Table 2 Perception toward the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination concerns (n = 15,087)
Variables | Total (%) n = 15,087 | General Population (%) n = 11,120 | Medical Students (%) n = 1752 | Physicians (%) n = 1394 | Paramedic (%) n = 821 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
How long will it take to control the COVID19 pandemic with the current situation and facilities available? | < 0.001* | |||||
2–6 months | 1247 (8.3%) | 965 (8.7%) | 137 (7.8%) | 79 (5.7%) | 66 (8%) | |
4–6 months | 2486 (16.5%) | 1833 (16.5%) | 330 (18.8%) | 197 (14.1%) | 126 (15.3%) | |
6–12 months | 4385 (29.1%) | 3180 (28.6%) | 536 (30.6%) | 443 (31.8%) | 226 (27.5%) | |
More than 12 months | 6969 (46.2%) | 5142 (46.2%) | 749 (24.8%) | 675 (48.4%) | 403 (49.1%) | |
How confident are you in the advice given by the government and health care providers? | < 0.001* | |||||
Completely confident | 5994 (39.7%) | 4279 (38.5%) | 725 (41.4%) | 649 (46.6%) | 341 (41.5%) | |
Fairly Confident | 4866 (32.3%) | 3563 (32%) | 602 (34.4%) | 461 (33.1%) | 240 (29.2%) | |
Somewhat Confident | 3111 (20.6%) | 2380 (21.4%) | 326 (18.6%) | 230 (16.5%) | 175 (21.3%) | |
Slightly Confident | 618 (4.1%) | 497 (4.5%) | 54 (3.1%) | 31 (2.2%) | 36 (4.4%) | |
Not Confident at all | 498 (3.3%) | 401 (3.6%) | 45 (2.6%) | 23 (1.6%) | 29 (3.5%) | |
Do you think that the numbers of the reported cases of COVID-19 are being exaggerated? | < 0.001* | |||||
Yes | 6018 (39.9%) | 4614 (41.5%) | 712 (40.6%) | 351 (25.2%) | 341 (41.5%) | |
No | 5491 (36.4%) | 3747 (33.7%) | 667 (38.1%) | 789 (56.6%) | 288 (35.1%) | |
Maybe | 3578 (23.7%) | 2759 (24.8%) | 373 (21.3%) | 254 (18.2%) | 192 (23.4%) | |
The COVID-19 vaccines, in general, will be useful in controlling the disease.? | < 0.001* | |||||
Strongly agree | 4370 (29%) | 3326 (29.9%) | 398 (22.7%) | 402 (28.8%) | 244 (29.7%) | |
Agree | 4015 (26.6%) | 2864 (25.8%) | 508 (29%) | 429 (30.8%) | 214 (26.1%) | |
Neutral | 5040 (33.4%) | 3662 (32.9%) | 679 (38.8%) | 440 (31.6%) | 259 (31.5%) | |
Disagree | 909 (6%) | 686 (6.2%) | 102 (5.8%) | 65 (4.7%) | 56 (6.8%) | |
Strongly disagree | 753 (5%) | 582 (5.2%) | 65 (3.7%) | 58 (4.2%) | 48 (5.8%) | |
There are a shortage and difficulty in obtaining children’s vaccines? | < 0.001* | |||||
Yes | 8623 (57.2%) | 6316 (56.8%) | 947 (54.1%) | 837 (60%) | 523 (63.7%) | |
No | 1511 (10%) | 1114 (10%) | 141 (8%) | 157 (11.3%) | 99 (12.1%) | |
Maybe | 4953 (32.8%) | 3690 (33.2%) | 664 (37.9%) | 400 (28.7%) | 199 (24.2%) | |
Receiving an authorized vaccine for the COVID-19 will be safe and trusty? | < 0.001* | |||||
Strongly agree | 3485 (23.1%) | 2652 (23.8%) | 331 (18.9%) | 301 (21.6%) | 201 (24.5%) | |
Agree | 2779 (18.4%) | 2003 (18%) | 334 (19.1%) | 316 (22.7%) | 126 (15.3%) | |
Neutral | 5820 (38.6%) | 4209 (37.9%) | 750 (42.8%) | 545 (39.1%) | 316 (38.5%) | |
Disagree | 1428 (9.5%) | 1064 (9.6%) | 184 (10.5%) | 108 (7.7%) | 72 (8.8%) | |
Strongly disagree | 1575 (10.4%) | 1192 (10.7%) | 153 (8.7%) | 124 (8.9%) | 106 (12.9%) | |
There will be difficulty distributing the COVID-19 vaccine equitably and adequately? | < 0.001* | |||||
Yes | 10,803 (71.6%) | 7845 (70.5%) | 1305 (74.5%) | 1047 (75.1%) | 606 (73.8%) | |
No | 880 (5.8%) | 660 (5.9%) | 98 (5.6%) | 66 (4.7%) | 56 (6.8%) | |
Maybe | 3404 (22.6%) | 2615 (23.5%) | 349 (19.9%) | 281 (20.2%) | 159 (19.4%) | |
In general, I am concerned about serious complications of the vaccines | < 0.001* | |||||
Strongly agree | 3127 (20.7%) | 2356 (21.2%) | 379 (21.6%) | 216 (15.5%) | 176 (21.4%) | |
Agree | 2452 (16.3%) | 1788 (16.1%) | 294 (16.8%) | 241 (17.3%) | 129 (15.7%) | |
Neutral | 5348 (35.4%) | 3978 (35.8%) | 618 (35.3%) | 478 (34.3%) | 274 (33.4%) | |
Disagree | 2101 (13.9%) | 1509 (13.6%) | 260 (14.8%) | 214 (15.4%) | 118 (14.4%) | |
Strongly disagree | 2059 (13.6%) | 1489 (13.4%) | 201 (11.5%) | 245 (17.6%) | 124 (15.1%) | |
Which of the following COVID-19 vaccine do you prefer to use in the future? | < 0.001* | |||||
Pfizer and BioNTech | 596 (4%) | 408 (3.7%) | 73 (4.2%) | 83 (6%) | 32 (3.9%) | |
Sputnik V | 5861 (38.8%) | 4162 (37.4%) | 682 (38.9%) | 683 (49%) | 334 (40.7%) | |
Oxford/AstraZeneca | 1526 (10.1%) | 1033 (9.3%) | 170 (9.7%) | 243 (17.4%) | 80 (9.7%) | |
None of the above | 7104 (47.1%) | 5517 (49.6%) | 827 (47.2%) | 385 (27.6%) | 375 (45.7%) | |