Table 2 Bivariate analysis of variables associated with the willingness to do the COVID-19 vaccine
From: Attitudes of Lebanese adults regarding COVID-19 vaccination
Variable | Willingness to do the COVID-19 vaccination | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree/ disagree | Neutral | Agree/ Strongly agree | ||
Gender | 0.006 | |||
Male | 48 (34.8%) | 47 (34.1%) | 43 (31.2%) | |
Female | 189 (42.9%) | 171 (38.8%) | 81 (18.4%) | |
Marital status | 0.04 | |||
Single/ widowed/ divorced | 178 (39.9%) | 162 (36.3%) | 106 (23.8%) | |
Married | 59 (44.4%) | 56 (42.1%) | 18 (13.5%) | |
Education | 0.391 | |||
Complementary or less | 15 (42.9%) | 12 (34.3%) | 8 (22.9%) | |
Secondary | 42 (50.0%) | 29 (34.5%) | 13 (15.5%) | |
University | 180 (39.1%) | 177 (38.5%) | 103 (22.4%) | |
Living with a person at risk (pregnant, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, patients with cancer, immunocompromised) | 0.180 | |||
No | 89 (43.6%) | 80 (39.2%) | 35 (17.2%) | |
Yes | 148 (39.5%) | 138 (36.8%) | 89 (23.7%) | |
Being a person at risk (pregnant, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, patients with cancer, immunocompromised) | 0.286 | |||
No | 156 (38.9%) | 154 (38.4%) | 91 (22.7%) | |
Yes | 81 (45.5%) | 64 (36.0%) | 33 (18.5%) | |
Flu vaccine this year | 0.909 | |||
No | 197 (41.0%) | 179 (37.3%) | 104 (21.7%) | |
Yes | 40 (40.4%) | 39 (39.4%) | 20 (20.2%) | |
Participant diagnosed with coronavirus infection | 0.319 | |||
No | 187 (41.5%) | 163 (36.1%) | 101 (22.4%) | |
Yes | 50 (39.1%) | 55 (43.0%) | 23 (18.0%) | |
Family member/friend diagnosed with coronavirus infection | 0.260 | |||
No | 116 (44.3%) | 90 (34.4%) | 56 (21.4%) | |
Yes | 121 (38.2%) | 128 (40.4%) | 68 (21.5%) | |
Anxiety that someone close catches coronavirus | 0.625 | |||
No | 69 (39.4%) | 71 (40.6%) | 35 (20.0%) | |
Yes | 168 (41.6%) | 147 (36.4%) | 89 (22.0%) | |
Thought that coronavirus is a hoax | 0.298 | |||
No | 203 (40.7%) | 184 (36.9%) | 112 (22.4%) | |
Yes | 34 (42.5%) | 34 (42.5%) | 12 (15.0%) | |
Age | 24.44 ± 8.13 | 25.82 ± 10.78 | 24.35 ± 9.27 | 0.223 |
Household crowding index | 1.12 ± 0.46 | 1.07 ± 0.40 | 1.12 ± 0.51 | 0.392 |
Vaccine hesitancy | 41.25 ± 6.42 | 43.47 ± 6.13 | 45.46 ± 6.27 | < 0.001 |
Knowledge | 19.03 ± 5.95 | 19.18 ± 5.81 | 19.47 ± 5.01 | 0.787 |
Attitude | 12.89 ± 3.73 | 13.21 ± 3.36 | 13.48 ± 3.68 | 0.306 |
Fear of COVID-19 | 17.20 ± 6.02 | 17.19 ± 5.48 | 16.38 ± 5.05 | 0.359 |