25-34 16 (25.4%) 3 (30%) 11 (10.4%) 11 (12.9%) 41 (15.5%)
35-44 10 (15.9%) 2 (20%) 18 (17%) 18 (21.2%) 48 (18.2%)
45 -54 9 (14.3%) 1 (10%) 32 (30.2%) 24 (28.2%) 66 (25%)
Marital status
Married 39 (61.9%) 3 (30%) 89 (84%) 52 (61.2%) 183 (69.3%) 0.000
Separated/divorced 0 (0%) 1 (10%) 1(10%) 0 (0%) 2 (0.8%)
Single 23 (36.5%) 6 (60%) 14 (13.2%) 33 (38.8%) 76 (28.8%)
Widowed 1 (1.6%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (1.9%) 0 (0.0%) 3 (1.1%)
Occupation
Doctors - Others 17 (27%) 2 (20%) 16 (15.1%) 22(25.9%) 57 (21.6%) 0.000
Doctor - Pediatrician 31 (49.2%) 2 (20%) 73 (68.9%) 47(55.3%) 153(58%)
Nurse 1 (1.6%) 0 (0.0%) 10 (9.4%) 4 (4.7%) 15 (5.7%)
Other 11 (17.5%) 6 (60%) 5 (4.7%) 12 (14.1%) 34 (12.9%)
Pharmacist 2 (3.2%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (0.8%)
Radiographer 1 (1.6%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (1.9%) 0 (0.0%) 3 (1.1%)
Infected persons in the immediate social network
Don’t know 10 (15.9%) 3 (30%) 1 (0.9%) 9 (10.6%) 23 (8.7%) 0.009
No 9 (14.3%) 3 (30%) 23 (21.7%) 16 (18.8%) 51 (19.3%)
Yes but not yet confirmed 1 (1.6%) 0 (0.0%) 6 (5.7%) 3 (3.5%) 10 (3.8%)
Yes confirmed 43 (68.3%) 4 (40%) 76 (71.7%) 57 (67.1%) 180 (68.2%)
Knowledge level on corona vaccines
Not knowledgeable 2 (3.2%) 1 (10%) 11 (10.4%) 3 (3.5%) 17 (6.4%) 0.155
Slight/moderate/extreme knowledgeable 61 (96.8%) 9 (90%) 95 (9.6%) 82 (96.5%) 247 (93.6%)