Table 1.
Vaccine hesitancy determinant matrix recommended by the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) Working Group on Vaccine Hesitancy [12], with the fourth category specific to the COVID-19 disease [38].
| Determinants of Vaccine Hesitancy | Variables |
|---|---|
| Contextual influences | Gender |
| Age group | |
| Education | |
| Monthly household income | |
| Partial or total income loss during the pandemic | |
| Occupation Month of the questionnaire | |
| Individual influences | Intention to take the flu vaccine |
| Perception of the health status | |
| Number of comorbidities | |
| Having school-age children Frequency of agitation, sadness, or anxiety | |
| COVID-19 disease-specific | Confidence in the health services response to COVID-19 |
| Confidence in the health services response to non-COVID-19 | |
| Perception of the adequacy of measures implemented by the Government | |
| Self-perceived risk of getting COVID-19 infection | |
| Self-perceived risk of developing severe disease following COVID-19 infection | |
| COVID-19 vaccine-specific | Confidence in the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines |
| Confidence in the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines |