Table 3 Bivariate analysis of factors associated with Covid-19 vaccine acceptability among health professions students (N=911) (Line 236)
From: Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among health professions students in Vietnam
Factors | Covid-19 vaccine acceptability | Total | χ2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acceptance | Hesitancy | Refusal | |||
Age | |||||
19 and less | 135 (58.7%) | 87 (37.8%) | 8 (3.5%) | 230 | 20.7*** |
20 – 21 | 258 (54.2%) | 216 (45.4%) | 2 (0.4%) | 476 | |
≥ 22 | 123 (66.8%) | 57 (31%) | 4 (2.2%) | 184 | |
Gender | |||||
Male | 143 (64.1%) | 76 (34.1%) | 4 (1.8%) | 223 | 4.9 |
Female | 382 (56%) | 290 (42.5%) | 1 (1.5%) | 682 | |
Majors | |||||
Pharmacy | 269 (47.7%) | 285 (50.5%) | 10(1.8%) | 54 | 71.2*** |
Nursing | 180 (78.9%) | 46 (20.2%) | 2 (0.9%) | 228 | |
Medical Laboratory Technology | 27 (62.8%) | 16 (37.2%) | 0 | 43 | |
Physiotherapy | 46 (68.7%) | 19 (28.4%) | 2 (3%) | 67 | |
Nationality | |||||
Vietnamese | 489 (57.1%) | 354 (41.4%) | 13(1.5%) | 856 | 6.3* |
Cambodian | 5 (62.5%) | 3 (37.5%) | 0 | 8 | |
Lao | 31 (75.6%) | 9 (22%) | 1 (2.4%) | 41 | |
Seasonal influenza shot in the last 6 months | |||||
Yes | 339 (63.2%) | 188 (35.1%) | 9 (1.7%) | 536 | 14.9** |
No | 185 (50.7%) | 175 (47.9%) | 5 (1.4%) | 365 | |
Self-assessment of own health status | |||||
Very good | 118 (62.4%) | 68 (36%) | 3 (1.6%) | 189 | 21.5** |
Good | 176 (65.9%) | 86 (32.2%) | 5 (1.9%) | 267 | |
Normal | 224 (51%) | 209 (47.6%) | 6 (1.4%) | 439 | |
Bad | 6 (85.7%) | 1 (14.3%) | 0 | 7 | |
Very bad | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (66.7%) | 0 | 3 | |
Knowledge about COVID-19 vaccine | |||||
Poor | 119 (48.2%) | 123 (49.8%) | 5 (2%) | 247 | 13.5** |
Good | 406 (61.7%) | 243 (36.9%) | 9 (1.4%) | 658 | |
HBM Constructs | Mean Rank | χ2 | |||
Acceptance | Hesitancy | Refusal | |||
Perceived susceptibility | |||||
1/ Unvaccinated HP students infected with coronavirus during hospital internship | 510.16 | 379.6 | 199.93 | 83.05*** | |
2/ Possible spread of COVID-19 to family and others from HP students | 496.34 | 392.09 | 317.57 | 46.05*** | |
3/ The ease with which healthcare workers get COVID-19 from patient care | 510.04 | 367.05 | 428.14 | 78.29*** | |
4/ Feasible occurrence of adverse effect of the COVID-19 vaccine | 475.51 | 418.54 | 444.25 | 12.11** | |
Perceived severity | |||||
5/ Those with chronic illnesses will die without the COVID-19 vaccine | 470.98 | 423.78 | 381.36 | 9.09* | |
6/ HP students get serious complications of COVID-19 if not vaccinated | 499.04 | 388.83 | 255.46 | 56.97*** | |
Perceived barriers | |||||
7/Vaccine not safe due to rapid research | 405.61 | 514.18 | 630.57 | 49.87*** | |
8/Difficult to access the COVID-19 vaccine if not free | 434.10 | 470.58 | 578.43 | 8.47* | |
9/Adverse effects of vaccine cause death | 397.39 | 519.32 | 732.04 | 70.07*** | |
10/Current vaccine havinglittle efficacy and serious adverse effects | 387.44 | 541.87 | 588.25 | 89.12*** | |
Perceived benefits | |||||
11/Vaccine effectively prevents the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the community | 497.27 | 387.18 | 373.75 | 50.22*** | |
12/Immunization protecting me from getting coronavirus | 500.37 | 386.74 | 260.23 | 58.72*** | |
Cues to actions | |||||
13/ Health authorities and physicians ensure that everyone is vaccinated safely and effectively | 522.50 | 353.10 | 325.54 | 121.43*** | |
14/ Mass media highly appreciate the effectiveness and safety of the Covid-19 vaccine | 504.92 | 381.85 | 280.43 | 70.69*** | |
15/ Vaccine manufacturers do not disclose information about the adverse effects of vaccines | 406.09 | 507.37 | 670.14 | 48.65*** | |