Table 2.
Intention to vaccinate children by different sample characteristics presented as means (SD) or frequencies (percentages)
| A |
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| No |
Not Sure |
Yes |
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| (N=396,48.4%) | (N=176,21.5%) | (N=247,30.2%) | Chi-square | P-Value | |
| How many children do you have? | 3.558 | 0.74 | |||
| One | 76 (19.2) | 30 (17.0) | 46 (18.6) | ||
| Two | 126 (31.8) | 62 (35.2) | 77 (31.2) | ||
| Three | 78 (19.7) | 42 (23.9) | 50 (20.2) | ||
| Four children or more | 116 (29.3) | 42 (23.9) | 74 (30.0) | ||
| Children age | |||||
| Less than one year | 40 (10.1) | 16 (9.1) | 25 (10.1) | 0.161 | 0.923 |
| 1–3 years | 133 (33.6) | 60 (34.1) | 81 (32.8) | 0.084 | 0.959 |
| 4–6 years | 160 (40.4) | 67 (38.1) | 91 (36.8) | 0.867 | 0.648 |
| 7–12 years | 204 (51.5) | 84 (47.7) | 118 (47.8) | 1.157 | 0.561 |
| 13–17 years | 125 (31.6) | 55 (31.3) | 79 (32.0) | 0.027 | 0.987 |
| 18 years or more | 59 (14.9) | 33 (18.8) | 52 (21.1) | 4.186 | 0.123 |
| Participant age | 4.743 | 0.78 | |||
| 18-29 | 74 (18.7) | 34 (19.3) | 38 (15.4) | ||
| 30-39 | 168 (42.4) | 69 (39.2) | 107 (43.3) | ||
| 40-49 | 95 (24.0) | 45 (25.6) | 56 (22.7) | ||
| 50-59 | 56 (14.1) | 25 (14.2) | 41 (16.6) | ||
| 60 or more | 3 (.8) | 3 (1.7) | 5 (2.0) | ||
| Children’s sex | 9.59 | 0.05 | |||
| Girls | 64 (16.2) | 43 (24.4) | 41 (16.6) | ||
| Boys | 111 (28.0) | 33 (18.8) | 60 (24.3) | ||
| Both (Girls and boys) | 221 (55.8) | 100 (56.8) | 146 (59.1) | ||
| Marital status | 2.986 | 0.23 | |||
| Other | 49 (12.4) | 31 (17.6) | 38 (15.4) | ||
| Married | 347 (87.6) | 145 (82.4) | 209 (84.6) | ||
| Residence | 22.384 | <.001 | |||
| North region | 94 (23.7) | 28 (15.9) | 39 (15.8) | ||
| South region | 19 (4.8) | 22 (12.5) | 25 (10.1) | ||
| Zarqa | 56 (14.1) | 32 (18.2) | 30 (12.1) | ||
| Middle region | 26 (6.6) | 12 (6.8) | 23 (9.3) | ||
| Amman | 201 (50.8) | 82 (46.6) | 130 (52.6) | ||
| Sex | 0.289 | 0.87 | |||
| Female | 283 (71.5) | 122 (69.3) | 176 (71.3) | ||
| Male | 113 (28.5) | 54 (30.7) | 71 (28.7) | ||
| Smoking | 0.895 | 0.93 | |||
| No | 300 (75.8) | 132 (75.0) | 187 (75.7) | ||
| Ex-smoker | 12 (3.0) | 8 (4.5) | 8 (3.2) | ||
| Yes | 84 (21.2) | 36 (20.5) | 52 (21.1) | ||
| Education level | 6.593 | 0.58 | |||
| High school or less | 66 (16.7) | 37 (21.0) | 46 (18.6) | ||
| University student | 5 (1.3) | 2 (1.1) | 3 (1.2) | ||
| Diploma | 42 (10.6) | 10 (5.7) | 18 (7.3) | ||
| Bachelor’s degree | 210 (53.0) | 90 (51.1) | 126 (51.0) | ||
| Postgrad | 73 (18.4) | 37 (21.0) | 54 (21.9) | ||
| Household average monthly income | 21.045 | <.001 | |||
| Less than $700 | 159 (40.2) | 51 (29.0) | 65 (26.3) | ||
| $700-$1400 | 169 (42.7) | 79 (44.9) | 110 (44.5) | ||
| More than $1400 | 68 (17.2) | 46 (26.1) | 72 (29.1) | ||
