Table 1.
Comparison of the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants according to the scores they received from the vaccine hesitancy scale.
| Sample Size, n (%) | Vaccine Hesitancy Scale Scores | p Value * | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Sd *** | ||||
| Education | Illiterate | 30 (5.3) | 33.43 | 7.36 | 0.005 * |
| Primary Education | 305 (54.4) | 32.17 | 6.01 | ||
| High School | 144 (25.7) | 33.60 |
6.39 | ||
| University | 82 (14.6) | 33.96 | 5.91 | ||
| Chronic Diseases | Yes | 51 (9.1) | 31.04 | 4.80 | 0.027 ** |
| No | 510 (90.9) | 33.05 | 6.30 | ||
| Income Status | Below 4682 TL | 300 (53.5) | 31.91 | 5.92 | <0.001 ** |
| Above 4682 TL | 261 (46.5) | 33.96 | 6.34 | ||
| Pandemic effect on income | Yes | 416 (74.2) | 32.52 | 6.20 | 0.013 ** |
| No | 145 (25.8) | 33.86 | 6.12 | ||
| Occupation | Employed/Self-Employed | 61 (10.9) | 33.51 | 5.37 | 0.225 ** |
| Unemployed | 500 (89.1) | 32.79 | 6.30 | ||
| Infected with COVID-19 | Yes | 286 (51.0) | 32.96 | 5.73 | 0.361 ** |
| No | 275 (49.0) | 32.77 | 6.67 | ||
| Hospitalization for COVID-19 | Yes | 11 (3.8) | 32.91 | 7.44 | 0.524 ** |
| No | 271 (96.2) | 33.00 | 5.69 | ||
| Perceived risk of being infected with COVID-19 | No risk | 114 (20.3) | 33.80 | 6.20 | 0.433 * |
| Little risk | 214 (38.1) | 32.92 | 5.30 | ||
| Moderate risk | 200 (35.7) | 32.27 | 6.25 | ||
| High risk | 32 (5.7) | 33.09 | 6.30 | ||
| Very high risk | 1 (0.2) | 29.00 | 7.85 | ||
| Anyone advised getting COVID-19 vaccine | Yes | 331 (59.0) | 32.45 | 6.38 | 0.015 ** |
| No | 230 (41.0) | 33.47 | 5.89 | ||
| Previous vaccination status with other vaccines | Yes | 534 (95.2) | 32.81 | 6.22 | 0.281 ** |
| No | 27 (4.8) | 34.00 | 5.90 | ||
| Tetanus vaccination status | Yes | 470 (83.8) | 31.93 | 5.50 | <0.001 ** |
| No | 91 (16.2) | 37.69 | 7.32 | ||
Bold values are significant with p < 0.05. CI− and CI+ are the lower and upper bonds of the 95% confidence interval. * Kruskal–Wallis Test ** Mann–Whitney U Test *** Standard Deviation.