Table 3 Responses to behavioral determinant items relating to vaccine advocacy (n = 927)
Component 1: Professional capabilities | Strongly disagree, n (%) | Disagree, n (%) | Unsure, n (%) | Agree, n (%) | Strongly agree, n (%) | Missing, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I have sufficient evidence to recommend others to get the COVID-19 vaccine | 23 (2.5) | 92 (9.9) | 244 (26.3) | 363 (39.2) | 151 (16.3) | 54 (5.8) |
Patients place great faith in my recommendations | 4 (0.4) | 19 (2.0) | 202 (21.8) | 495 (53.4) | 153 (15.5) | 54 (5.8) |
I will advise my family and friends to receive COVID-19 vaccine | 13 (1.4) | 16 (1.7) | 111 (12.0) | 404 (43.6) | 329 (35.5) | 54 (5.8) |
To contain the further spread of infection, I recommend COVID-19 vaccine should be made mandatory for everyone in Qatar | 35 (3.8) | 78 (8.4) | 141 (15.2) | 302 (32.6) | 317 (34.2) | 54 (5.8) |
I believe that my recommendations will result in higher vaccine acceptance rates | 7 (0.8) | 21 (2.3) | 186 (20.1) | 417 (45.0) | 242 (26.1) | 54 (5.8) |
Vaccine advocacy through education is an important step to support vaccine coverage to general public | 3 (0.3) | 9 (1.0) | 86 (9.3) | 463 (49.9) | 312 (33.7) | 54 (5.8) |
I have sufficient knowledge to advocate the use of COVID-19 vaccine | 6 (0.6) | 51 (5.5) | 203 (22.1) | 422 (45.5) | 189 (20.4) | 54 (5.8) |
I have the necessary experience to advocate the use COVID-19 vaccines | 4 (0.4) | 73 (7.9) | 245 (26.4) | 389 (42.0) | 162 (17.5) | 54 (5.8) |
I am confident in my ability to influence patients to receive COVID-19 vaccine | 5 (0.5) | 31 (3.3) | 170 (18.3) | 446 (48.1) | 221 (23.8) | 54 (5.8) |
Cronbach’s alpha 0.90 Mean (SD) = 46.2 ± 31.6 (scale − 100 to 100) | ||||||
Component 2: Professional role and identity | Strongly disagree, n (%) | Disagree, n (%) | Unsure, n (%) | Agree, n (%) | Strongly agree, n (%) | Missing, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
*I do not think patients will consider my advice to receive COVID-19 vaccine | 88 (9.5) | 320 (34.5) | 286 (30.9) | 123 (13.3) | 56 (6.0) | 54 (5.8) |
*I will wait for some more time before I recommend the use of COVID-19 vaccine | 59 (6.4) | 312 (33.7) | 178 (19.2) | 254 (27.4) | 70 (7.6) | 54 (5.8) |
*I am not sure if I am in a position to recommend the use of COVID-19 vaccine | 71 (7.7) | 308 (33.2) | 203 (21.9) | 221 (23.8) | 70 (7.6) | 54 (5.8) |
*negatively scored Cronbach’s alpha 0.72 Mean (SD) =7.3±43.6 (scale − 100 to 100) | ||||||