| Are you working/studying in a medical field? | 8.184 | 0.02 | |||
| Yes | 128 (32.3) | 61 (34.7) | 107 (43.3) | ||
| No | 268 (67.7) | 115 (65.3) | 140 (56.7) | ||
| Do you have a Chronic disease? | 40 (10.1) | 22 (12.5) | 39 (15.8) | 4.559 | 0.10 |
| Yes | |||||
| No | 356 (89.9) | 154 (87.5) | 208 (84.2) | ||
| Do you know somebody close to you that was infected with COVID-19? | 11.008 | 0.03 | |||
| No | 164 (41.4) | 77 (43.8) | 99 (40.1) | ||
| Not sure | 44 (11.1) | 21 (11.9) | 12 (4.9) | ||
| Yes | 188 (47.5) | 12 (44.3) | 136 (55.1) | ||
| Has any of your children ever been infected with COVID-19? | 10.114 | 0.04 | |||
| No | 268 (67.8) | 117 (66.5) | 141 (57.6) | ||
| Not sure | 36 (9.1) | 24 (13.6) | 32 (13.1) | ||
| Yes | 91 (23.0) | 32 (19.9) | 72 (29.4) | ||
| Have you ever been infected with COVID-19? | 9.483 | 0.05 | |||
| No | 208 (52.5) | 99 (56.3) | 134 (54.3) | ||
| Not sure | 45 (11.4) | 25 (14.2) | 16 (6.5) | ||
| Yes | 143 (36.1) | 52 (29.5) | 97 (39.3) | ||
| In your opinion, what is the likelihood that your children will be infected with COVID-19 during the next 6 months? | 22.80 | <.001 | |||
| I do not think that my child will be infected | 129 (32.6) | 45 (25.6) | 77 (31.2) | ||
| I think that my child will be infected and his symptoms will be mild | 190 (48.0) | 101 (57.4) | 141 (57.1) | ||
| I don’t now | 59 (14.9) | 22 (12.5) | 11 (4.5) | ||
| I think that my child will be infected and his symptoms will be severe | 18 (4.5) | 8 (4.5) | 18 (7.3) | ||
| Child risk toward COVID-19 | 64 (16.2) | 21 (11.9) | 30 (12.1) | 2.859 | 0.24 |
| high risk | |||||
| Low risk | 332 (83.8) | 155 (88.1) | 217 (87.9) | ||
| Knowledge level | 1.01 | 0.60 | |||
| Low | 273 (68.9) | 120 (98.2) | 161 (65.2) | ||
| High | 123 (31.1) | 56 (31.8) | 86 (34.8) | ||
| Practice level | 13.127 | <.001 | |||
| Low | 252 (63.6) | 107 (60.8) | 122 (49.4) | ||
| High | 144 (36.4) | 69 (39.2) | 125 (50.6) | ||
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Have you taken or planning to take COVID-19 vaccine? yes |
331 (83.6) | 158 (89.8) | 240 (97.2) | 28.814 | <.001 |
| No | 65 (16.4) | 18 (10.2) | 7 (2.8) | ||
| continuous variable for vaccine intention | No (N = 396,48.4%) Median (25–75) |
Not Sure (N = 176,21.5%) Median (25–75) |
Yes (N = 247,30.2%) Median (25–75) |
P-Value | |
| How Dangerous COVID-19 in your health? | 2.92 (±1.25) | 3.31 (±1.1) | 3.43 (±1.13) | ||
| <.001 | |||||
| In your opinion, how dangerous is COVID-19 on your children? | 2.85 (±1.43) | 3.01(±1.03) | 3.39 (±1.22) | <.001 | |
| How effective is the use of COVID-19 vaccine for your children ? | 2.11 (±1.08) | 3.00 (±1.03) | 3.47 (±1.06) | <.001 | |
| How safe is the use of COVID-19 vaccine for your children ? | 1.69 (±.99) | 2.63 (±.93) | 3.36 (±1.08) | <.001 | |