Table 5 Distribution of each attitudes item and sex difference
Variables | Total | Male | Female | χ2 | df | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||||
The newly discovered COVID-19 vaccine is safe. | |||||||||
 Disagree | 78 | (4.7) | 50 | (5.4) | 28 | (3.8) | 14.60 | 2 | .001 |
 Undecided | 1157 | (69.8) | 608 | (65.9) | 549 | (74.6) |  |  |  |
 Agree | 423 | (25.5) | 264 | (28.6) | 159 | (21.6) |  |  |  |
The COVID-19 vaccine is essential for us. | |||||||||
 Disagree | 70 | (4.2) | 47 | (5.1) | 23 | (3.1) | 4.17 | 2 | .124 |
 Undecided | 363 | (21.9) | 196 | (21.3) | 167 | (22.7) |  |  |  |
 Agree | 1225 | (73.9) | 679 | (73.6) | 546 | (74.2) |  |  |  |
I will take the COVID-19 vaccine without any hesitation, if it is available in Bangladesh. | |||||||||
 Disagree | 168 | (10.1) | 113 | (12.3) | 55 | (7.5) | 11.43 | 2 | .003 |
 Undecided | 519 | (31.3) | 272 | (29.5) | 247 | (33.6) |  |  |  |
 Agree | 971 | (58.6) | 537 | (58.2) | 434 | (59.0) |  |  |  |
I will also encourage my family/friends/relatives to get vaccinated. | |||||||||
 Disagree | 112 | (6.8) | 80 | (8.7) | 32 | (4.3) | 12.25 | 2 | .002 |
 Undecided | 460 | (27.7) | 253 | (27.4) | 207 | (28.1) |  |  |  |
 Agree | 1086 | (65.5) | 589 | (63.9) | 497 | (67.5) |  |  |  |
It is not possible to reduce the incidence of COVID-19 without vaccination. | |||||||||
 Disagree | 225 | (13.6) | 154 | (16.7) | 71 | (9.6) | 17.86 | 2 | <.001 |
 Undecided | 381 | (23.0) | 210 | (22.8) | 171 | (23.2) |  |  |  |
 Agree | 1052 | (63.4) | 558 | (60.5) | 494 | (67.1) |  |  |  |
The COVID-19 vaccine should be distributed fairly to all of us. | |||||||||
 Disagree | 31 | (1.9) | 21 | (2.3) | 10 | (1.4) | 2.00 | 2 | .369 |
 Undecided | 150 | (9.0) | 85 | (9.2) | 65 | (8.8) |  |  |  |
 Agree | 1477 | (89.1) | 816 | (88.5) | 661 | (89.8) |  |  |  |