Table 3.
Attitude related to COVID-19 vaccine and government’s decisions by pre-clinical/clinical status.
| Question | Pre-Clinical (n = 683) n (%) |
Clinical (n = 762) n (%) |
Total (n = 1445) n (%) |
p-Value | (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Are you concerned about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine? | <0.001 | (1.23–1.34) | |||
| Yes | 410 (58) | 297 (42) | 707 (48.9) | ||
| No | 236 (36.3) | 414 (63.7) | 650 (45) | ||
| I don’t know | 37 (42) | 51 (58) | 88 (6.1) | ||
| Are you concerned about the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine? | <0.001 | (1.22–1.32) | |||
| Yes | 432 (56.8) | 328 (43.2) | 760 (52.6) | ||
| No | 219 (35.7) | 394 (64.3) | 613 (42.4) | ||
| I don’t know | 32 (44.4) | 40 (55.6) | 72 (5) | ||
| Should the COVID-19 vaccine be taken annually? | <0.001 | (2.56–2.68) | |||
| Yes | 87 (39.4) | 134 (60.6) | 221 (15.3) | ||
| No | 147 (33.9) | 287 (66.1) | 434 (30) | ||
| I don’t know | 449 (56.8) | 341 (43.2) | 790 (54.7) | ||
| Do you trust the Ministry of Health when it comes to information about the COVID-19 vaccine? | <0.001 | (1.8–1.9) | |||
| Yes | 382 (37.3) | 642 (62.7) | 1024 (70.9) | ||
| No | 261 (79.8) | 66 (20.2) | 327 (22.6) | ||
| I don’t know | 40 (42.6) | 54 (57.4) | 94 (6.5) | ||
| Do you agree with the government’s decision about the COVID-19 vaccine being a requirement to enter a university facility? | <0.001 | (1.85–1.96) | |||
| Yes | 350 (37.2) | 590 (62.8) | 940 (65) | ||
| No | 273 (70.5) | 114 (29.5) | 387 (26.8) | ||
| I don’t know | 60 (50.8) | 58 (49.2) | 118 (8.2) | ||
| In your opinion, what is the best way to deal with the vaccine? | <0.001 | (1.76–2.02) | |||
| Free choice to take the vaccine or not | 309 (68.1) | 145 (31.9) | 454 (31.4) | ||
| Imposing vaccination on specific groups of people | 38 (39.2) | 59 (60.8) | 97 (6.7) | ||
| Make it mandatory for everyone | 99 (35.4) | 181 (64.6) | 280 (19.4) | ||
| Make it a requirement in transportation and workplace | 168 (36.8) | 289 (63.2) | 457 (31.6) | ||
| I am not sure | 69 (43.9) | 88 (56.1) | 157 (10.9) | ||
| Does the rapid development of the COVID-19 vaccine play any role in the refusal or hesitancy of the population? | <0.001 | (1.73–1.85) | |||
| Yes | 285 (33.2) | 574 (66.8) | 859 (59.4) | ||
| No | 268 (78.8) | 72 (21.2) | 340 (23.5) | ||
| I don’t know | 130 (52.8) | 116 (47.2) | 246 (17) | ||
| If the government canceled the precautions, would you wear the mask even though you received a vaccine? | <0.001 | (1.88–1.98) | |||
| Yes | 214 (36.9) | 366 (63.1) | 580 (40.1) | ||
| No | 393 (56.6) | 301 (43.4) | 694 (48) | ||
| I don’t know | 76 (44.4) | 95 (55.6) | 171 (11.8) | ||
| Do you think people would take the COVID-19 vaccine even if it costs money? | <0.001 | (1.98–2.08) | |||
| Yes | 174 (38.5) | 278 (61.5) | 452 (31.3) | ||
| No | 389 (53.8) | 334 (46.2) | 723 (50) | ||
| I don’t know | 120 (44.4) | 150 (55.6) | 270 (18.7) | ||
| Do you feel anxious about the long-term side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine? | <0.001 | (1.79–1.90) | |||
| Yes | 159 (39.5) | 244 (60.5) | 403 (27.9) | ||
| No | 452 (51.5) | 425 (48.5) | 877 (60.7) | ||
| I don’t know | 72 (43.6) | 93 (56.4) | 165 (11.4) | ||
| Do you think the COVID-19 vaccine will return life to what it was before the pandemic? | <0.001 | (2.02–2.12) | |||
| Yes | 215 (38.7) | 341 (61.3) | 556 (38.5) | ||
| No | 353 (59) | 245 (41) | 598 (41.1) | ||
| I don’t know | 115 (39.5) | 176 (60.5) | 291 (20.1) | ||
| COVID-19 vaccine is a requirement to enter a university facility; if it wasn’t a requirement, would you still take the COVID-19 vaccine? | <0.001 | (2.16–2.23) | |||
| Yes | 340 (35.3) | 624 (64.7) | 964 (66.7) | ||
| No | 293 (76.3) | 91 (23.7) | 384 (26.6) | ||
| I don’t know | 50 (51.5) | 47 (48.5) | 97 (6.7) |