Table 2.
COVID-19 susceptibility and severity, vaccine benefits, barriers, self-efficacy, cues to action and intent to get vaccinated.
Variable n (%) or Mean (SD) |
Total n 2,838 |
Intention to get Vaccine 1,516 (53.4) |
No intention to get vaccine 1,322 (46.6) |
p value |
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How susceptible do you consider yourself to an infection with COVID-19? | ||||
Very susceptible | 492 | 299 (60.8) | 193 (39.2) | <.001 |
Susceptible | 1387 | 799 (57.6) | 588 (42.4) | |
Not susceptible | 678 | 320 (47.2) | 358 (52.8) | |
Not at all susceptible | 150 | 54 (36.0) | 96 (64.0) | |
Susceptibility belief score | 1.82 (0.79) | 1.91 (0.75) | 1.71 (0.82) | <.001 |
How severe would contracting COVID-19 be for you (how seriously ill do you think you would be)? | ||||
Very severe | 215 | 125 (58.1) | 90 (41.9) | .026 |
Severe | 535 | 285 (53.3) | 250 (46.7) | |
Not severe | 1,286 | 711 (55.3) | 575 (44.7) | |
Not at all severe | 225 | 102 (45.3) | 123 (54.7) | |
Severity belief score | 1.33 (0.79) | 1.35 (0.78) | 1.30 (0.79) | .077 |
Perceived threat score | 3.15 (1.21) | 3.26 (1.17) | 3.02 (1.25) | <.001 |
Benefits of COVID-19 vaccine COVID-19 vaccine protects from severe disease and death from COVID-19. |
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Strongly agree | 88 | 81 (92.0) | 7 (8.0) | <.001 |
Agree | 1,442 | 1,021 (70.8) | 421 (29.2) | |
Disagree | 703 | 204 (29.0) | 499 (71.0) | |
Strongly disagree | 76 | 14 (18.4) | 62 (81.6) | |
A COVID-19 vaccine could give me COVID-19 disease. | ||||
Strongly agree | 82 | 14 (17.1) | 68 (82.9) | <.001 |
Agree | 1,252 | 639 (51.0) | 613 (49.0) | |
Disagree | 930 | 597 (64.2) | 333 (35.8) | |
Strongly disagree | 48 | 33 (68.8) | 15 (31.3) | |
I am likely to experience side effects from a COVID-19 vaccine. | ||||
Strongly agree | 276 | 60 (21.7) | 216 (78.3) | <.001 |
Agree | 1,898 | 1,044 (55.0) | 854 (45.0) | |
Disagree | 294 | 202 (68.7) | 92 (31.3) | |
Strongly disagree | 28 | 20 (71.4) | 8 (28.6) | |
COVID-19 vaccination barriers score | 3.55 (0.93) | 3.35 (0.87) | 3.79 (0.94) | <.001 |
Self-efficacy for vaccination It would be very easy for me to have a coronavirus vaccination |
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Strongly agree | 94 | 91 (96.8) | 3 (3.2) | <.001 |
Agree | 1,127 | 918 (81.5) | 209 (18.5) | |
Disagree | 1,185 | 375 (31.6) | 810 (68.4) | |
Strongly disagree | 280 | 27 (9.6) | 253 (90.4) | |
On a scale from 1 to 7, how often do you use the following sources of information about COVID-19? | ||||
Television | 4.55 (2.42) | 4.79 (2.32) | 4.28 (2.51) | <.001 |
Printed newspapers | 1.15 (0.78) | 1.18 (0.87) | 1.12 (0.68) | .042 |
e-Newspapers | 2.51 (2.27) | 2.62 (2.32) | 2.39 (2.21) | .007 |
Health care providers at health facilities | 3.57 (2.33) | 3.86 (2.33) | 3.24 (2.28) | <.001 |
Social media | 4.16 (2.55) | 4.31 (2.50) | 4.00 (2.59) | .001 |
Radio | 1.49 (1.41) | 1.59 (1.54) | 1.37 (1.24) | <.001 |
Internet websites (including news agencies, blogs, sites of medical agencies, etc.) | 2.61 (2.21) | 2.85 (2.30) | 2.34 (2.07) | <.001 |
Friends and relatives | 4.07 (2.18) | 4.20 (2.18) | 3.91 (2.16) | .001 |
Cues to action mean score | 3.02 (1.02) | 3.18 (1.00) | 2.84 (1.00) | <.001 |