Table 5.
Participants’ attitudes, beliefs, and emotions towards COVID-19 vaccination among children.
| Attitudes Items | Categories | Children Vaccination | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposers | Vaccine Supporter | |||
| n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Vaccination can prevent COVID-19 | Strongly agree | 3 (12.0) | 22(88.0) | |
| Agree | 45 (13.0) | 302 (87.0) | <0.001 ** | |
| Neither | 24 (25.5) | 70 (74.5) | ||
| Disagree | 52 (44.4) | 65 (55.6) | ||
| Strongly disagree | 17 (45.9) | 20 (54.1) | ||
| The vaccine can prevent me from being a spreader | Strongly agree | 2 (8.0) | 23(92.0) | |
| Agree | 33 (13.9) | 204 (86.1) | <0.001 ** | |
| Neither | 38 (20.7) | 146 (79.3) | ||
| Disagree | 50 (36.2) | 88 (63.8) | ||
| Strongly disagree | 16 (44.4) | 20 (55.6) | ||
| Relying on faith alone without any action to prevent infection. | Strongly agree | 28 (51.9) | 26 (48.1) | <0.001 ** |
| Agree | 18 (40.0) | 27 (60.0) | ||
| Neither | 23 (33.3) | 46 (66.7) | ||
| Disagree | 49 (20.7) | 188 (79.0) | ||
| Strongly disagree | 34 (15.8) | 181 (84.2) | ||
| Social media has a role in increasing misconceptions and incorrect information about the vaccine. | Strongly agree | 42(29.2) | 102(70.8) | 0.519 |
| Agree | 24(22.6) | 82(77.4) | ||
| Neither | 20(26.7) | 55(73.3) | ||
| Disagree | 29(20.6) | 112(79.4) | ||
| Strongly disagree | 37(24.0) | 117(76.0) | ||
| I think COVID-19 is not dangerous to my health | Strongly agree | 13(26.5) | 36(73.5) | <0.001 ** |
| Agree | 32(41.6) | 45(58.4) | ||
| Neither | 30(28.0) | 77(72.0) | ||
| Disagree | 39(19.5) | 160(80.5) | ||
| Strongly disagree | 36(19.1) | 152(80.9) | ||
** Highly significant.