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. 2023 Feb 22;41(13):2120–2126. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.02.026

Table 1.

The profile of the participants (N = 346).

Total N = 346 Not hesitant N = 307 Hesitant N = 39 t/χ2 Value p Value
Age, Mean(SD) 36.21(4.30) 36.19(4.23) 36.51(4.90) 1.16 0.28
Sex 3.86 0.05
 Mother (1) 279(80.6%) 243(87.1%) 36(12.9%)
 Father (0) 67(19.4%) 64(95.5%) 3(4.5%)
Educational level 0.74 0.39
 Junior high school or below (1) 24(6.9%) 20(83.3%) 4(16.7%)
 High school or higher (0) 322(93.1%) 287(89.1%) 35(10.9%)
Number of children, Mean(SD) 1.67 (0.58) 1.69(0.59) 1.51(0.51) 1.21 0.32
Child’s age, Mean(SD) 6.51(2.77) 6.53(2.73) 6.41(3.03) 0.75 0.70
Vaccination status 7.03 0.07
 Unvaccinated (0) 9(2.6%) 7(77.8%) 2(22.2%)
 One dose (1) 8(2.3%) 5(62.5%) 3(37.5%)
 Two doses (2) 221(63.9%) 197(89.1%) 24(10.9%)
 Three doses (3) 108(31.2%) 98(90.7%) 10(9.3%)
Children’s vaccination 11.00 <0.01
 Unvaccinated (0) 53(15.3%) 40 (75.5%) 13(24.5%)
 Vaccinated (1) 293(84.7%) 267(91.1%) 26(8.9%)
Children’s chronic condition 0.004 0.95
 Yes (1) 17(4.9%) 15(88.2%) 2(11.8%)
 No (0) 329(95.1%) 292(88.8%) 37(11.2%)
Children’s allergies 3.58 0.06
 Yes (1) 60 (17.3%) 49 (81.7%) 11 (18.3%)
 No (0) 286 (82.7%) 258 (90.2%) 28 (9.8%)
Vaccine Hesitancy, Mean(SD) 28.29(15.63) 24.57(11.98) 57.61(8.27)
Health Literacy, Mean(SD) 35.55(7.06) 35.81(7.05) 33.52 (6.82) 1.38 0.05
Health beliefs
Perceived Susceptibility, Mean(SD) 2.52(0.73) 2.51(0.74) 2.56(0.665) 0.63 0.81
Perceived Severity, Mean(SD) 3.88(0.83) 3.87(0.85) 4.02(0.61) 0.57 0.87
Perceived Benefits, Mean(SD) 3.33(0.70) 3.37(0.71) 3.01(0.50) 1.75 0.06
Perceived Barriers, Mean(SD) 2.42(0.61) 2.37(0.59) 2.76(0.62) 2.00 0.02