Knowledge, perception, and acceptance toward the booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine among patients visiting dental clinics in Aseer region of KSA

Figures & data

Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants.

Variable		Total (N = 609)
		No (%)
Gender	Male	290 (47.6%)
	Female	319 (52.4%)
Age	<20 years	31 (5.1%)
	20–39 years	371 (60.9%)
	40–59 years	187 (30.7%)
	> = 60 years	20 (3.3%)
Marital Status	Unmarried	224 (36.8%)
	Married	364 (59.8%)
	Others	21 (3.4%)
Education	Primary School	20 (3.3%)
	Secondary School	67 (11.0%)
	Diploma	175 (28.7%)
	Graduate	259 (42.5%)
	Post Graduate	88 (14.4%)
Nationality	Saudi	492 (80.8%)
	Indian	37 (6.1%)
	Egyptian	23(3.8%)
	Pakistani	15 (2.5%)
	Yemeni	18 (3.0%)
	Bangladeshi	6 (1.0%)
	Sudani	9 (1.5%)
	Others	9 (1.5%)
Occupation	Unemployed	184 (30.2%)
	Employed	328 (53.9%)
	Housewife	97 (15.9%)
Area of residence	Rural	109 (17.9%)
	Urban	500 (82.1%)

Figure 1. Levels of knowledge about booster dose.

Table 2. Association of socio-demographic variables with the knowledge levels.

Variable		Good Knowledge (N = 107)	Fair Knowledge (N = 84)	Poor Knowledge (N = 418)	p-value
		No. (%)	No. (%)	No. (%)
Gender	Male	69 (23.8%)	39 (13.4%)	182 (62.8%)	.001**
	Female	38 (11.9%)	45 (14.1%)	236 (74.0%)
Age	<20 years	5 (16.1%)	4 (12.9%)	22 (71.0%)	.845^NS
	20–39 years	71 (19.1%)	48 (12.9%)	252 (67.9%)
	40–59 years	29 (15.5%)	28 (15.0%)	130 (69.5%)
	> = 60 years	2 (10.0%)	4 (20.0%)	14 (70.0%)
Area of residency	Rural	12 (11.0%)	10 (9.2%)	87 (79.8%)	.021*
	Urban	95 (19.0%)	74 (14.8%)	331 (66.2%)
Marital Status	Unmarried	41 (18.3%)	32 (14.3%)	151 (67.4%)	.106^NS
	Married	66 (8.1%)	46 (12.6%)	252 (69.2%)
	Others	0 (0.0%)	6 (28.6%)	15 (71.4%)
Education	Primary School	0 (0.0%)	3 (15.0%)	17 (85.0%)	<.001**
	Secondary School	6 (9.0%)	5 (7.5%)	56 (83.6%)
	Diploma	19 (10.9%)	26 (14.9%)	130 (74.3%)
	Graduate	45 (17.4%)	38 (14.7%)	176 (68.0%)
	Post Graduate	37 (42.0%)	12 (13.6%)	39 (44.3%)
Nationality	Saudi	74 (15.0%)	65 (13.2%)	353 (71.7%)	<.001**
	Indian	20 (54.1%)	6 (16.2%)	11 (29.7%)
	Egyptian	4 (17.4%)	5 (21.7%)	14 (60.9%)
	Pakistani	2 (13.3%)	5 (33.3%)	8 (53.3%)
	Yemeni	2 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (88.9%)
	Bangladeshi	1 (16.7%)	1 (16.7%)	4 (66.7%)
	Sudani	3 (33.3%)	1(11.1%)	5 (55.6%)
	Others	1 (11.1%)	1 (11.1%)	7 (77.8%)
Occupation	Unemployed	28 (15.2%)	34 (18.5%)	122 (66.3%)	.013*
	Employed	70 (21.3%)	37 (11.3%)	221 (67.4%)
	Housewife	9 (9.3%)	13 (13.4%)	75 (77.3%)

P-value for Chi-square test. P-value <.05 is considered to be statistically significant.

*P-value <.05, **P-value <.001, NS-statistically non-significant, higher mean score indicates a higher level of knowledge and vice-versa.

Figure 2. Perceptions for booster dose among the participants.

Table 3. Association of socio-demographic variables with the perception levels.

