Table 2.
Beliefs of the vaccine accepting, vaccine refusing, and vaccine hesitant dental teaching staff of Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University, Egypt (N = 171)
| Are you willing to take COVID-19 vaccine? | Total | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Not sure | Yes | ||||
| Have you ever postponed a vaccine recommended by the ministry of health/physician because you have doubts about it? | I don't remember | 5 (50.0%) | 2 (20.0%) | 3 (30.0%) | 10 (5.8) | < 0.01* |
| No | 41 (37.6%) | 2 (1.8%) | 66 (60.6%) | 109 (63.7) | ||
| Yes | 34 (65.4%) | 9 (17.3%) | 9 (17.3%) | 52 (30.4) | ||
| I am more likely to contract COVID-19 than other people because of the nature of my job. | Strongly agree/agree | 55 (44.7%) | 6 (4.9%) | 62 (50.4%) | 123 (71.9) | < 0.01* |
| Neutral | 14 (40.0%) | 7 (20.0%) | 14 (40.0%) | 35 (20.5) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 11 (84.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (15.4%) | 13 (7.6) | ||
| Even if I fall ill with another disease, I will not go to hospital because of risk of getting COVID-19 in the hospital. | Strongly agree/agree | 26 (44.1%) | 2 (3.4%) | 31 (52.5%) | 59 (34.5) | .484 |
| Neutral | 31 (50.0%) | 6 (9.7%) | 25 (40.3%) | 62 (36.3) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 23 (46.0%) | 5 (10.0%) | 22 (44.0%) | 50 (29.2) | ||
| I believe I can protect myself against COVID-19 better than other people because I have a good medical background. | Strongly agree/agree | 34 (47.2%) | 4 (5.6%) | 34 (47.2%) | 72 (42.1) | .410 |
| Neutral | 30 (52.6%) | 6 (10.5%) | 21 (36.8%) | 57 (33.3) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 16 (38.1%) | 3 (7.1%) | 23 (54.8%) | 42 (24.6) | ||
| I believe that the number of COVID-19 patients will increase in my country over the next month. | Strongly agree/agree | 59 (50.9%) | 6 (5.2%) | 51 (44.0%) | 116 (67.8) | .172 |
| Neutral | 15 (42.9%) | 5 (14.3%) | 15 (42.9%) | 35 (20.5) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 6 (30.0%) | 2 (10.0%) | 12 (60.0%) | 20 (11.7) | ||
| I believe that community facilities such as educational institutions should be closed in the meantime. | Strongly agree/agree | 55 (51.4%) | 7 (6.5%) | 45 (42.1%) | 107 (62.6) | .079 |
| Neutral | 14 (45.2%) | 5 (16.1%) | 12 (38.7%) | 31 (18.1) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 11 (33.3%) | 1 (3.0%) | 21 (63.6%) | 33 (19.3) | ||
| I believe that all international travel should be banned in the meantime. | Strongly agree/agree | 53 (54.1%) | 9 (9.2%) | 36 (36.7%) | 98 (57.3) | .076 |
| Neutral | 15 (39.5%) | 3 (7.9%) | 20 (52.6%) | 38 (22.2) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 12 (34.3%) | 1 (2.9%) | 22 (62.9%) | 35 (20.5) | ||
| I expect this pandemic to get larger. | Strongly agree/agree | 44 (55.0%) | 6 (7.5%) | 30 (37.5%) | 80 (46.7) | .261 |
| Neutral | 25 (42.4%) | 5 (8.5%) | 29 (49.2%) | 59 (34.5) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 11 (34.4%) | 2 (6.3%) | 19 (59.4%) | 32 (18.7) | ||
| Vaccines are effective at preventing diseases. | Strongly agree/agree | 48 (42.9%) | 5 (4.5%) | 59 (52.7%) | 112 (65.5) | .031* |
| Neutral | 22 (51.2%) | 7 (16.3%) | 14 (32.6%) | 43 (25.1) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 10 (62.5%) | 1 (6.3%) | 5 (31.3%) | 16 (9.4) | ||
| Diseases provide better immunity than vaccines do. | Strongly agree/agree | 21 (53.8%) | 2 (5.1%) | 16 (41.0%) | 39 (22.8) | .293 |
| Neutral | 44 (50.0%) | 8 (9.1%) | 36 (40.9%) | 88 (51.5) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 15 (34.1%) | 3 (6.8%) | 26 (59.1%) | 44 (25.7) | ||
| I believe vaccines are safe. | Strongly agree/agree | 14 (28.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 36 (72.0%) | 50 (29.2) | < 0.01* |
| Neutral | 41 (48.2%) | 8 (9.4%) | 36 (42.4%) | 85 (49.7) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 25 (69.4%) | 5 (13.9%) | 6 (16.7%) | 36 (21.1) | ||
| I’m concerned COVID-19 vaccine might transmit the virus to me. | Strongly agree/agree | 27 (79.4%) | 2 (5.9%) | 5 (14.7%) | 34 (19.9) | < 0.01* |
| Neutral | 21 (51.2%) | 8 (19.5%) | 12 (29.3%) | 41 (24) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 32 (33.3%) | 3 (3.1%) | 61 (63.5%) | 96 (65.1) | ||
