Table 5.

The participant's knowledge, perception, and the factors affecting the decision of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance according to their information source and significance level (P).

	W n = 1932	SM n = 808	MX n = 2806	O n = 402	P
Knowledge
I have enough information about COVID-19 vaccines and their safety and I am willing to take it.	3.42	2.92	3.20	3.28	<0.001
COVID-19 vaccines are important for the prevention of the infection	3.97	3.59	3.78	3.67	<0.001
It is important to get vaccinated to protect others	4.10	3.79	3.95	3.88	<0.001
COVID-19 vaccines are effective and safe	3.79	3.36	3.55	3.49	<0.001
Time spent on developing safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines was enough	3.22	3.15	3.01	3.03	<0.001
Perception
I believe COVID-19 vaccine is more important than other vaccines	3.28	3.14	3.10	3.04	<0.001
I trust pharmaceutical companies in providing safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine	3.51	3.13	3.26	3.25	<0.001
If COVID-19 cases decline, vaccines are no longer needed	2.5	2.9	2.6	2.5	<0.001
I would rather wait to see what other people do	3.20	3.54	3.40	3.22	<0.001
Factors affecting the vaccine acceptance decision
•Media	3.04	3.39	3.23	3.10	<0.001
•Leader encouragement	3.90	3.51	3.65	3.48	<0.001
•Religion beliefs	1.96	1.99	1.89	2.00	0.024
•Complex procedure, schedule, and long waiting time	2.63	2.76	2.63	2.52	0.006
•The side effects of COVID-19 vaccine	3.14	3.47	3.30	3.23	<0.001
•Fear of needle	2.20	2.31	2.08	2.20	<0.001
•Vaccine campaign location	2.41	2.39	2.31	2.41	0.019
•Previous vaccine refusal history	2.71	2.87	2.70	2.67	0.001

W = Official websites, SM = Social Media, MX = Mixed sources. O = others (broadcasting, press, schools, families, and friends).