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Table 2 Knowledge, attitudes, perception about COVID-19 infection and vaccine among participants (n = 237)

From: Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among maintenance hemodialysis patients: an Egyptian survey study

Variables

Total

VA

VH

VR

P

(n = 237)

(n = 138)

(n = 63)

(n = 36)

Self-rated knowledge level about COVID-19

     

 Very bad

22 (9.3)

12 (8.7)

6 (9.5)

4 (11.1)

0.226

 Bad

72 (30.4)

37 (26.8)

19 (30.2)

16 (44.4)

 

 Average

127 (53.6)

80 (58)

34 (54)

13 (36.1)

 

 Good

12 (5.1)

6 (4.3)

3 (4.8)

3 (8.3)

 

 Very good

4 (1.7)

3 (2.2)

1 (1.6)

0

 

COVID-19 information sources

     

 Very little

11 (4.6)

2 (1.4)

6 (9.5)

3 (8.3)

0.165

 Little

69 (29.1)

38 (27.5)

17 (27)

14 (38.9)

 

 Somewhat

133 (56.1)

84 (60.9)

35 (55.6)

14 (38.9)

 

 Much

21 (8.9)

11 (8)

5 (7.9)

5 (13.9)

 

 So much

3 (1.3)

3 (2.2)

0

  

Belief of chronic renal failure association with higher risk of COVID-19

122 (51.5)

88 (63.8)

30 (47.6)

4 (11.1)

<0.001*

Perception of increased severity of COVID-19 in patients with chronic renal failure

122 (51.5)

84 (60.9)

32 (50.8)

6 (16.7)

<0.001*

Beliefs about conventional vaccination

 Efficacy, median (min–max)

5 (0–10)

6 (0–10)

5 (0–10)

5 (0–10)

<0.001*

 Security, median (min–max)

5 (0–10)

6.5 (0–10)

5 (0–10)

5 (0–10)

<0.001*

 Usefulness, median (min–max)

6 (0–10)

7 (0–10)

6 (0–10)

5 (0–10)

0.004*

 Estimated knowledge, median (min–max)

5 (0–10)

5 (0–10)

5 (0–10)

5 (0–10)

0.050*

  1. * VA: vaccine acceptant; VH: vaccine hesitant; VR: vaccine resistant, P value < 0.05