| I’m concerned about the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination. | Strongly agree/agree | 61 (57.5%) | 6 (5.7%) | 39 (36.8%) | 106 (62) | < 0.01* |
| Neutral | 15 (31.9%) | 7 (14.9%) | 25 (53.2%) | 47 (27.5) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 4 (22.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 14 (77.8%) | 18 (10.5) | ||
| I’m concerned about the safety of COVID-19 vaccination. | Strongly agree/agree | 69 (60.5%) | 7 (6.1%) | 38 (33.3%) | 114 (66.7) | < 0.01* |
| Neutral | 7 (18.4%) | 6 (15.8%) | 25 (65.8%) | 38 (22.2) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 4 (21.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 15 (78.9%) | 19 (11.1) | ||
| I’m concerned about the long-term side effects of COVID-19 vaccination. | Strongly agree/agree | 68 (57.1%) | 9 (7.6%) | 42 (35.3%) | 119 (69.6) | < 0.01* |
| Neutral | 10 (26.3%) | 4 (10.5%) | 24 (63.2%) | 38 (22.2) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 2 (14.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 12 (85.7%) | 14 (8.1) | ||
| I’m concerned about faulty/fake COVID-19 vaccine. | Strongly agree/agree | 48 (53.3%) | 7 (7.8%) | 35 (38.9%) | 90 (52.6) | .302 |
| Neutral | 19 (43.2%) | 4 (9.1%) | 21 (47.7%) | 44 (25.7) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 13 (35.1%) | 2 (5.4%) | 22 (59.5%) | 37 (21.6) | ||
| I’m concerned it might affect my fertility. | Strongly agree/agree | 24 (64.9%) | 1 (2.7%) | 12 (32.4%) | 37 (21.6) | .145 |
| Neutral | 29 (42.6%) | 7 (10.3%) | 32 (47.1%) | 68 (39.8) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 27 (40.9%) | 5 (7.6%) | 34 (51.5%) | 66 (38.6) | ||
| I’m concerned it might be teratogenic. | Strongly agree/agree | 37 (60.7%) | 5 (8.2%) | 19 (31.1%) | 61 (35.7) | .052 |
| Neutral | 26 (39.4%) | 6 (9.1%) | 34 (51.5%) | 66 (38.6) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 17 (38.6%) | 2 (4.5%) | 25 (56.8%) | 44 (25.7) | ||
| I’m concerned I might have allergy to COVID-19 vaccine. | Strongly agree/agree | 27 (58.7%) | 6 (13.0%) | 13 (28.3%) | 46 (26.9) | .039* |
| Neutral | 28 (43.8%) | 5 (7.8%) | 31 (48.4%) | 64 (37.4) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 25 (41.0%) | 2 (3.3%) | 34 (55.7%) | 61 (35.7) | ||
| I’m concerned it might make my current health condition worse. | Strongly agree/agree | 48 (64.0%) | 7 (9.3%) | 20 (26.7%) | 75 (43.9) | < 0.01* |
| Neutral | 20 (40.8%) | 5 (10.2%) | 24 (49.0%) | 49 (28.7) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 12 (25.5%) | 1 (2.1%) | 34 (72.3%) | 47 (27.5) | ||
| I believe the duration of clinical trials was short. | Strongly agree/agree | 74 (52.9%) | 9 (6.4%) | 57 (40.7%) | 140 (81.9) | < 0.01* |
| Neutral | 6 (30.0%) | 4 (20.0%) | 10 (50.0%) | 20 (11.7) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 11 (100.0%) | 11 (6.4) | ||
| I will only take the COVID-19 vaccine if the vaccine is taken by many in the public. | Strongly agree/agree | 36 (57.1%) | 6 (9.5%) | 21 (33.3%) | 63 (36.8) | .018* |
| Neutral | 25 (45.5%) | 6 (10.9%) | 24 (43.6%) | 55 (32.1) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 19 (35.8%) | 1 (1.9%) | 33 (62.3%) | 53 (31) | ||
| I don’t trust the pharmaceutical companies that developed the COVID-19 vaccine. | Strongly agree/agree | 32 (64.0%) | 1 (2.0%) | 17 (34.0%) | 50 (29.2) | < 0.01* |
| Neutral | 38 (50.0%) | 10 (13.2%) | 28 (36.8%) | 76 (44.4) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 10 (22.2%) | 2 (4.4%) | 33 (73.3%) | 45 (26.3) | ||
| I believe vaccination decreases my chances of getting COVID-19 or its complications. | Strongly agree/agree | 14 (19.2%) | 2 (2.7%) | 57 (78.1%) | 73 (42.7) | < 0.01* |
| Neutral | 45 (66.2%) | 9 (13.2%) | 14 (20.6%) | 68 (39.8) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 21 (70.0%) | 2 (6.7%) | 7 (23.3%) | 30 (17.5) | ||
| I would get the vaccine to prevent transmitting COVID-19 to relatives/friends. | Strongly agree/agree | 19 (23.2%) | 4 (4.9%) | 59 (72.0%) | 82 (48) | < 0.01* |
| Neutral | 37 (66.1%) | 6 (10.7%) | 13 (23.2%) | 56 (32.7) | ||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 24 (72.7%) | 3 (9.1%) | 6 (18.2%) | 33 (19.3) | ||
*Statistically significant differences. All data were analyzed using Fisher’s exact test