Table 3 Health belief model
Statement | Proportion (%) of all respondents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree | |
Perceived susceptibility | |||||
1. There is a high chance that I can be infected by the COVID-19 virus | 9.84 | 12.20 | 38.84 | 26.97 | 16.14 |
2. I am afraid that I can get infected by the COVID-19 virus | 1.57 | 3.94 | 8.66 | 30.31 | 55.51 |
Perceived severity | |||||
1. It is likely that I will develop severe complications if I get infected by the COVID-19 virus | 6.11 | 15.58 | 29.59 | 31.56 | 17.16 |
Perceived benefits | |||||
1. The chance that I will contract COVID-19 is lower with the vaccine | 1.97 | 5.71 | 19.29 | 38.98 | 34.06 |
2. Because there are already COVID-19 vaccines, I am not so worried anymore about contracting COVID-19 | 5.12 | 13.58 | 29.72 | 33.66 | 17.91 |
3. Vaccines are needed to end the pandemic | 0.39 | 1.18 | 7.48 | 27.76 | 63.19 |
Perceived barriers | |||||
1. Vaccines can create more problems than solutions | 26.18 | 37.80 | 29.53 | 3.74 | 2.76 |
2. Vaccines can cause death to people | 14.60 | 28.40 | 39.84 | 13.41 | 3.75 |
3. I do not need the vaccine because I take all precautionary measures to prevent infection such as wearing face masks and shields, social distancing, frequent hand-washing, etc. | 32.28 | 39.57 | 23.23 | 3.54 | 1.38 |