Table 2.
Study participant responses on items of the health belief model according to the intention to be vaccinated.
| Statements | Proportion with Agree Responses N% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | Intended to Get Vaccinated | p Value * | |||
| Yes | No | ||||
| Perc Susceptibility | I do not go out much, so there is little chance that I get infected with COVID-19 | 371(38.6) | 290(36.1) | 81(51.3) | <0.001 |
| Because of the low spread of COVID-19 in my community, it is improbable that I get COVID-19 | 225(23.4) | 173(21.5) | 52(32.9) | 0.002 | |
| I do not mingle with those infected with COVID-19, hence, I am not going to catch the disease | 288(30.0) | 222(27.6) | 66(41.8) | <0.001 | |
| COVID-19 is a disease that spreads rapidly, so everybody, including me are susceptible | 831(86.5) | 715(89.0) | 116(73.4) | <0.001 | |
| Perc Severity | COVID-19 manifestations are more severe in some age groups, to which I do not belong | 390(40.6) | 324(40.3) | 66(41.8) | 0.739 |
| COVID-19 causes a severe illness that is more dangerous than Influenza | 768(79.9) | 655(81.6) | 113(71.5) | 0.004 | |
| I follow some healthy habits that will make the disease less severe in case I get infected | 368(38.3) | 299(37.2) | 69(43.7) | 0.123 | |
| Perc Benefit | Vaccination against COVID-19 will decrease the chances of infection if I had a contact with infected persons | 660(68.7) | 609(75.8) | 51(32.3) | <0.001 |
| Vaccination against COVID-19 will decrease the severity of the illness if I get infected | 701(72.9) | 644(80.2) | 57(36.1) | <0.001 | |
| I think that there are some other ways, which are more effective than vaccination | 310(32.3) | 220(27.4) | 90(57.0) | <0.001 | |
| Perc Barrier | COVID-19 vaccination might cause severe side effects that might cause great damage to my health | 406(42.2) | 298(37.1) | 108(68.4) | 0.001 |
| Some vaccination side effects, which are not apparent, might appear sometime later in the future | 260(27.1) | 182(22.7) | 78(49.4) | <0.001 | |
| I will be able to get the vaccine, even if it is not available for free | 471(49.0) | 432(53.8) | 39(24.7) | <0.001 | |
| I do not mind if vaccination is done only by injections or the like, even if there is some pain | 667(69.4) | 620(77.2) | 47(29.7) | <0.001 | |
| Self-Efficacy | I will be able to go to the health center more than once to get as many shots as necessary for full immunity | 707(73.6) | 644(80.2) | 63(39.9) | <0.001 |
| I will be able to reach the health center to get vaccinated | 793(82.5) | 713(88.8) | 80(50.6) | <0.001 | |
| I have the ability to bear the possible side effects of COVID-19 | 620(64.5) | 579(72.1) | 41(25.9) | <0.001 | |
| I have the ability to obtain information about COVID-19 vaccine and updates | 715(74.4) | 632(78.7) | 83(52.5) | <0.001 | |
| Cues to Action | I have those who died or suffered from COVID-19 among my relatives or acquaintances | 475(49.4) | 400(49.8) | 75(47.5) | 0.590 |
| I have sufficient information on how vaccines work to protect against diseases | 686(71.4) | 611(76.1) | 75(47.5) | <0.001 | |
| A lot of my relatives and acquaintances had already been vaccinated | 654(68.1) | 582(72.5) | 72(45.6) | <0.001 | |
| I have some experiences with vaccines for other diseases that makes me decline the COVID-19 vaccine | 153(15.9) | 109(13.6) | 44(27.8) | <0.001 | |
* p value based on Chi squared test.