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. 2022 Mar 3;18(5):2044257. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2044257

Table 2.

Intention to vaccinate children by different sample characteristics presented as means (SD) or frequencies (percentages)

  A
 
 
No
Not Sure
Yes
 
 
(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)    
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