Table 6 Distribution of each perceptions item and sex difference
Variables | Total | Male | Female | χ2 | df | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||||
Do you think the newly discovered COVID-19 vaccine may have side effects? | |||||||||
 Yes | 1477 | (89.1) | 822 | (89.2) | 655 | (89.0) | .011 | 1 | .918 |
 No | 181 | (10.9) | 100 | (10.8) | 81 | (11.0) |  |  |  |
Do you think that if everyone in the society maintains the preventive measures, the COVID-19 pandemic can be eradicated without vaccination? | |||||||||
 Yes | 930 | (56.1) | 527 | (57.2) | 403 | (54.8) | .960 | 1 | .327 |
 No | 728 | (43.9) | 395 | (42.8) | 333 | (45.2) |  |  |  |
Who should have been vaccinated, do you think? | |||||||||
 Those who have not yet been infected | 398 | (24.0) | 241 | (26.1) | 157 | (21.3) | 13.29 | 3 | .004 |
 People infected with COVID-19 | 374 | (22.6) | 224 | (24.3) | 150 | (20.4) |  |  |  |
 Newly recovered from COVID-19 | 25 | (1.5) | 15 | (1.6) | 10 | (1.4) |  |  |  |
 Everyone | 861 | (51.9) | 442 | (47.9) | 419 | (56.9) |  |  |  |
Which population groups should be prioritized for vaccinations, you think? | |||||||||
 General public | 452 | (27.3) | 240 | (26.0) | 212 | (28.8) | 12.12a | 5 | .029 |
 Health worker | 1010 | (60.9) | 555 | (60.2) | 455 | (61.8) |  |  |  |
 Public/ private employee | 46 | (2.8) | 33 | (3.6) | 13 | (1.8) |  |  |  |
 Teacher/ student | 98 | (5.9) | 59 | (6.4) | 39 | (5.3) |  |  |  |
 Garment worker | 47 | (2.8) | 30 | (3.3) | 17 | (2.3) |  |  |  |
 Businessman | 5 | (.3) | 5 | (.5) | 0 | (.0) |  |  |  |
Do you think the vaccine should be administered free of charge in Bangladesh? | |||||||||
 Yes | 1577 | (95.1) | 868 | (94.1) | 709 | (96.3) | 4.22 | 1 | .040 |
 No | 81 | (4.9) | 54 | (5.9) | 27 | (3.7) |  |  |  |
Would you afford the vaccine at your own expense if it was not provided free by the government, do you think? | |||||||||
 Yes | 1084 | (65.4) | 593 | (64.3) | 491 | (66.7) | 1.04 | 1 | .308 |
 No | 574 | (34.6) | 329 | (35.7) | 245 | (33.3) |  |  |  |