Table 3. Sources of information and factors affecting the perception of COVID-19 vaccination.
Number of healthcare workers: 208; number of participants from general population: 196
COVID-19, Coronavirus disease 2019
Calculated using chi-square test; *p-value of <0.05 considered statistically significant.
| Variables/Questions | Total, N (%) | Healthcare workers, N (%) | General population, N (%) | P-value |
| From where you first heard about the upcoming COVID-19 vaccine? | <0.001* | |||
| Scholarly journals | 20 (5.0) | 14 (70.0) | 6 (30.0) | |
| Social media | 123 (30.4) | 77 (62.6) | 46 (37.4) | |
| News | 138 (34.2) | 67 (48.6) | 71 (51.4) | |
| Magazines | 3 (0.7) | 3 (100) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Doctors | 36 (8.9) | 19 (52.8) | 17 (47.2) | |
| Friends or relatives | 38 (9.4) | 10 (26.3) | 28 (73.7) | |
| I have not heard about it yet | 46 (11.4) | 13 (28.3) | 33 (71.7) | |
| Who is your most trusted source of information regarding COVID-19 vaccine? | <0.001* | |||
| Parent/Guardian | 27 (6.7) | 13 (48.1) | 14 (51.9) | |
| Religious preacher | 9 (2.2) | 1 (11.1) | 8 (88.9) | |
| Political Figure | 22 (5.4) | 9 (40.9) | 13 (59.1) | |
| Doctor or Scientists/Scholarly journals | 273 (67.6) | 160 (58.6) | 113 (41.4) | |
| Media | 73 (18.1) | 25 (34.2) | 48 (65.8) | |
| Do you believe that COVID-19 vaccination will protect you against COVID-19? | <0.001* | |||
| Yes | 117 (29.0) | 81 (69.2) | 36 (30.8) | |
| No | 40 (9.9) | 14 (35.0) | 26 (65.0) | |
| Maybe | 247 (61.1) | 113 (45.7) | 134 (54.3) | |
| Has social media negatively influenced your decision on getting COVID-19 vaccination? | 0.703 | |||
| Yes | 175 (43.3) | 92 (52.6) | 83 (47.4) | |
| No | 229 (56.7) | 116 (50.7) | 113 (49.3) | |
| Do you think the negative attitude of surrounding people (like friends & family) towards vaccines discourages you to get the upcoming COVID-19 vaccine? | 0.431 | |||
| Yes | 159 (39.4) | 78 (49.1) | 81 (50.9) | |
| No | 245 (60.6) | 130 (53.1) | 115 (46.9) | |