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. 2022 Dec 14;12(12):e061732. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061732

Table 2.

Outcome measures and their definitions

SN Primary outcomes Definitions
Among community members
1. The intention to receive COVID-19 vaccination The proportion of community members aged 15 years and above, who have not received COVID-19 vaccination, who intend (or plan) to receive COVID-19 vaccination that is available for them to receive. The component outcomes are those who will surely go and receive and those who think they will go and receive the vaccination. This outcome is in contrast to those who do not intend (or plan) to receive COVID-19 vaccination that is available for them to receive—consisting of those who are not sure, those who think they will not go and receive, and those who will surely not go and receive the vaccination.
2. Timeliness of the intention to receive COVID-19 vaccination The time (in days) that community members aged 15 years and above, who intend (or plan) to receive COVID-19 vaccination, intend (or plan) to take before they go and receive the vaccination. The component outcomes are the intended time to vaccination among those who will surely go and receive and those who think they will go and receive the vaccination.
3. The uptake of COVID-19 vaccination The proportion of community members aged 18 years and above who have received COVID-19 vaccination
4. The hesitancy to COVID-19 vaccination (delay or refusal to receive) The proportion of community members aged 18 years and above who have not received COVID-19 vaccination due to reasons that include only non-acceptance factor rather than only real/perceived non-availability/non-access factor or both non-acceptance and real/perceived non-availability/non-access factors. Non-acceptance factor is defined as consisting of one or more of: perceptions that the vaccination is not important, vaccine is not safe, vaccine is not effective, vaccine is new and/or waiting for others to take it first, and hearing of many bad stories about the vaccine. Real/perceived non-availability/non-access factor is defined as consisting of one or more of: ignorance of vaccination availability, ignorance of place and/or time of vaccination, long distance to vaccination site, being too busy, being ill and did not go for vaccination, being ill and went for vaccination but was not given, long waiting time, vaccine stock-out, absence of vaccinator, closure of health facility. The non-acceptance and real/perceived non-availability/non-access factors will be measured as the reasons given by respondents regarding why they have not received COVID-19 vaccination.
Delay in receiving COVID-19 vaccination is the intention to receive the vaccination among those that are hesitant.
Refusal to receive COVID-19 vaccination is the intention not to receive the vaccination among those that are hesitant.
5. The intention for the children to receive COVID-19 vaccination The proportion of community members aged 15 years and above who intend (or plan) for their children to receive COVID-19 vaccination if it is available for them to receive. The component outcomes are those who will surely take their children to receive and those who think they will take their children to receive the vaccination. This outcome is in contrast to those who do not intend (or plan) for their children to receive COVID-19 vaccination—consisting of those who are not sure, those who think they will not take their children to receive, and those who will surely not take their children to receive the vaccination
6. Timeliness of the intention for the children to receive COVID-19 vaccination The time (in days) that community members aged 15 years and above, who intend (or plan) for their children to receive COVID-19 vaccination, intend (or plan) to take before they take their children to receive the vaccination. The component outcomes are the intended time to vaccination for their children among those who will surely take their children to receive and those who think they will take their children to receive the vaccination
Among health workers
7. The intention to receive COVID-19 vaccination As for community members above
8. Timeliness of the intention to receive COVID-19 vaccination As for community members above
9. The uptake of COVID-19 vaccination As for community members above
10. The hesitancy to COVID-19 vaccination As for community members above
SN Secondary outcomes Definitions
Among community members
1. COVID-19 experiences and perceptions COVID-19 experiences and perceptions score among community members aged 15 years and above
2. The proportion of community members aged 15 years and above who have strong COVID-19 experience and perception (in contrast to those who have not strong experience and perception)
3. The proportion of community members aged 15 years and above who have the positive categories of COVID-19 experiences and perceptions (in contrast to those who have the negative categories)
4. COVID-19 vaccination expectations and perceptions COVID-19 vaccination expectations and perceptions score among community members aged 15 years and above
5. The proportion of community members aged 15 years and above who have good COVID-19 vaccination expectation and perception (in contrast to those who have poor expectation and perception)
6. The proportion of community members aged 15 years and above who have the positive categories of COVID-19 vaccination expectations and perceptions (in contrast to those who have the negative categories)
7. COVID-19 vaccination process experiences and perceptions COVID-19 vaccination process experiences and perceptions score among community members aged 15 years and above
8. The proportion of community members aged 15 years and above who have positive COVID-19 vaccination process experience and perception (in contrast to those who have negative experience and perception)
9. The proportion of community members aged 15 years and above who have the positive categories of COVID-19 vaccination process experiences and perceptions (in contrast to those who have the negative categories)
10. The knowledge of COVID-19 Knowledge score among community members aged 15 years and above
11. The proportion of community members aged 15 years and above who have good knowledge of COVID-19 (in contrast to those who have poor knowledge)
12. The attitude towards COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination Attitude score among community members aged 15 years and above
13. The proportion of community members aged 15 years and above who have good attitude towards COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination (in contrast to those who have poor attitude)
14. The practices about COVID-19 Practice score among community members aged 15 years and above
15. The proportion of community members aged 15 years and above who have good practice about COVID-19 (in contrast to those who have poor practice)
16. The main source of information about COVID-19* The proportion of community members aged 15 years and above whose main source of information about COVID-19 is interpersonal; traditional media; or Internet, social media, & SMS
17. The most trusted source of information about COVID-19* The proportion of community members aged 15 years and above whose most trusted source of information about COVID-19 is interpersonal; traditional media; or Internet, social media, & SMS
Among health workers
18. COVID-19 experiences and perceptions As for community members above
19. COVID-19 vaccination expectations and perceptions As for community members above
20. COVID-19 vaccination process experiences and perceptions As for community members above
21. The knowledge of COVID-19 As for community members above
22. The attitude towards COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination As for community members above
23. The practices about COVID-19 As for community members above
24. The main source ofinformation about COVID-19 As for community members above
25. The most trusted source ofinformation about COVID-19 As for community members above

*Interpersonal source includes family members/relatives/friends, other health workers, place of work, place of worship/religious forums; traditional media source includes television, radio, prints (newspaper/magazine)); Internet, social media and SMS source includes WhatsApp, Facebook, Internet sites, Bulk SMS/Text messages.