Table 3.
Perception on COVID-19 vaccine.
| Totala | Vaccinated | Non-vaccinated | p-valuesb | Odds ratio | (p-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question | (N = 776, 100%) | (N = 684, 88%) | (N = 92, 12%) | (Chi2-test) | (Regression analysis) | |
| COVID-19 vaccine prevents severe forms of the disease: N (%) | < 0.001 | |||||
| Absolutely agree | 434 (56%) | 413 (95%) | 21 (5%) | Reference category | ||
| Agree | 136 (18%) | 115 (85%) | 21 (15%) | 0.3 | (p < 0.001) | |
| Indifferent | 102 (13%) | 71 (70%) | 31 (31%) | 0.1 | (p < 0.001) | |
| Disagree | 35 (4%) | 10 (71%) | 10 (29%) | 0.1 | (p < 0.001) | |
| Absolutely disagree | 28 (4%) | 9 (68%) | 9 (32%) | 0.1 | (p < 0.001) | |
| Missing information | 41 (5%) | 41 (100%) | 0 (0%) | NA | ||
| COVID-19 vaccines could be a cornerstone to end the pandemic: N (%) | < 0.001 | |||||
| Absolutely agree | 402 (52%) | 394 (98%) | 8 (2%) | Reference category | ||
| Agree | 142 (18%) | 130 (92%) | 12 (8%) | 0.2 | (p = 0.001) | |
| Indifferent | 112 (14%) | 76 (68%) | 36 (32%) | 0.04 | (p < 0.001) | |
| Disagree | 32 (4%) | 15 (47%) | 17 (53%) | 0.02 | (p < 0.001) | |
| Absolutely disagree | 38 (5%) | 20 (53%) | 18 (47%) | 0.22 | (p < 0.001) | |
| Missing information | 50 (6%) | 49 (98%) | 1 (2%) | 0.9 | (p = 0.996) | |
| Once vaccinated, no need to take precautions (wearing mask, social distancing): N (%) | 0.155 | |||||
| Absolutely agree | 36 (5%) | 33 (92%) | 3 (8%) | Reference category | ||
| Agree | 72 (9%) | 67 (93%) | 5 (7%) | 1.2 | (p = 0.795) | |
| Indifferent | 212 (27%) | 189 (89%) | 23 (11%) | 0.8 | (p = 0.650) | |
| Disagree | 181 (23%) | 164 (91%) | 17 (9%) | 0.9 | (p = 0.841) | |
| Absolutely disagree | 265 (34%) | 223 (84%) | 42 (16%) | 0.5 | (p = 0.245) | |
| Missing information | 10 (1%) | 8 (80%) | 2 (20%) | 0.4 | (p = 0.309) | |
| COVID-19 vaccine is safe: N (%) | < 0.001 | |||||
| Absolutely agree | 228 (29%) | 223 (98%) | 5 (2%) | Reference category | ||
| Agree | 178 (23%) | 172 (97%) | 6 (3%) | 0.6 | (p = 0.472) | |
| Indifferent | 251 (32%) | 218 (87%) | 33 (13%) | 0.2 | (p < 0.001) | |
| Disagree | 52 (7%) | 30 (58%) | 22 (42%) | 0.03 | (p < 0.001) | |
| Absolutely disagree | 38 (5%) | 12 (32%) | 26 (68%) | 0.01 | (p < 0.001) | |
| Missing information | 29 (4%) | 29 (100%) | 0 (0%) | NA | ||
| Still need to be vaccinated even if I had a previous COVID-19 infection: N (%) | < 0.001 | |||||
| Absolutely agree | 351 (45%) | 342 (97%) | 9 (3%) | Reference category | ||
| Agree | 125 (16%) | 120 (96%) | 5 (4%) | 0.6 | (p = 0.418) | |
| Indifferent | 167 (22%) | 135 (81%) | 32 (19%) | 0.1 | (p < 0.001) | |
| Disagree | 38 (5%) | 23 (61%) | 15 (39%) | 0.04 | (p < 0.001) | |
| Absolutely disagree | 49 (6%) | 18 (37%) | 31 (63%) | 0.02 | (p < 0.001) | |
| Missing information | 46 (6%) | 46 (100%) | 0 (0%) | NA | ||
| COVID-19 vaccines do protect against latest COVID-19 variants: N (%) | < 0.001 | |||||
| Absolutely agree | 117 (15%) | 114 (97%) | 3 (3%) | Reference category | ||
| Agree | 182 (24%) | 178 (98%) | 4 (2%) | 1.2 | (p = 0.838) | |
| Indifferent | 338 (44%) | 292 (86%) | 46 (14%) | 0.2 | (p = 0.003) | |
| Disagree | 63 (8%) | 50 (79%) | 13 (21%) | 0.1 | (p = 0.001) | |
| Absolutely disagree | 65 (8%) | 39 (60%) | 26 (40%) | 0.04 | (p < 0.001) | |
| Missing information | 11 (1%) | 11 (100%) | 0 (0%) | NA | ||
a
Five persons (out of the total of 781 who responded to the questionnaire) did not indicate if they had been vaccinated or not and were excluded from analysis.
b
p < 0.05 indicates a significant difference (highlighted in bold).