Table 2.
Bivariate analysis of sociodemographic characteristics and the intent to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Peru.
| Variable | Will You Get Vaccinated? | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | I Don’t Know | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 72 (9.6%) | 539 (72.1%) | 137 (18.3%) | 0.439 |
| Female | 107 (10.4%) | 712 (69.3%) | 209 (20.3%) | |
| Age (years of age) a | 29 (21–42) | 24 (20–37) | 23 (20–39) | 0.021 |
| Level of education | ||||
| High school or lower | 16 (11.0%) | 89 (61.4%) | 40 (27.6%) | <0.001 |
| Technical | 20 (8.3%) | 175 (72.6%) | 46 (19.1%) | |
| University | 107 (8.9%) | 856 (71.4%) | 236 (19.7%) | |
| Postgraduate | 36 (18.9%) | 131 (68.6%) | 24 (12.5%) | |
| Household size a | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–5) | 0.456 |
| Healthcare worker | ||||
| No | 167 (10.5%) | 1096 (69.0%) | 326 (20.5%) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 12 (6.4%) | 155 (82.9%) | 20 (10.7%) | |
| With a chronic disease | ||||
| No | 152 (10.6%) | 988 (69.2%) | 288 (20.2%) | 0.058 |
| Yes | 27 (7.8%) | 263 (75.6%) | 58 (16.6%) | |
| Got infected with COVID-19? | ||||
| No | 113 (10.4%) | 798 (73.6%) | 174 (16.0%) | <0.001 |
| Yes (confirmed with a test) | 17 (7.0%) | 169 (69.3%) | 58 (23.7%) | |
| Yes (without a test) | 12 (10.7%) | 85 (75.9%) | 15 (13.4%) | |
| I don’t know/it is possible | 37 (11.0%) | 199 (59.4%) | 99 (29.6%) | |
| Family or friends got infected with COVID-19? | ||||
| No | 81 (10.1%) | 588 (73.0%) | 136 (16.9%) | 0.003 |
| Yes (confirmed with a test) | 66 (10.0%) | 457 (69.6%) | 134 (20.4%) | |
| Yes (without a test) | 17 (10.9%) | 113 (72.4%) | 26 (16.7%) | |
| I don’t know/it is possible | 15 (9.5%) | 93 (58.9%) | 50 (31.6%) | |
a Median and interquartile range are shown, p-values were calculated through the Kruskall–Wallis test. The other p-values were calculated with the Chi-squared test.