Table 2.
Knowledge, attitudes, perception about COVID-19 infection and vaccine among participants (n = 237)
| Variables | Total | VA | VH | VR | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 237) | (n = 138) | (n = 63) | (n = 36) | ||
| Self-rated knowledge level about COVID-19 | |||||
| Very bad | 22 (9.3) | 12 (8.7) | 6 (9.5) | 4 (11.1) | 0.226 |
| Bad | 72 (30.4) | 37 (26.8) | 19 (30.2) | 16 (44.4) | |
| Average | 127 (53.6) | 80 (58) | 34 (54) | 13 (36.1) | |
| Good | 12 (5.1) | 6 (4.3) | 3 (4.8) | 3 (8.3) | |
| Very good | 4 (1.7) | 3 (2.2) | 1 (1.6) | 0 | |
| COVID-19 information sources | |||||
| Very little | 11 (4.6) | 2 (1.4) | 6 (9.5) | 3 (8.3) | 0.165 |
| Little | 69 (29.1) | 38 (27.5) | 17 (27) | 14 (38.9) | |
| Somewhat | 133 (56.1) | 84 (60.9) | 35 (55.6) | 14 (38.9) | |
| Much | 21 (8.9) | 11 (8) | 5 (7.9) | 5 (13.9) | |
| So much | 3 (1.3) | 3 (2.2) | 0 | ||
| Belief of chronic renal failure association with higher risk of COVID-19 | 122 (51.5) | 88 (63.8) | 30 (47.6) | 4 (11.1) | <0.001* |
| Perception of increased severity of COVID-19 in patients with chronic renal failure | 122 (51.5) | 84 (60.9) | 32 (50.8) | 6 (16.7) | <0.001* |
| Beliefs about conventional vaccination | |||||
| Efficacy, median (min–max) | 5 (0–10) | 6 (0–10) | 5 (0–10) | 5 (0–10) | <0.001* |
| Security, median (min–max) | 5 (0–10) | 6.5 (0–10) | 5 (0–10) | 5 (0–10) | <0.001* |
| Usefulness, median (min–max) | 6 (0–10) | 7 (0–10) | 6 (0–10) | 5 (0–10) | 0.004* |
| Estimated knowledge, median (min–max) | 5 (0–10) | 5 (0–10) | 5 (0–10) | 5 (0–10) | 0.050* |
* VA: vaccine acceptant; VH: vaccine hesitant; VR: vaccine resistant, P value < 0.05