Table 2.

Rotated EFA factor loading pattern and CFA standardized regression weights for 10-item scale

	EFA loadings (N = 2361)		CFA Standardized regression weights (N = 2361)
	VHS factor 1: lack of confidence	VHS factor 2: risks	VHS factor 1: lack of confidence	VHS factor 2: risks
Q1. COVID-19 vaccines are important for my health.	0.828	−0.063	0.791	NA
Q2. COVID-19 vaccines are effective.	0.896	−0.014	0.872	NA
Q3.Having COVID-19 vaccinated is important for the health of others in my community.	0.868	−0.01	0.84	NA
Q4.COVID-19 vaccines offered by the government programme in my community are beneficial.	0.878	0.001	0.855	NA
Q5. COVID-19 vaccines carry more risks than other vaccines.	−0.018	0.882	NA	0.865
Q6.The information I receive about the COVID-19 vaccines from the vaccine program is reliable and trustworthy.	0.883	−0.011	0.868	NA
Q7.Getting the COVID-19 vaccines is a good way to protect me from disease.	0.883	0.016	0.861	NA
Q8.I will do what my doctor or health care provider recommends about the COVID-19 vaccines.	0.877	0.023	0.808	NA
Q9.I am concerned about serious adverse effects of the COVID-19 vaccines.	−0.001	0.914	NA	0.917
Q10.COVID-19 vaccines are not needed for diseases that are not common anymore.	−0.006	0.844	NA	0.723

EFA =  Exploratory Factor Analysis, CFA =  Confirmatory Factor Analysis, VHS =  Vaccine Hesitancy Scale.