Table 3.
Information concerning COVID-19 impacts and vaccinations
| Total (N=358) | Vaccinated against COVID-19 | P value* |
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| No (n=115) | Yes (n=243) | |||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Experience or perceptions related to COVID-19 | ||||
| COVID-19 impacted the financial situation | ||||
| No impact | 280 (78.2) | 85 (73.9) | 195 (80.2) | 0.131 |
| Yes, impacted positively | 17 (4.7) | 4 (3.5) | 13 (5.3) | |
| Yes, impacted negatively | 61 (17.0) | 26 (22.6) | 35 (14.4) | |
| Contact with known/suspected case of COVID-19 | ||||
| No | 302 (84.4) | 105 (91.3) | 197 (81.1) | 0.017 |
| Yes | 25 (7.0) | 2 (1.7) | 23 (9.5) | |
| Unsure | 31 (8.7) | 8 (7.0) | 23 (9.5) | |
| Perceived exposure to COVID-19 | ||||
| No | 277 (77.4) | 100 (87.0) | 177 (72.8) | 0.003 |
| Yes | 81 (22.6) | 15 (13.0) | 66 (27.2) | |
| Had ever used any healthcare service to overcome COVID-19-related stress in the last 6 months | ||||
| No | 303 (84.6) | 94 (81.7) | 209 (86.0) | 0.296 |
| Yes | 55 (15.4) | 21 (18.3) | 34 (14.0) | |
| Perceived knowledge of COVID-19 | ||||
| Poor/fair | 20 (5.7) | 10 (9.3) | 10 (4.1) | <0.001 |
| Average | 202 (57.7) | 76 (71.0) | 126 (51.9) | |
| Good/excellent | 128 (36.6) | 21 (19.6) | 107 (44.0) | |
| Perceived knowledge of COVID-19 vaccine | ||||
| Poor/fair | 33 (9.4) | 14 (13.1) | 19 (7.8) | <0.001 |
| Average | 197 (56.3) | 75 (70.1) | 122 (50.2) | |
| Good/excellent | 120 (34.3) | 18 (16.8) | 102 (42.0) | |
| Reported sources of knowledge about COVID-19† | ||||
| Newspapers and magazines | ||||
| No | 185 (51.7) | 65 (56.5) | 120 (49.4) | 0.207 |
| Yes | 173 (48.3) | 50 (43.5) | 123 (50.6) | |
| Television | ||||
| No | 108 (30.2) | 36 (31.3) | 72 (29.6) | 0.747 |
| Yes | 250 (69.8) | 79 (68.7) | 171 (70.4) | |
| Radio | ||||
| No | 271 (75.7) | 89 (77.4) | 182 (74.9) | 0.607 |
| Yes | 87 (24.3) | 26 (22.6) | 61 (25.1) | |
| Internet | ||||
| No | 105 (29.3) | 39 (33.9) | 66 (27.2) | 0.190 |
| Yes | 253 (70.7) | 76 (66.10) | 177 (72.8) | |
| Brochures, posters and other printed materials | ||||
| No | 272 (76.0) | 92 (80.0) | 180 (74.1) | 0.220 |
| Yes | 86 (24.0) | 23 (20.0) | 63 (25.9) | |
| Healthcare providers | ||||
| No | 230 (64.2) | 86 (74.8) | 144 (59.3) | 0.004 |
| Yes | 128 (35.8) | 29 (25.2) | 99 (40.7) | |
| Family members | ||||
| No | 261 (72.9) | 82 (71.3) | 179 (73.7) | 0.639 |
| Yes | 97 (27.1) | 33 (28.7) | 64 (26.3) | |
| Friends, neighbours and colleagues | ||||
| No | 231 (64.5) | 71 (61.7) | 160 (65.8) | 0.448 |
| Yes | 127 (35.5) | 44 (38.3) | 83 (34.2) | |
| Reported sources of knowledge about COVID-19 vaccines† | ||||
| Newspapers and magazines | ||||
| No | 219 (61.2) | 73 (63.5) | 146 (60.1) | 0.538 |
| Yes | 139 (38.8) | 42 (36.5) | 97 (39.9) | |
| TV | ||||
| No | 133 (37.2) | 38 (33.0) | 95 (39.1) | 0.269 |
| Yes | 225 (62.8) | 77 (67.0) | 148 (60.9) | |
| Radio | ||||
| No | 275 (76.8) | 89 (77.4) | 186 (76.5) | 0.859 |
| Yes | 83 (23.2) | 26 (22.6) | 57 (23.5) | |
| Internet | ||||
| No | 108 (30.2) | 39 (33.9) | 69 (28.4) | 0.288 |
| Yes | 250 (69.8) | 76 (66.1) | 174 (71.6) | |
| Brochures, posters and other printed materials | ||||
| No | 250 (69.8) | 90 (78.3) | 160 (65.8) | 0.017 |
| Yes | 108 (30.2) | 25 (21.7) | 83 (34.2) | |
| Healthcare providers | ||||
| No | 247 (69.0) | 91 (79.1) | 156 (64.2) | 0.004 |
| Yes | 111 (31.0) | 24 (20.9) | 87 (35.8) | |
| Family members | ||||
| No | 279 (77.9) | 88 (76.5) | 191 (78.6) | 0.658 |
| Yes | 79 (22.1) | 27 (23.5) | 52 (21.4) | |
| Friends, neighbours and colleagues | ||||
| No | 232 (64.8) | 70 (60.9) | 162 (66.7) | 0.284 |
| Yes | 126 (35.2) | 45 (39.1) | 81 (33.3) | |
Data are presented as frequency (%).
*All the p values were computed based on the Pearson χ2 test.
†Multiple responses possible.