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. 2023 Jan 23;19(1):2165383. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2165383

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
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.
       
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
       
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