Table 1 The general characteristics of the study sample (n = 1,025 students)
No | Characteristics | Number | (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sex | Male | 312 | 30.44 |
Female | 713 | 69.56 | ||
2 | Age | 18 | 245 | 23.90 |
19 | 366 | 35.71 | ||
20 | 189 | 18.44 | ||
21 | 70 | 6.83 | ||
22 and above | 155 | 15.12 | ||
3 | Year of study | First | 570 | 55.61 |
Second | 242 | 23.61 | ||
Third | 83 | 8.10 | ||
Fourth | 71 | 6.93 | ||
Fifth | 59 | 5.76 | ||
4 | Major | Medical | 494 | 48.20 |
Non-medical | 531 | 51.80 | ||
5 | Province (home location) | Hanoi | 305 | 29.76 |
Namdinh | 90 | 8.78 | ||
Thanhhoa | 65 | 6.34 | ||
Haiduong | 59 | 5.76 | ||
Thaibinh | 55 | 5.37 | ||
Bacninh | 53 | 5.17 | ||
Hungyen | 38 | 3.71 | ||
Bacgiang | 37 | 3.61 | ||
Haiphong | 34 | 3.32 | ||
Others | 289 | 28.20 | ||
6 | Place of residence | Urban | 408 | 39.80 |
Rural | 617 | 60.20 | ||
7 | The people living with the student | Alone | 69 | 6.73 |
Friends | 509 | 49.66 | ||
Family (parents, siblings…) | 447 | 43.61 | ||
8 | Infected with COVID-19 | Yes | 616 | 60.10 |
No/don’t know | 409 | 39.90 | ||
9 | Participated in volunteer activities involving COVID-19 in health facilities | Already | 192 | 18.73 |
Never | 833 | 81.27 | ||
10 | Number of doses of COVID-19 vaccines given | No or 1 | 10 | 0.98 |
2 | 214 | 20.88 | ||
3 | 784 | 76.49 | ||
 > 3 | 17 | 1.66 | ||
11 | Sources for seeking COVID-19 information | Social networks and online newspapers | 898 | 87.61 |
Shares from friends, family members | 559 | 54.54 | ||
Mass media (national news, television…) | 675 | 65.85 | ||
Websites of the World Health Organization, the Ministry of Health, scientific articles | 584 | 56.98 | ||