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. 2022 Jun 30;50:42. doi: 10.1186/s41182-022-00434-3

Table 3.

Beliefs of hemodialysis patients regarding COVID‐19 vaccination (n = 237)

Statement Total (n = 237) VA (n = 138) VH (n = 63) VR (n = 36) P
COVID‐19 vaccine is important 153 (64.6) 119 (86.2) 28 (44.4) 6 (16.7) <0.001*
COVID‐19 vaccination to everyone in the community is important 139 (58.6) 112 (81.2) 22 (34.9) 5 (13.9) <0.001*
COVID‐19 vaccination should always be compulsory 136 (57.4) 108 (78.3) 22 (34.9) 6 (16.7) <0.001*
Concerns about COVID‐19 vaccination 141 (59.5) 116 (84.1) 22 (34.9) 3 (8.3) <0.001*
COVID‐19 vaccination of should always be compulsory for HCWs 166 (70) 119 (86.2) 32 (50.8) 15 (41.7) <0.001*
Approval of the vaccine guarantees its safety 107 (45.1) 85 (61.6) 13 (20.6) 9 (25) <0.001*
Vaccination is the best preventive measure for COVID‐19 124 (52.3) 102 (73.9) 18 (28.6) 4 (11.1) <0.001*
COVID‐19 vaccine may have adverse effects 174 (73.4) 107 (77.5) 45 (71.4) 22 (61.1) 0.129
COVID‐19 vaccine may be ineffective 165 (69.6) 101 (73.2) 45 (71.4) 19 (52.8) 0.057
A prior bad experience with any vaccines 30 (12.7) 22 (15.9) 5 (7.9) 3 (8.3) 0.201
Against vaccination in general 33 (13.9) 11 (8) 15 (23.8) 7 (19.4) 0.006*
I fear getting COVID‐19 infection from the vaccine 152 (64.1) 89 (64.5) 43 (68.3) 20 (55.6) 0.445
You are not at elevated risk of complications following COVID‐19 infection 98 (41.4) 54 (39.1) 29 (46) 15 (41.7) 0.655
You are not at high risk to get COVID‐19 infection 117 (49.4) 69 (50) 33 (52.4) 15 (41.7) 0.577

* VA: vaccine acceptant; VH: vaccine hesitant; VR: vaccine resistant, P value < 0.05