TABLE 4.

Bivariate analysis of factors associated with willingness to take COVID-19 vaccines.

Characteristic	Categories	Willing to take COVID-19 vaccines				p †
		No		Yes
		n	%	n	%
Age	18–29	290	18.4	1287	81.6	< 0.001
	30–49	92	16.1	478	83.9	-
	50 and above	13	6.1	200	93.9	-
	Total	395	16.7	1965	83.3	-
Gender	Male	151	18.2	677	81.8	0.138
	Female	243	16.1	1268	83.9	-
	Other	1	4.8	20	95.2	-
	Total	395	16.7	1965	83.3	-
Highest level of education	Up to grade 12	146	20.0	584	80.0	< 0.001
	Diploma and undergraduate degree	135	17.8	625	82.2	-
	Postgraduate degree	111	12.8	755	87.2	-
	Total	392	16.6	1964	83.4	-
University status (position)	Student	360	18.6	1573	81.4	< 0.001
	Professional staff	15	10.9	123	89.1	-
	Academic staff	10	4.2	226	95.8	-
	Services	9	18.4	40	81.6	-
	Total	394	16.7	1962	83.3	-
Perceiving COVID-19 vaccines are safe	Agree	31	2.7	1103	97.3	< 0.001
	Somewhat agree	113	13.4	728	86.6	-
	Somewhat disagree	127	56.2	99	43.8	-
	Disagree	123	78.3	34	21.7	-
	Total	394	16.7	1964	83.3	-
Perceiving COVID-19 vaccine are effective	Agree	69	4.7	1390	95.3	< 0.001
	Somewhat agree	168	25.1	501	74.9	-
	Somewhat disagree	70	57.9	51	42.1	-
	Disagree	86	80.4	21	19.6	-
	Total	393	16.7	1963	83.3	-
Perceiving risk of getting COVID-19 is low	No	362	16.3	1858	83.7	0.026
	Yes	33	23.6	107	76.4	-
	Total	395	16.7	1965	83.3	-
Being against vaccines in general	No	336	14.8	1932	85.2	< 0.001
	Yes	59	64.1	33	35.9	-
	Total	395	16.7	1965	83.3	-

COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.

^†, p-value based on the Chi-Square test.