Table 4.
The impact of sociodemographic factors on attitudes towards vaccinations in children.
| Variable | Willingness to Vaccinate N(%) | p | Cramér’s V | Probability of Vaccinating Child M (SD) |
p | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As Soon as Possible | Yes, in a Few Months |
Yes but in a Year or More | I Cannot Decide | No but I Might Consider it in the Future |
No, Never | ||||||
| Sex | Female | 1707 (49.6) |
200 (5.8) | 41 (1.2) |
456 (13.3) |
395 (11.5) |
641 (18.6) | <0.001 | 0.34 | 6.59 ± 3.65 |
<0.001 |
| Male | 248 (25.0) |
12 (1.2) |
5 (0.5) |
46 (4.6) |
181 (18.2) |
501 (50.5) | 3.72 ± 3.72 |
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| Age | 18–29 | 167 (38.3) |
28 (6.4) |
8 (1.8) |
72 (16.5) |
72 (16.5) |
89 (20.5) |
<0.001 | 0.35 | 6.03 ± 3.57 |
<0.001 |
| 30–35 | 686 (47.3) |
84 (5.8) |
18 (1.2) | 224 (15.5) |
181 (12.5) |
257 (17.7) |
6.43 ± 3.58 |
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| 36–44 | 773 (43.2) |
76 (4.3) |
17 (1.0) | 173 (9.8) |
222 (12.3) |
527 (29.4) |
5.77 ± 3.97 |
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| >45 | 329 (43.4) |
24 (3.2) |
3 (0.4) |
33 (4.4) |
101 (13.2) |
269 (35.4) |
5.39 ± 4.17 |
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| Place of residence | Rural area | 309 (39.8) |
33 (4.2) |
9 (1.2) |
104 (13.4) |
99 (12.7) |
223 (28.7) |
<0.001 | 0.07 | 5.64 ± 3.83 |
<0.001 |
| City < 50,000 inhabitants | 263 (38.6) |
34 (5.0) |
6 (0.9) |
86 (12.6) |
85 (12.5) |
207 (30.4) |
5.51 ± 3.87 |
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| City 50,000–250,000 inhabitants |
305 (36.0) |
41 (4.8) |
7 (0.8) |
114 (13.4) |
121 (14.3) |
260 (30.7) |
5.35 ± 3.85 |
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| City > 250,000 inhabitants | 1078 (50.7) |
104 (4.9) |
24 (1.1) |
198 (9.3) |
271 (12.8) |
451 (21.2) |
6.43 ± 3.81 |
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| Healthcare professional | Yes | 859 (68.6) |
67 (5.4) |
12 (1.0) |
84 (6.7) |
105 (8.4) |
124 (9.9) |
<0.001 | 0.33 | 7.91 ± 3.19 |
<0.001 |
| No | 1096 (34.4) |
145 (4.6) |
32 (1.1) |
418 (13.1) |
471 (14.8) |
1018 (32.0) |
5.18 ± 3.82 |
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| Number of children | 1 | 795 (47.2) |
96 (5.7) |
25 (1.5) |
221 (13.1) |
208 (12.3) |
340 (20.2) |
<0.001 | 0.08 | 6.35 ± 3.70 |
<0.001 |
| 2 | 867 (43.9) |
85 (4.3) |
17 (0.9) |
219 (11.1) |
270 (13.7) |
515 (26.1) |
5.90 ± 3.87 |
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| 3 | 239 (40.7) |
28 (4.8) |
3 (0.5) |
54 (9.2) |
67 (11.4) |
196 (33.4) |
5.50 ± 4.02 |
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| 4 | 33 (30.8) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
7 (6.6) |
20 (18.7) |
47 (43.9) |
4.42 ± 4.01 |
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| 5 | 13 (30.2) |
2 (4.7) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (2.3) |
4 (9.3) |
23 (53.5) |
4.18 ± 4.14 |
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| >5 | 8 (21.1) |
1 (2.6) |
1 (2.6) |
0 (0.0) |
7 (18.4) |
21 (55.3) |
3.45 ± 3.70 |
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| How old is your child? | <6 months | 67 (43.2) |
7 (4.5) |
4 (2.6) |
20 (12.9) |
25 (16.1) |
32 (20.7) |
<0.001 | 0.08 | 6.06 ± 3.73 |
<0.001 |
| 6–23 months | 242 (41.8) |
39 (6.7) |
8 (1.4) |
112 (19.3) |
82 (14.2) |
96 (16.6) |
6.34 ± 3.48 |
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| 2–11 years | 1095 (43.6) |
124 (4.9) |
25 (1.0) |
291 (11.7) |
319 (12.7) |
655 (26.1) |
5.90 ± 3.83 |
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| 12–18 years | 550 (46.3) |
42 (3.5) |
9 (0.8) |
79 (6.6) |
150 (12.6) |
359 (30.2) |
5.82 ± 4.09 |
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| Child suffers from chronic diseases | Yes | 282 (49.2) |
26 (4.5) |
7 (1.2) |
68 (11.9) |
68 (11.9) |
122 (21.3) |
0.072 | 0.05 | 6.43 ± 3.74 |
0.002 |
| No | 1673 (43.4) |
186 (4.8) |
39 (1.0) |
434 (11.2) |
508 (13.2) |
1020 (26.4) |
5.88 ± 3.87 |
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| COVID-19 vaccination campaign for adults | Yes | 1731 (44.4) |
187 (4.8) |
40 (1.0) |
429 (11.0) |
493 (12.7) |
1017 (26.1) |
0.158 | 0.04 | 5.96 ± 3.87 |
0.522 |
| No | 224 (41.8) |
25 (4.7) |
6 (1.1) |
73 (13.6) |
83 (15.5) |
125 (23.3) |
5.82 ± 3.78 |
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| COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children | Yes | 371 (32.2) |
34 (3.0) |
6 (0.5) |
56 (4.8) |
136 (11.8) |
550 (47.7) |
<0.001 | 0.31 | 4.43 ± 4.03 |
<0.001 |
| No | 1584 (48.3) |
178 (5.4) |
40 (1.2) |
446 (13.6) |
440 (13.4) |
592 (18.1) |
6.48 ± 4.44 |
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