Table 2.
Levels of HBM constructs and acceptability of COVID-19 vaccine (N=911) (Line 234)
| HBM constructs | Strongly Disagree (1 point) N (%) |
Disagree (2 points) N (%) |
Neutral (3 points) N (%) |
Agree (4 points) N (%) |
Strongly Agree (5 points) N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perceived susceptibility | |||||
| 1/ Unvaccinated students infected with SARS-CoV-2 during hospital internship | 32 (3.5) | 20 (2.2) | 144 (15.8) | 508 (55.8) | 206 (22.6) |
| 2/ Possible spread of COVID-19 to family and others from HP students | 28 (3.1) | 60 (6.6) | 195 (21.5) | 491 (54.1) | 123 (14.7) |
| 3/ The ease with which healthcare workers get COVID-19 from patient care | 24 (2.6) | 23 (2.5) | 147 (16.2) | 483 (53.3) | 230 (25.4) |
| 4/ Feasible occurrence of adverse effect of the COVID-19 vaccine | 29 (3.2) | 154 (16.9) | 188 (20.7) | 467 (51.4) | 71 (7.8) |
| Mean ± SD: 15.03 ± 2.54 | |||||
| Perceived severity | |||||
| 5/ Those with chronic illnesses will die without the COVID-19 vaccine | 29 (3.2) | 122 (13.5) | 282 (31.1) | 389 (42.9) | 84 (9.3) |
| 6/ Students get serious complications of COVID-19 if not vaccinated | 25 (2.8) | 51 (5.6) | 187 (20.6) | 512 (56.5) | 131 (14.5) |
| Mean ± SD: 7.15 ± 1.46 | |||||
| Perceived barriers | |||||
| 7/Vaccine not safe due to rapid research | 17 (1.9) | 211 (23.2) | 420 (46.1) | 211 (23.2) | 52 (5.7) |
| 8/Difficult access tovaccination if not free | 26 (2.9) | 171 (18.9) | 344 (37.9) | 309 (34.1) | 57 (6.3) |
| 9/Adverse effects of vaccine cause death | 41 (4.5) | 216 (23.8) | 293 (32.2) | 328 36.1) | 31 (3.4) |
| 10/Current vaccine having little efficacy and serious adverse effects | 39 (4.3) | 259 (28.4) | 394 (43.2) | 190 (20.9) | 29 (3.2) |
| Mean ± SD: 12.30 ± 2.64 | |||||
| Perceived benefits | |||||
| 11/Vaccine effectively prevents the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus | 41 (4.5) | 26 (2.9) | 176 (19.4) | 528 (58.2) | 136 (15) |
| 12/Immunization protecting me from getting coronavirus | 25 (2.8) | 41 (4.5) | 197 (21.7) | 499 (55.1) | 144 (15.9) |
| Mean ± SD: 7.50 ± 1.46 | |||||
| Cues to actions | |||||
| 13/ Health authorities ensure safe and effective vaccination | 21 (2.3) | 30 (3.3) | 193 (21.3) | 539 (59.4) | 124 (13.7) |
| 14/ Mass media appreciate the effectiveness and safety of the Covid-19 vaccine | 27 (3.0) | 12 (1.3) | 149 (16.4) | 549 (60.5) | 170 (18.7) |
| 15/ Manufacturers do not disclose information about the adverse effects of vaccines | 23 (2.5) | 171 (18.9) | 417 (46) | 253 (27.9) | 42 (4.6) |
| Mean ± SD: 10.83 ± 1.67 | |||||
| Outcome variable: Vaccine acceptability | |||||
| Do you accept to get vaccinated? | |||||
| 1.Yes | 2. Need time to think again | 3. No | |||
| Acceptance | Hesitancy | Refusal | |||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
| 95% Confidence | 95% Confidence Interval | 95% Confidence | |||
| Interval (CI) | (CI) | Interval (CI) | |||
| 525 (58.0%) | 366 (40.4%) | 14 (1.5%) | |||
| 95% CI: 54.7% - 61.3% | 95% CI: 37.2% - 43.7% | 95% CI: 0.8% - 2.6% | |||