Table 2 The preferred sources of information on COVID-19 vaccines by sex of participants
From: Trusted sources of information on COVID-19 vaccine in Uganda
Dependent variables | Sex (n = 587) | Χ² P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Female (%) | Male (%) | |||
TV, Radios, and Newspapers | No | 92(38.7%) | 146(61.3%) | 0.08 |
Yes | 160(45.9%) | 189(54.2%) | ||
Internet | No | 219(43.8%) | 281(56.2%) | 0.31 |
Yes | 33(37.9%) | 54(62.1%) | ||
Social Media | No | 217(43.1%) | 287(56.9%) | 0.88 |
Yes | 35(42.2%) | 48(57.8%) | ||
Health care workers | No | 164(43.3%) | 215(56.7%) | 0.90 |
Yes | 88(42.7%) | 118(57.3%) | ||
Family members | No | 232(43.7%) | 299(56.3%) | 0.25 |
Yes | 20(35.7%) | 36(64.3%) | ||
Government/Ministry of Health | No | 164(44.9%) | 201(55.1%) | 0.21 |
Yes | 88(39.6%) | 134(60.4%) | ||
Pharmaceutical company reports | No | 242(43.0%) | 321(57.0%) | 0.90 |
Yes | 10(41.7%) | 14(58.3%) | ||
Scientific articles | No | 235(43.5%) | 305(56.5%) | 0.33 |
Yes | 17(36.2%) | 30(63.8%) | ||
No trusted source | No | 243(42.9%) | 323(57.1%) | 0.99 |
Yes | 9(42.9%) | 12(57.1%) | ||