Table 3.
Awareness and risk perception of COVID-19 vaccine among study participants.
| Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Awareness of COVID-19 vaccination | |
| Symptom of COVID-19 | |
| Yes | 47 (64.4) |
| No/not sure | 26 (35.6) |
| Tested for COVID-19 | |
| Yes | 34 (46.6) |
| No | 38 (52.1) |
| Tested positive for COVID-19 ǂ | |
| Yes | 14 (41.2) |
| No | 20 (58.8) |
| Aware that COVID-19 vaccines have been developed | |
| Yes | 71 (97.3) |
| No | 1 (1.4) |
| Have you been vaccinated against COVID-19 | |
| Yes | 5 (6.8) |
| No | 67 (91.8) |
| Will you be willing to take COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available in your country? | |
| Yes (willing) | 48 (65.8) |
| No/not sure (refusal/hesitancy) | 19 (26.0) |
| Risk perception of COVID-19 vaccination | |
| Do you think COVID-19 virus is real | |
| Yes | 68 (93.2) |
| No/not sure | 5 (6.8) |
| COVID-19 vaccine can prevent COVID-19 infection and its complications | |
| Strongly agree | 17 (23.3) |
| Agree | 25 (34.2) |
| Don’t know | 15 (20.5) |
| Disagree | 8 (11.0) |
| Strongly disagree | 1 (1.4) |
| Perception of risk of dying from COVID-19 infection | |
| Very high | 13 (17.8) |
| High | 25 (34.2) |
| Unlikely | 7 (9.6) |
| Low | 18 (24.7) |
| Very low | 8 (11.0) |
| Perception of risk of becoming infected | |
| Very high | 12 (16.4) |
| High | 35 (47.9) |
| Unlikely | 8 (11.0) |
| Low | 16 (21.9) |
| Very low | 2 (2.7) |
ǂ = denominators are those that were tested for COVID-19.