Table 2. COVID-19 awareness, perceptions and vaccine acceptability by pregnancy status.
Pregnant | Non-pregnant | Total | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
n = 387 | n = 448 | n = 835 | ||
Has heard of COVID-19 | 360 (93.0) | 432 (96.4) | 792 (94.9) | 0.04 |
Has heard of COVID-19 vaccine | 336 (86.8) | 397 (88.6) | 733 (87.9) | 0.44 |
Agrees that COVID-19 is in Cameroon | 309 (79.8) | 352 (78.6) | 661 (79.2) | 0.64 |
Worried about COVID-19 in self | 239 (61.8) | 289 (64.5) | 528 (63.2) | 0.38 |
Worried about COVID-19 in friends/family | 275 (71.1) | 334 (74.6) | 609 (72.9) | 0.42 |
Knows someone who had COVID-19 | 80 (20.7) | 139 (31.0) | 219 (26.2) | <0.01 |
Thinks the COVID-19 Vaccine Works | 0.04 | |||
Yes | 132 (38.3) | 135 (33.1) | 267 (35.5) | |
Not sure | 62 (18.0) | 104 (25.5) | 166 (22.0) | |
No | 151 (43.8) | 169 (41.4) | 320 (42.5) | |
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability for Self | 0.11 | |||
Definitely Yes | 36 (9.3) | 45 (10.0) | 81 (9.7) | |
Maybe | 72 (18.6) | 104 (23.2) | 176 (21.1) | |
Not Sure | 99 (25.6) | 95 (21.2) | 194 (23.2) | |
Definitely No | 180 (46.5) | 204 (45.5) | 384 (46.0) | |
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability for Children** | 0.42 | |||
Definitely Yes | 37 (9.6) | 44 (9.8) | 81 (9.7) | |
Maybe | 63 (16.3) | 86 (19.2) | 149 (17.8) | |
Not Sure | 93 (24.0) | 115 (25.7) | 208 (24.9) | |
Definitely No | 189 (48.8) | 202 (45.1) | 391 (46.8) | |
Vaccine Acceptability if Produced in Africa | 0.98 | |||
Definitely Yes | 102 (26.4) | 109 (24.3) | 211 (25.3) | |
Maybe | 111 (28.7) | 119 (26.6) | 230 (27.5) | |
Not Sure | 84 (21.7) | 112 (25.0) | 196 (23.5) | |
Definitely Not | 90 (23.3) | 108 (24.1) | 198 (23.7) | |
Top Source for Health Information | 0.11 | |||
Hospital or Medical Clinic | 274 (70.8) | 310 (69.2) | 584 (69.9) | |
Radio | 42 (10.9) | 50 (11.2) | 92 (11.0) | |
Social Media | 18 (4.7) | 27 (6.0) | 45 (5.4) | |
Ministry of Health | 16 (4.1) | 17 (3.8) | 33 (4.0) | |
School | 16 (4.1) | 11 (2.5) | 27 (3.2) | |
Newspapers or Books | 13 (3.4) | 10 (2.2) | 23 (2.8) | |
Friends or Family | 6 (1.6) | 8 (1.8) | 14 (1.7) | |
Church or Ministry | 0 (0.0) | 9 (2.0) | 9 (1.1) | |
Unspecified | 2 (0.5) | 6 (1.3) | 8 (1.0) |
*Among n = 589 with children