Table 3.
Agreement among dentists/dental students in different countries to accept a COVID-19 vaccine. Data are presented as %.
| Pakistan | Egypt | India | KSA | Malaysia | Brazil | Turkey | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 69.8% | 33% | 75.6% | 62.5% | 97.5% | 96.3% | 72.8% | 72.5% |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18–29 years | 69% | 29.2% | 71.2% | 62.5% | 98.2% | 96.3% | 66.1% | 72.4% |
| 30–49 years | 92.9% | 32.3% | 86.2% | 61.7% | 96% | 95.6% | 86.2% | 72.5% |
| ≥ 50 years | 0% | 42.9% | 83.3% * | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100%* | 76.3% |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 80.4% | 40.4% | 81.3% | 64.1% | 98% | 97.7% | 81.4% | 72.9% |
| Female | 68.3% | 23.9% | 74.2% | 60.5% | 97.3% | 95.9% | 65.3% | 72.4% |
| Profession | ||||||||
| Dentist | 70.1% | 33% | 81.2% | 65.3% | 97.5% | 97.1% | 84.9% | 74.4% |
| Dental student | 69.6% | 33.3% | 67.7% ** | 58.9% | 97.7% | 95.2% | 56.4% ** | 70.2% |
| Comorbidity | ||||||||
| No | 70.4% | 32.9% | 75.7% | 62.9% | 97.4% | 97.1% | 72.4% | 73.2% |
| Yes | 53.3% | 33.3% | 75% | 59% | 100% | 92% | 80% | 66.2% |
| Previous COVID-19 infection | ||||||||
| No | 70.3% | 30.3% | 74.9% | 63% | 97.5% | 96% | 71.6% | 72.9% |
| Yes | 66% | 40.7% | 81.5% | 59.2% | 100% | 97.4% | 81.8% | 70.2% |
| Updating self on the development of COVID-19 vaccines | ||||||||
| No | 51.4% | 27.8% | 52.9% | 50% | 93.3% | 90.9% | 62.5% | 55.4% |
| Yes | 75.7% ** | 34.1% | 79.5% ** | 65.6% ** | 98% | 96.7% | 88.9% ** | 76.9% ** |
| Opinion about COVID-19 severity | ||||||||
| Mild | 85.7% | 0% | 71.4% | 27.3% | 100% | 0% | 20% | 52.6% |
| Moderate | 62% | 28.6% | 72.4% | 59.3% | 100% | 90.5% | 68.4% | 64.9% |
| Severe | 73.3% | 37.9% | 80% | 68.4% * | 96.7% | 97.2% | 81.6% * | 78.2% * |
| Compliance with COVID-19 preventive guidelines | ||||||||
| Good | 71.3% | 32.3% | 86.3% | 66.1% | 97.7% | 98.9% | 78.1% | 76.1% |
| Moderate | 68.4% | 39.4% | 69.4% | 55.6% | 96.7% | 91.2% | 61.5% | 68.2% |
| Poor | 72.2% | 0% | 40% * | 33.3% | 100% | 100% | 0% | 64.7% * |
| Anxiety about contracting COVID-19 | ||||||||
| Low | 54.7% | 16.7% | 72.7% | 56.3% | 100% | 100% | 47.1% | 61.3% |
| Moderate | 69.3% | 33.8% | 72.3% | 63.1% | 98.6% | 95.5% | 80.9% | 70% |
| High | 75.8% * | 34.6% | 83.1% | 68.7% | 96.1% | 96.3% | 75% | 80.9% * |
| Concerned about the side effects of the vaccines | ||||||||
| No | 81.3% | 48.1% | 85.6% | 74.2% | 98.9% | 97.6% | 80% | 83.5% |
| Yes | 57.1% ** | 27.6% | 66.7% ** | 48.4% ** | 95.9% | 92.5% | 67.3% | 60.4% ** |
*: significance (p < 0.05) according to chi square test for trend. **: significance (p < 0.05) according to chi square test.