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. 2021 Sep 30;13(9):e18400. doi: 10.7759/cureus.18400

Table 6. Association of participants’ attitude association with demographic characteristics (multivariate analysis) (N=498).

*P-value is significant at 0.05.

Attitude Statements Demographic Characteristics
Age   Gender Occupation Tested positive for COVID-19 Family members tested positive for COVID-19 Suffering from chronic illness Willing to receive COVID-19 vaccine
B Sig B Sig B Sig B Sig B Sig B Sig B Sig
I feel that the COVID-19 vaccine is very safe .066 .855 .505 .160 .349 .290 -.165 .662 .116 .806 -.158 .820 -2.10 <0.001*
I can rely on the COVID-19 vaccine to prevent serious infection with COVID- 19 -.104 .744 .316 .329 .090 .762 -.651 .082 .187 .670 -.878 .256 -.37 .354
I feel fully protected from COVID-19 infections in the future after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. 1.313 .364 14.59 .994 -15.10 .994 15.22 .994 1.768 .221 14.17 <0.001* -14.79 .996
Although the COVID-19 vaccine appears to be safe, there may be problems that we haven’t yet discovered. -.683 .057 -.463 .178 .141 .651 -.179 .615 .358 .379 -.848 .131 .188 .689
COVID-19 vaccine can cause unforeseen problems in individuals -.061 .823 .296 .314 .888 <0.001* -.076 .789 .083 .813 .265 .651 -.634 .167
I worry about the unknown effects of the COVID-19 vaccine in the future. -.360 .225 .070 .816 .240 .357 -.372 .211 -.047 .891 -.056 .921 -1.53 .015*
COVID-19 vaccines will make a lot of money for pharmaceutical companies, but will not bring much benefit to common people. -.116 .683 .017 .955 -.189 .462 .380 .206 .687 .053 .296 .557 -.137 .736
Authorities promote the COVID-19 vaccine for financial gain, not for people’s health. .593 .105 .410 .230 -.452 .154 -.496 .212 .120 .782 1.454 .026* -.372 .440
COVID-19 vaccination programs are a fraud. -.011 .980 .716 .081 -1.45 .001* .449 .310 -.610 .232 1.509 .019* -1.40 .009*
Natural immunity will last longer than COVID-19 vaccination. -.174 .527 -.228 .428 -.030 .904 -.100 .724 -.658 .068 .633 .284 -.539 .219
Natural exposure to viruses gives the safest protection against COVID-19. .438 .105 -.030 .916 -.019 .939 -.079 .771 .266 .405 .780 .170 -.865 .063
Being exposed to COVID-19 naturally is safer for the immune system than being exposed through vaccination. .256 .358 -.390 .188 -1.091 <0.001* .087 .769 .579 .104 1.344 .050 -.531 .210