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Table 5.

Relationship between information sources and COVID-19 vaccine literacy.

Category		N	VL Functional Score		VL Interactive Score		VL Critical Score		VL Score
Category		N	Mean ± SD	p Value	Mean ± SD	p Value	Mean ± SD	p Value	Mean ± SD	p Value
Traditional mainstream media	Yes	251	4.46 ± 0.68	0.028 ¹	3.60 ± 0.95	0.035	3.33 ± 1.05	0.274	3.76 ± 0.69	0.034
Traditional mainstream media	No	111	4.28 ± 0.83	0.028 ¹	3.41 ± 0.93	0.035	3.18 ± 1.19	0.274	3.58 ± 0.78	0.034
Official government websites	Yes	240	4.49 ± 0.69	0.003	3.69 ± 0.92	<0.001	3.39 ± 1.07	0.014	3.82 ± 0.69	<0.001
Official government websites	No	122	4.25 ± 0.79	0.003	3.25 ± 0.93	<0.001	3.08 ± 1.11	0.014	3.47 ± 0.73	<0.001
Community advocacy	Yes	194	4.48 ± 0.70	0.025	3.73 ± 0.90	<0.001	3.41 ± 1.11	0.013	3.84 ± 0.70	<0.001
Community advocacy	No	168	4.32 ± 0.76	0.025	3.33 ± 0.96	<0.001	3.13 ± 1.07	0.013	3.54 ± 0.72	<0.001
Interpersonal communication	Yes	114	4.39 ± 0.80	0.601	3.73 ± 0.96	0.006	3.41 ± 1.13	0.069	3.82 ± 0.74	0.033
Interpersonal communication	No	248	4.42 ± 0.70	0.601	3.46 ± 0.93	0.006	3.22 ± 1.08	0.069	3.65 ± 0.71	0.033
Medical Institution or Medical Worker	Yes	191	4.45 ± 0.70	0.281	3.69 ± 0.90	0.001	3.38 ± 1.05	0.060	3.81 ± 0.68	0.004
Medical Institution or Medical Worker	No	171	4.36 ± 0.77	0.281	3.38 ± 0.97	0.001	3.17 ± 1.13	0.060	3.59 ± 0.75	0.004
Social media	Yes	201	4.45 ± 0.70	0.268	3.72 ± 0.91	<0.001	3.42 ± 1.06	0.004	3.84 ± 0.71	<0.001
Social media	No	161	4.36 ± 0.77	0.268	3.32 ± 0.94	<0.001	3.11 ± 1.12	0.004	3.54 ± 0.71	<0.001
Search engine	Yes	215	4.43 ± 0.73	0.273	3.65 ± 0.91	0.019	3.34 ± 1.07	0.234	3.77 ± 0.71	0.047
Search engine	No	147	4.38 ± 0.74	0.273	3.40 ± 0.98	0.019	3.20 ± 1.12	0.234	3.61 ± 0.74	0.047

¹ Bold: It means that p value is less than 0.05, indicating there is a statistical significant difference.