Table A1.
Construct | Measure |
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Outcome Variable | |
Vaccine Hesitancy | “When a government-approved vaccine for COVID-19 becomes available, I will get it,” rated a 5-point Likert-type scale (1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = unsure, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree). We classified individuals as “hesitant to be vaccinated” if they answered 1, 2, or 3, and “intends to be vaccinated” if they answered 4 or 5, consistent with established definitions of vaccine intention and hesitancy [6]. |
Individual Level Determinants | |
Sociodemographics (7 items) |
Age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, annual household income, work status. |
Personal Risk Factors | |
Physical Health Status | “Do you currently have a chronic/serious health condition (yes/no)?” If “yes”, please specify. |
Mental Health | |
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PROMIS Depression 4-item Short form [22] |
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PROMIS Anxiety 4-item Short Form [22] |
COVID-19 Preventive Measures | |
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“How often do you practice social distancing when you are with others who do not live with you?” (0 = never to 10 = all the time) |
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“How often do you wear a mask or other face covering when you go out in public?” (1 = never to 5 = all the time) |
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“How many times per day do you wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 s?” and “How many times per day do you use hand sanitizer?” (1 = 0 times, 2 = 1–3 times, 3 = 4–6 times and 4 = >6 times) |
Social Cognitive Factors | |
Knowledge | 8 items adapted from previously published studies [26,27,28] (e.g., “COVID-19 is spread through coughing and sneezing”, “People exposed to COVID-10 can spread the disease to others, even if they do not have any symptoms”, “Currently, there is no cure for COVID-19”). Response options were “true”, “false”, and “I don’t know.” |
Attitudes | Ten items based on the HBM and TPB tapping vaccine attitudes were derived for this study. Questions were introduced by asking, “How important are each of the following in your decision about whether to get a government-approved COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available?” All items were rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale (1 = not at all important to 5 = extremely important). |
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“My personal risk of getting infected with COVID-19 if I do not take the vaccine.” |
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“How serious the COVID-19 outbreak is in the area where I live” |
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4 items on the role of a national vaccine mandate and recommendations from government representatives, public health experts, and one’s healthcare provider in vaccination decisions. |
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“Whether the vaccine is free of charge.” |
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“Whether there are any known serious side effects of the vaccine.” |
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“Whether other people I know are being vaccinated.” |
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“Whether the process for me to be vaccinated is convenient.” |