Table 4 Trusted sources of information on COVID-19 vaccines by occupation of participants
From: Trusted sources of information on COVID-19 vaccine in Uganda
Dependent Variables | Occupation n (%) | Χ² P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Health workers | Non-health workers | |||
Traditional Media (TV, radios, Newspaper) | No | 79(33.2%) | 159(66.8%) | < 0.01* |
Yes | 57(16.3%) | 292(83.7%) | ||
Internet | No | 108(21.6%) | 392(78.4%) | 0.03* |
Yes | 28(32.2%) | 59(67.8%) | ||
Social Media | No | 110(21.8%) | 394(78.2%) | 0.06 |
Yes | 26(31.3%) | 57(68.7%) | ||
Healthcare providers | No | 69(18.2%) | 310(81.8%) | < 0.018* |
Yes | 67(32.5%) | 139(67.5%) | ||
Family members | No | 123(23.2%) | 408(76.8%) | 0.99 |
Yes | 13(23.2%) | 43(76.8%) | ||
Government / Ministry of Health | No | 67(18.4%) | 298(81.6%) | < 0.01* |
Yes | 69(31.1%) | 153(68.9%) | ||
Pharmaceutical company reports | No | 130(23.1%) | 433(76.9%) | < 0.83 |
Yes | 6(25.0%) | 18(75.0%) | ||
Scientific articles | No | 115(21.3%) | 425(78.7%) | < 0.01* |
Yes | 21(44.7%) | 26(55.3%) | ||
I do not trust any source | No | 133(23.5%) | 433(76.5%) | 0.44 |
Yes | 3(14.3%) | 18(85.7%) | ||