Table 3.
Participants’ knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19 vaccine and vaccination and willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccine (Yes, No and Not sure) (n = 526).
| Variables | Willing to receive COVID 19 vaccine |
Total population |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes |
No |
Unsure |
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Have you receive influenza vaccine during the last five years? | ||||||||||
| Yes | 236 | 39 % | 105 | 17 % | 185 | 30 % | 526 | 87 % | ||
| No | 28 | 5 % | 26 | 4 % | 28 | 5 % | 82 | 13 % | ||
| Are you aware that Oman is planning for the introduction of COVID-19 vaccine once available in coming months? | ||||||||||
| Yes | 259 | 43 % | 124 | 20 % | 200 | 33 % | 583 | 96 % | ||
| No | 5 | 1 % | 7 | 1 % | 11 | 2 % | 23 | 4 % | ||
| COVID-19 vaccination can protect me from getting infected by SARS-CoV-2. | ||||||||||
| Strongly agree | 83 | 14 % | 0 | 0 % | 10 | 2 % | 93 | 15 % | ||
| Agree | 136 | 22 % | 18 | 3 % | 60 | 10 % | 214 | 35 % | ||
| Neutral | 31 | 5 % | 57 | 9 % | 115 | 19 % | 203 | 33 % | ||
| Disagree | 10 | 2 % | 39 | 6 % | 19 | 3 % | 68 | 11 % | ||
| Strongly disagree | 4 | 1 % | 17 | 3 % | 7 | 1 % | 28 | 5 % | ||
| COVID-19 vaccination will protect my family as well if they are also vaccinated. | ||||||||||
| Strongly agree | 96 | 16 % | 1 | 0 % | 15 | 2 % | 112 | 19 % | ||
| Agree | 139 | 23 % | 20 | 3 % | 73 | 12 % | 232 | 38 % | ||
| Neutral | 250 | 41 % | 59 | 10 % | 109 | 18 % | 193 | 32 % | ||
| Disagree | 4 | 1 % | 35 | 6 % | 13 | 2 % | 52 | 9 % | ||
| Strongly disagree | 0 | 0 % | 15 | 2 % | 1 | 0 % | 16 | 3 % | ||
| One of the ways to prevent COVID-19 complication is through COVID-19 vaccination. | ||||||||||
| Strongly agree | 106 | 18 % | 2 | 0 % | 17 | 3 % | 125 | 21 % | ||
| Agree | 141 | 24 % | 23 | 4 % | 94 | 16 % | 258 | 44 % | ||
| Neutral | 45 | 8 % | 10 | 2 % | 84 | 14 % | 123 | 21 % | ||
| Disagree | 7 | 1 % | 39 | 7 % | 12 | 2 % | 58 | 10 % | ||
| Strongly disagree | 0 | 0 % | 21 | 4 % | 4 | 1 % | 25 | 4 % | ||