Table 3.

Sources of COVID-19 vaccination information, support, and trust among adults in Mpumalanga, South Africa, stratified by vaccination status*

	Unvaccinated (n = 17 158)		Vaccinated (n = 17424)		Total (n = 34 582)
	n	95% CI	n	95% CI	n	95% CI
Sources for COVID-19 vaccine information:
TV	9852	57.4 (53.8-61.0)	10 604	60.9 (57.5-64.1)	20 457	59.2 (56.7-61.6)
Radio	7276	42.4 (38.9-46.0)	8668	49.7 (46.4-53.1)	15 944	46.1 (43.7-48.6)
Social media	5171	30.1 (26.8-33.7)	3404	19.5 (16.9-22.5)	8576	24.8 (22.6-27.1)
Community meetings	2403	14.0 (11.7-16.7)	2530	14.5 (12.4-17.0)	4934	14.3 (12.6-16.1)
Healthcare facilities	2424	14.1 (11.8-16.8)	2480	14.2 (12.1-16.6)	4904	14.2 (12.6-15.9)
Family or friends	960	5.6 (4.1-7.5)	822	4.7 (3.5-6.4)	1782	5.2 (4.1-6.4)
Newspapers	275	1.6 (0.9-2.9)	171	1.0 (0.5-1.9)	446	1.3 (0.8-2.0)
Trusted sources for accurate vaccine information:
Doctors	10 284	59.9 (56.3-63.4)	9773	56.1 (52.8-59.4)	20 057	58.0 (55.5-60.4)
Nurses	7859	45.8 (42.2-49.5)	9105	52.3 (48.9-55.6)	16 964	49.1 (46.6-51.5)
Government officials	2351	13.7 (11.4-16.4)	3162	18.1 (15.7-20.9)	5512	15.9 (14.2-17.8)
Community leaders	1288	7.5 (5.8-9.7)	1683	9.7 (7.9-11.8)	2970	8.6 (7.3-10.1)
Celebrities	1051	6.1 (4.6-8.1)	1085	6.2 (4.8-8.1)	2136	6.2 (5.1-7.5)
Family or friends	1066	6.2 (4.7-8.2)	1056	6.1 (4.6-7.9)	2122	6.1 (5.0-7.5)
Traditional healers	286	1.7 (0.9-2.9)	290	1.7 (1.0-2.7)	576	1.7 (1.1-2.4)
Perceived leader support of COVID-19 vaccines:
Traditional leaders	8434	49.2 (45.5-52.8)	10 339	59.3 (56.0-62.6)	18 773	54.3 (51.8-56.7)
Healthcare workers	9118	53.1 (49.5-56.8)	9295	53.3 (50.0-56.7)	18 413	53.2 (50.8-55.7)
Political leaders	6606	38.5 (35.0-42.1)	8119	46.6 (43.3-49.9)	14 725	42.6 (40.2-45.0)
Teachers	5735	33.4 (30.0-37.0)	5927	34.0 (30.9-37.3)	11 662	33.7 (31.4-36.1)
Religious leaders	5481	31.9 (28.6-35.4)	6055	34.8 (31.6-38.0)	11 536	33.4 (31.1-35.7)

CI – Confidence interval

*All counts (n), percentages (%), and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) are weighted values, including those for missing data.