Variable		Good Perception (N = 225)	Fair Perception (N = 368)	Poor Perception (N = 16)	p-value
		No. (%)	No. (%)	No. (%)
Gender	Male	116 (40.0%)	164 (56.6%)	10 (3.4%)	.123^NS
	Female	109 (34.2%)	204 (63.9%)	6 (1.9%)
Age	<20	17 (54.8%)	13 (41.9%)	1 (3.2%)	.076^NS
	20 - 39	137 (36.9%)	226 (60.9%)	8 (2.2%)
	40 - 59	69 (36.9%)	112 (59.9%)	6 (3.2%)
	> = 60	2 (10.0%)	17 (85.0%)	1 (5.0%)
Area of residency	Rural	35 (32.1%)	68 (62.4%)	6 (5.5%)	.078^NS
	Urban	190 (38.0%)	300 (60.0%)	10 (2.0%)
Marital Status	Unmarried	78 (34.8%)	141 (62.9%)	5 (2.2%)	.036*
	Married	145 (39.8%)	208 (57.1%	11 (3.0%)
	Others	2 (9.5%)	19 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)
Education	Primary School	3 (15.0%)	17 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	.174^NS
	Secondary School	27 (40.3%)	37 (55.2%)	3 (4.5%)
	Diploma	61 (34.9%)	107 (61.1%)	7 (4.0%)
	Graduate	96 (37.1%)	157 (60.6%)	6 (2.3%)
	Post Graduate	38 (43.2%)	50 (56.8%)	0 (0.0%)
Nationality	Saudi	171 (34.8%)	309 (62.8%)	12 (2.4%)	.017*
	Indian	16 (43.2%)	21 (56.8%)	0 (0.0%)
	Egyptian	8 (34.8%)	15 (65.2%)	0 (0.0%)
	Pakistani	7 (46.7%)	6 (40.0%)	2 (13.3%)
	Yemeni	8 (44.4%)	8 (44.4%)	2 (11.1%)
	Bangladeshi	2 (33.3%)	4 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)
	Sudani	7 (77.8%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)
	Others	6 (66.7%)	3 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)
Occupation	Unemployed	67 (36.4%)	107 (58.2%)	10 (5.4%)	.079^NS
	Employed	122 (37.2%)	202 (61.6%)	4 (1.2%)
	Housewife	36 (37.1%)	59 (60.8%)	2 (2.1%)

P-value for Chi-square test. P-value <.05 is considered to be statistically significant.

*P-value <.05, NS-statistically non-significant, higher mean score indicates a higher level of knowledge and vice-versa.

Figure 3. Acceptance for booster dose among the participants.

Table 4. Relation of demographic variables and acceptance for a booster dose.

Variables		Acceptance
		Hesitation for the booster dose		p-value	Recommend others to get the booster dose at the earliest		p-value	Preference to develop natural immunity by infection		p-value
		Yes (%)	No (%)		Yes (%)	No (%)		Yes (%)	No (%)
Area of residency	Rural	60(55.0%)	49(45.0%)	.110^NS	56(51.4%)	53(48.6%)	.027*	54(49.5%)	55(50.5%)	.564^NS
	Urban	233(46.6%)	267(53.4%)		314(62.8%)	186(37.2%)		232(46.5%)	267(53.5%)
Age (in yrs)	<20	14(45.2%)	17(54.8%)	.722^NS	22(71.0%)	9(29.0%)	.474^NS	11(35.5%)	20(64.5%)	.400^NS
	20 - 39	176(47.4%)	195(52.6%)		227(61.2%)	144(38.8%)		182(49.2%)	188(50.8%)
	40 - 59	91(48.7%)	96(51.3%)		111(59.4%)	76(40.6%)		83(44.4%)	104(55.6%)
	> = 60	12(60.0%)	8(40.0%)		10(50.0%)	10(50.0%)		10(50.0%)	10(50.0%)
Gender	Male	124(42.8%)	169(53.0%)	.012*	199(68.6%)	171(53.6%)	<.001*	135(46.7%)	151(47.3%)	.878^NS
	Female	169(53.0%)	150(47.0%)		91(31.4%)	148(46.4%)		154(53.3%)	168(52.7%)
Education	Primary	6(30.0%)	14(70.0%)	.056^NS	15(75.0%)	5(25.0%)	.280^NS	10(50.0%)	10(50.0%)	.179^NS
	Secondary	34(50.7%)	33(49.3%)		46(68.7%)	21(31.3%)		29(43.3%)	38(56.7%)
	Diploma	97(55.4%)	78(44.6%)		99(56.6%)	76(43.4%)		93(53.1%)	82(46.9%)
	Graduate	121(46.7%)	138(53.3%)		159(61.4%)	100(38.6%)		121(46.9%)	33(37.5%)
	Postgraduate	35(39.8%)	53(60.2%)		51(58.0%)	37(42.0%)		137(53.1%)	55(62.5%)

P-value for Chi-square test. P-value <.05 is considered to be statistically significant.

*P-value <.05, **P-value <.001, NS-statistically non-significant, higher mean score indicates a higher level of knowledge and vice-versa.

Data availability statement

Supporting data are available on request from author Shahabe Saquib ([email protected]).