Table 2 Associations between knowledge against Corona Virus and willingness of respondents to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in Greece
From: Willingness of Greek general population to get a COVID-19 vaccine
Willingness to be vaccinated against Coronavirus if a vaccine was to become available | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (N = 1004) n (%) | No/Don’t Know (N = 425) n (%) | Yes (N = 579) n (%) | p-value | OR (95% CI)a | |
Knowledge of symptoms b | 0.001 | ||||
No | 652 (65.0%) | 300 (46.0%) | 352 (54.0%) | 1.00 | |
Yes | 352 (35.0%) | 125 (35.6%) | 227 (64.4%) | 1.54 (1.18–2.02)* | |
Knowledge of transmission routesb | 0.025 | ||||
No | 798 (79.4%) | 352 (44.1%) | 446 (55.9%) | 1.00 | |
Yes | 206 (20.6%) | 73 (35.6%) | 133 (64.4%) | 1.43 (1.04–1.96)* | |
Knowledge of prevention measuresb | 0.007 | ||||
No | 846 (84.2%) | 373 (44.1%) | 472 (55.9%) | 1.00 | |
Yes | 158 (15.8%) | 52 (32.8%) | 107 (67.2%) | 1.62 (1.13–2.32)* | |
Knowledge of correct first action in case of COVID-19 related symptoms b | 0.237 | ||||
No | 192 (19.3%) | 88 (45.7%) | 104 (54.3%) | 1.00 | |
Yes | 802 (80.7%) | 330 (41.1%) | 472 (58.9%) | 1.20 (0.88–1.65) | |
Knowledge of the appropriate way of hand washing with soap and waterb | 0.012 | ||||
No | 602 (60.0%) | 274 (45.6%) | 328 (54.4%) | 1.00 | |
Yes | 402 (40.0%) | 151 (37.5%) | 251 (62.5%) | 1.39 (1.08–1.80)* | |
Is handwashing with antiseptic/alcoholic solution better than soap and water? | 0.480 | ||||
No | 807 (80.3%) | 346 (42.8%) | 461 (57.2%) | 1.00 | |
Yes | 197 (19.7%) | 79 (40.3%) | 118 (59.7%) | 1.11 (0.81–1.53) | |
Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | |||
Total Knowledge Scoreb | 17 (16–19) | 17 (15–18) | 18 (16–19) | 0.001 | 1.16 (1.10–1.22)* |