Table 1 Health professions student’s characteristics and knowledge about COVID-19 vaccines (N=911) (Line 225)
From: Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among health professions students in Vietnam
Variables | Frequency (N) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
19 and less | 230 | 25.7 |
20 - 21 | 480 | 53.6 |
22 and greater | 186 | 20.8 |
Mean ± SD = 20.78 ± 1.92 | ||
Gender | ||
Male | 224 | 24.6 |
Female | 687 | 75.4 |
Majors | ||
Pharmacy | 569 | 62.7 |
Nursing | 229 | 25.2 |
Medical Laboratory Technology | 43 | 4.7 |
Physiotherapy | 67 | 7.4 |
Nationality | ||
Vietnamese | 862 | 94.6 |
Cambodian | 8 | 0.9 |
Lao | 41 | 4.5 |
Seasonal influenza shot in the last 6 months | ||
Yes | 539 | 59.4 |
No | 368 | 40.6 |
Self-assessment of own health status | ||
Very good | 190 | 20.9 |
Good | 268 | 29.4 |
Normal | 443 | 48.6 |
Bad | 7 | 0.8 |
Very bad | 3 | 0.3 |
Knowledge about COVID-19 vaccine | Correct N | % |
1/Vaccine being currently applied in Vietnam (AstraZeneca) | 757 | 83.1 |
2/ Category of Astrazeneca vaccine (Viral vector vaccine) | 747 | 82 |
3/ Storage temperature for AstraZeneca vaccine (From 20 C to 80 C) | 650 | 71.4 |
4/ Recommended dosage of AstraZeneca vaccine (2 doses with interval of 8 to 12 weeks) | 390 | 42.8 |
5/ Rare and dangerous adverse effect of AstraZeneca vaccine (Blood clot) | 326 | 36.5 |
Classification of knowledge | ||
Poor (overall score < 3) | 251 | 27.6 |
Good (overall score ≥ 3) | 660 | 72.4 |