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. 2022 May 11;18(5):2060020. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2060020

Table A2.

Distribution of individuals by characteristics (N = 607).

  n (%)
Age:  
Under 25 years old 140 (23.1)
25-59 years old 407 (67.1)
60 years and over 60 (9.9)
Sex:  
Female 241 (39.7)
Male 366 (60.3)
Quintile:  
Poorer 81 (13.3)
Poor 78 (12.9)
Medium 131 (21.6)
Rich 161 (26.5)
Richer 156 (25.7)
Region:  
Other regions 257 (42.3)
Dakar-Diourbel-Thiès 350 (57.7)
Education:  
Without instruction 253 (41.7)
Primary 122 (20.1)
Secondary 153 (25.2)
Superior 79 (13.0)
Have you ever received a vaccine as an adult?  
Yes 173 (28.5)
No 434 (71.5)
I think it is important to get vaccinated:  
Yes 444 (73.1)
No 163 (26.9)
I think it is useful to get the vaccine to protect against COVID-19:  
Yes 377 (62.1)
No 230 (37.9)
I think it’s responsible to get vaccinated against COVID-19:  
Yes 510 (84.0)
No 97 (16.0)
I believe that the future COVID-19 vaccine will not pose a health risk:  
Yes 203 (33.4)
No 404 (66.6)
I think it is advisable to get the COVID-19 vaccine:  
Yes 408 (67.4)
No 197 (32.6)
Intention to be vaccinated:  
Yes 330 (54.4)
Hesitates 78 (12.9)
Refusal 199 (32.8)
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine will help protect me from the virus:  
Yes 357 (58.8)
No 250 (41.2)
Getting vaccinated will help fight the spread of the coronavirus:  
Yes 358 (59.0)
No 249 (41.0)
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine will help protect my loved ones from the virus:  
Yes 349 (57.5)
No 258 (42.5)
I think the people who are going to create the COVID-19 vaccine are going to make sure it’s safe:  
Yes 330 (54.4)
No 277 (45.6)
The coronavirus vaccine could put my health at risk:  
Yes 134 (22.1)
No 473 (77.9)
The coronavirus vaccine may have side effects:  
Yes 226 (37.2)
No 381 (62.8)
When the vaccine is offered, most of the people important to me (family, friends) would think I need to get the COVID-19 vaccine:  
Yes 324 (53.4)
No 283 (46.6)
I think it will be easy for me to access the health care provider to get the coronavirus vaccine if I want it:  
Yes 470 (77.4)
No 137 (22.6)
How much would you trust the health care providers who would give you a COVID-19 vaccine? Would you say you trust them:  
Yes 441 (72.7)
No 166 (27.3)
Over the next few months, I will be learning about the COVID-19 vaccine on a regular basis:  
Yes 521 (85.8)
No 86 (14.2)
Have you seen or heard anything bad about COVID-19 vaccines?  
Yes 348 (57.4)
No 258 (42.6)
Health workers will need to provide appropriate and necessary information and support for immunization:  
Yes 586 (96.5)
No 21 (3.5)
Free for all Senegalese:  
Yes 517 (85.2)
No 90 (14.8)
Do you have confidence in the government of Senegal to fight the coronavirus epidemic?  
Yes 170 (28.0)
No 437 (72.0)