Table 2.
Vaccine hesitancy among study participants
| Variable | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Will you take the COVID-19 vaccination, when available? | |
| Definitely | 264 (31.6) |
| Probably | 176 (21.1) |
| Not sure | 271 (32.5) |
| Probably not | 73 (8.7) |
| Definitely not | 51 (6.1) |
| Will you take the COVID-19 vaccination, when available? | |
| Yes | 440 (52.7) |
| No | 395 (47.3) |
| Will you recommend COVID-19 vaccine to elderly or, members with chronic medical conditions? | |
| Definitely | 302 (36.2) |
| Probably | 185 (22.2) |
| Not Sure | 241 (28.9) |
| Probably not | 56 (6.7) |
| Definitely not | 51 (6.1) |
| If you have children, will you get your children vaccinated? | |
| Definitely | 255 (30.5) |
| Probably | 162 (19.4) |
| Not sure | 238 (28.5) |
| Probably not | 79 (9.5) |
| Definitely not | 67 (8.0) |
| No answer/don’t have | 34 (4.1) |
| If you want to travel and the country of destination will waive the 2 weeks quarantine period for those who got the COVID-19 vaccine, would you take the vaccine? | |
| I would definitely take the vaccine | 310 (37.1) |
| I would probably take the vaccine | 271 (32.5) |
| I would not take the vaccine and prefer to go through the quarantine requirements | 254 (30.4) |
| Reason for willingness to take vaccine | |
| My understanding of the disease and vaccination | 291 (34.85) |
| Information from my doctor/hospital | 108 (12.93) |
| Information from social media | 23 (2.75) |
| Information from news | 27 (3.23) |
| Information from family/friends | 6 (0.72) |
| No answer | 7 (0.84) |
COVID-19=Coronavirus disease-2019