Table 2 Effect of community dialogue meetings on district leaders’ COVID-19 risk perception, COVID-19 vaccine concerns, perceived COVID-19 vaccine benefits, perceived COVID-19 vaccine access, and willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Western Uganda, May 2021 (N = 164)
Variable | Median (IQR) | p-valuea | Effect Size (r)b | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-dialogue | Post-dialogue | |||
COVID-19 risk perception | 3 (3,3) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 0.995 |
 Perceived susceptibility to COVID-19 | 3 (3,3) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 0.993 |
  I am at risk of getting COVID-19 | 3 (3,3) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 0.987 |
  I will likely get COVID-19 | 3 (3,3) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 0.996 |
  I may get COVID-19 | 3 (3,3) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 0.985 |
  COVID-19 is real | 3 (3,3) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 1.000 |
 Perceived severity of COVID-19 | 3 (3,4) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 1.000 |
  I believe that COVID-19 has serious negative consequences | 3 (3,4) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 0.984 |
  I believe that COVID-19 is a severe health problem | 3 (3,4) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 0.985 |
  I believe that COVID-19 can be very harmful to persons infected with it | 3 (3,3) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 0.996 |
COVID-19 vaccine concerns | 4 (4,4) | 2 (2,2) | < 0.001 | -0.960 |
 I have concerns about the possible side effects of COVID-19 vaccines | 4 (4,5) | 2 (2,2) | < 0.001 | -0.959 |
 There has been limited research done on the COVID-19 vaccines | 4 (4,5) | 2 (2,2) | < 0.001 | -0.941 |
 I have concerns about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines | 4 (4,4) | 2 (2,2) | < 0.001 | -0.955 |
COVID-19 vaccines benefits | 3 (3,3) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 0.995 |
 Perceived individual benefits of vaccines | 3 (3,3) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 0.997 |
  Getting vaccinated is for my benefit | 3 (3,3) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 0.987 |
  If I get the vaccine, I will be less likely to get COVID-19 | 3 (3,3) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 0.993 |
  COVID-19 vaccines can prevent COVID-19 | 3 (3,3) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 1.000 |
 Perceived community benefits of COVID-19 vaccines | 3 (3,4) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 0.995 |
  Having myself vaccinated against COID-19 is beneficial for the health of others in my community | 3 (3,4) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 0.995 |
  COVID-19 vaccines protect the health of my community | 3 (3,4) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 0.995 |
COVID-19 vaccine access | 3 (3,3) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 0.996 |
 As soon as I am eligible to receive the vaccine, I will be able to get vaccinated to prevent contracting the disease | 3 (3,3) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 0.996 |
 When I am eligible to receive the vaccine, it will be easy for me to get it to protect myself from the disease | 3 (3,3) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 0.996 |
Willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccines | 3 (3,3) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 0.995 |
 I am thinking of getting the vaccine | 3 (3,4) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 1.000 |
 I am prepared to receive the vaccine | 3 (3,3) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 1.000 |
 I will get vaccinated if a health worker offers me the vaccine | 3 (3,3) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 0.993 |
 I will get vaccinated for COVID-19 | 3 (3,3) | 5 (5,5) | < 0.001 | 0.996 |