Table 3 Trusted sources of information on COVID-19 vaccines by age-group of participants
From: Trusted sources of information on COVID-19 vaccine in Uganda
Dependent variables | Ages (years) n, (%) | Χ² P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 25 | 25–34 | 35–44 | > 44 | |||
Traditional Media (TVs, Radios, and Newspapers) | No | 58(24.9%) | 77(33.1%) | 64(27.5%) | 34(14.6%) | 0.89 |
Yes | 92(27.1%) | 103(30.3%) | 93(27.4%) | 52(15.3%) | ||
Internet | No | 135(27.6%) | 142(29.0%) | 139(28.4%) | 73(14.9%) | 0.02* |
Yes | 15(17.9%) | 38(45.2%) | 18(21.4%) | 13(15.5%) | ||
Social Media | No | 131(26.6%) | 146(29.7%) | 135(27.4%) | 80(16.3%) | 0.06 |
Yes | 19(23.5%) | 34(41.9%) | 22(22.2%) | 6(7.4%) | ||
Health care workers | No | 100(27.0%) | 116(31.4%) | 105(28.4%) | 49(13.2%) | 0.37 |
Yes | 50(24.9%) | 64(31.8%) | 50(24.9%) | 37(18.4%) | ||
Family members | No | 141(27.2%) | 173(33.3%) | 133(25.6%) | 72(13.9%) | < 0.01* |
Yes | 9(16.7%) | 7(12.9%) | 24(44.4%) | 14(25.9%) | ||
Government / Ministry of Health | No | 109(30.6%) | 119(33.4%) | 81(22.8%) | 47(13.2%) | < 0.01* |
Yes | 41(18.9%) | 61(28.1%) | 76(35.0%) | 39(17.9%) | ||
Pharmaceutical company reports | No | 145(26.4%) | 174(31.7%) | 150(27.3%) | 80(14.6%) | 0.51 |
Yes | 5(20.8%) | 6(25.0%) | 7(29.2%) | 6(25.0%) | ||
Scientific articles | No | 143(27.1%) | 167(31.7%) | 138(26.2%) | 79(14.9%) | 0.11 |
Yes | 7(15.2%) | 13(28.3%) | 19(41.3%) | 7(15.2%) | ||
I do not trust any source. | No | 143(25.9%) | 173(31.3%) | 152(27.5%) | 84(15.2%) | 0.80 |
Yes | 7(33.3%) | 7(33.3%) | 5(23.8%) | 2(9.5%) | ||