Psychology: Research and Review
Table 2 Bivariate associations between sociodemographic variables and the intention to get vaccinated
Variable | Intention to get mokeypox vaccine | |
|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |
Age (M ± SD) | 29.06 ± 9.87 | 27.47 ± 9.5 |
Sex | ||
Male | 72 (38.7%) | 114 (61.3%) |
Female | 106 (37.1%) | 180 (62.9%) |
Sexual orientation | ||
Heterosexual | 161 (39.7%) | 245 (60.3%) |
Non-heterosexual | 17 (25.8%) | 49 (74.2%) |
Had COVID-19 | ||
No | 74 (41.3%) | 105 (58.7%) |
Yes, with no or mild symptoms | 67 (35.3%) | 123 (64.7%) |
Yes, with moderate or severe symptoms | 37 (35.9%) | 66 (64.1%) |
Married or cohabiting | ||
No | 146 (37.3%) | 245 (62.7%) |
Yes | 32 (39.5%) | 49 (60.5%) |
Completed COVID-19 vaccination | ||
Yes | 153 (37.5%) | 255 (62.5%) |
No | 25 (39.1%) | 39 (60.9%) |
Job status | ||
Full-time job | 66 (39.1%) | 103 (60.9%) |
Part-time job | 49 (41.5%) | 69 (58.5%) |
Unemployed or retired | 63 (34.1%) | 122 (65.9%) |
University-level education | ||
No | 60 (44.1%) | 76 (55.9%) |
Yes | 118 (35.1%) | 218 (64.9%) |
Lives with vulnerable people | ||
No | 102 (35.7%) | 184 (64.3%) |
Yes | 76 (40.9%) | 110 (59.1%) |
Has a chronic condition | ||
No | 163 (37.5%) | 272 (62.5%) |
Yes | 15 (40.5%) | 22 (59.5%) |
Area of residence | ||
Urban | 159 (36.9%) | 272 (63.1%) |
Rural | 19 (46.3%) | 22 (53.7%) |
Perceived usefulness of COVID-19 vaccines | ||
Useful | 118 (30.4%) | 270 (69.6%) |
Uncertain or not useful | 60 (71.4%) | 24 (28.6%) |
Emotional fear of monkeypox (M ± SD) | 2.38 ± 0.92 | 2.64 ± 1.00 |
Physiological fear of monkeypox (M ± SD) | 1.80 ± 0.85 | 1.87 ± 1.07 |
Conspiracy beliefs about monkeypox (M ± SD) | 2.58 ± 1.01 | 2.09 ± 1.03 |
Monkeypox could become the next pandemic? | ||
No | 58 (46.4%) | 67 (53.6%) |
Uncertain | 63 (36.4%) | 110 (63.6%) |
Yes | 57 (32.8%) | 117 (67.2%) |