Table 3.
Frequency Distribution of Responses Regarding Perceptions About the Side-Effects of COVID-19 Vaccine
| Responses | Percent of Cases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Percent | ||||
| Perceptions/expectations of CIVID-19 Vaccine Side-effects | Muscle pain around the injection site | 82 | 11.9% | 43.6% | |
| Swelling around the injection site | 29 | 4.2% | 15.4% | ||
| Redness/flushing around the injection site | 27 | 3.9% | 14.4% | ||
| Fatigue | 63 | 9.1% | 33.5% | ||
| Fever | 75 | 10.9% | 39.9% | ||
| Headache | 67 | 9.7% | 35.6% | ||
| Nasal stiffness | 6 | 0.9% | 3.2% | ||
| Irregular heartbeats | 10 | 1.4% | 5.3% | ||
| Aching limbs | 30 | 4.3% | 16.0% | ||
| Depression | 25 | 3.6% | 13.3% | ||
| Bleeding gums | 5 | 0.7% | 2.7% | ||
| Allergic shocks | 24 | 3.5% | 12.8% | ||
| Problems of blood clots | 71 | 10.3% | 37.8% | ||
| Internal bleeding | 11 | 1.6% | 5.9% | ||
| Sleepiness and laziness | 28 | 4.1% | 14.9% | ||
| Abnormal blood pressure | 9 | 1.3% | 4.8% | ||
| Nausea | 26 | 3.8% | 13.8% | ||
| Abdominal pain | 11 | 1.6% | 5.9% | ||
| Decreased sleep quality | 11 | 1.6% | 5.9% | ||
| Chest pain | 9 | 1.3% | 4.8% | ||
| Diarrhea | 8 | 1.2% | 4.3% | ||
| Vomiting | 5 | 0.7% | 2.7% | ||
| Chills | 26 | 3.8% | 13.8% | ||
| Sore or dry throat | 6 | 0.9% | 3.2% | ||
| Dizziness | 5 | 0.7% | 2.7% | ||
| Infertility | 7 | 1.0% | 3.7% | ||
| Other serious reactions | 7 | 1.0% | 3.7% | ||
| Death | 8 | 1.2% | 4.3% | ||
| Total | 691 | 100.0% | 367.6% | ||
| Sources of Information about COVID-19 Vaccine | Local public electronic media (EBC, FBC, radio, etc.) | 227 | 29.0% | 65.2% | |
| Local print media (newspaper, magazine, etc.) | 49 | 6.3% | 14.1% | ||
| International media outlets (BBC, CNN, etc.) | 144 | 18.4% | 41.4% | ||
| Social media outlets (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) | 163 | 20.8% | 46.8% | ||
| Social network platforms (colleagues, relatives, etc) | 99 | 12.7% | 28.4% | ||
| Medical journals and other scientific websites | 83 | 10.6% | 23.9% | ||
| Others | 17 | 2.2% | 4.9% | ||
| Total | 782 | 100.0% | 224.7% | ||
| Expectation of serious side-effects and its effect | Have you ever expected that COVID-19 vaccine will have Serious and life-threatening side-effects? | Yes | 168 (48.3%) | ||
| No | 180 (51.7%) | ||||
| Did your expectation/fear inhibit you from receiving the vaccine? | Yes | 87 (25%) | |||
| No | 261 (75%) | ||||
| Total | 348 (100%) | ||||