From: A survey on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and concern among Malaysians
Medical illnesses | n | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Diabetes mellitus | Yes | 97 | 6.9 |
No | 1314 | 93.1 | |
Hypertension | Yes | 180 | 12.8 |
No | 1231 | 87.2 | |
Hypercholesterolemia | Yes | 187 | 13.3 |
No | 1224 | 86.7 | |
Respiratory disorder | Yes | 56 | 4 |
No | 1355 | 96 | |
Renal disorder | Yes | 19 | 1.3 |
No | 1392 | 98.7 | |
Heart disease | Yes | 28 | 2 |
No | 1383 | 98 | |
Cancer | Yes | 8 | 0.6 |
No | 1403 | 99.4 | |
Source of information regarding COVID-19 | |||
Social media | Yes | 1375 | 97.4 |
No | 36 | 2.6 | |
Mass media | Yes | 1327 | 94 |
No | 84 | 6 | |
Healthcare worker | Yes | 844 | 59.8 |
No | 567 | 40.4 | |
Others (family, friend, neighbour etc.) | Yes | 1119 | 79.3 |
No | 292 | 20.7 | |
Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine | |||
Acceptance | Yes | 1175 | 83.3 |
No | 236 | 16.7 | |
Concerns regarding the COVID-19 vaccine | |||
Lack of information | Yes | 191 | 80.9 |
No | 45 | 19.1 | |
Side effects | Yes | 226 | 95.8 |
No | 10 | 4.2 | |
Not safe | Yes | 200 | 84.7 |
No | 36 | 15.3 | |
Not effective | Yes | 150 | 63.6 |
No | 86 | 36.4 | |
COVID-19 is not dangerous | Yes | 53 | 22.5 |
No | 183 | 77.5 | |
Fear of injection | Yes | 38 | 16.1 |
No | 198 | 83.9 | |
Against vaccines in general | Yes | 66 | 28 |
No | 170 | 72 | |
Religious reasons | Yes | 49 | 20.8 |
No | 187 | 79.2 | |
Cultural reasons | Yes | 16 | 6.8 |
No | 220 | 93.2 | |
Believe in traditional remedies | Yes | 42 | 17.8 |
No | 194 | 82.2 |