Research Article
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Uptake among Healthcare Workers in Trinidad and Tobago
Table 3
Association between vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers and trust (N = 584).
| | Characteristic | Uptake of vaccines n (%) | value | | Yes | No/I am willing | No/not willing |
| | Trust in: national newspapers | | | | 0.105 | | No trust | 122 (84.7) | 17 (11.8) | 5 (3.5) | | | A little trust | 190 (88.8) | 23 (10.7) | 1 (0.5) | | | Moderate trust | 173 (87.8) | 22 (11.2) | 2 (1.0) | | | A lot of trust | 29 (100.0) | 0 | 0 | |
| | Trust in: international newspapers | | | | 0.116 | | No trust | 56 (80/0) | 11 (15.7) | 3 (4.3) | | | A little trust | 149 (86.1) | 22 (12.7) | 2 (1.2) | | | Moderate trust | 250 (90.6) | 23 (8.3) | 3 (1.1) | | | A lot of trust | 59 (90.8) | 6 (9.2) | 0 | |
| | Trust in: national television broadcasts | | | | 0.282 | | No trust | 77 (81.1) | 16 (16.8) | 2 (2.1) | | | A little trust | 168 (88.0) | 19 (9.9) | 4 (2.1) | | | Moderate trust | 221 (89.8) | 23 (9.3) | 2 (0.8) | | | A lot of trust | 48 (92.3) | 4 (7.7) | 0 | |
| | Trust in: international television broadcasts | | | | 0.014 | | No trust | 45 (78.9) | 10 (17.5) | 2 (3.5) | | | A little trust | 109 (82.0) | 21 (15.8) | 3 (2.3) | | | Moderate trust | 271 (91.2) | 25 (8.4) | 1 (0.3) | | | A lot of trust | 89 (91.8) | 6 (6.2) | 2 (2.1) | |
| | Trust in: national radio broadcasts | | | | 0.207 | | No trust | 115 (84.6) | 17 (12.5) | 4 (2.9) | | | A little trust | 175 (87.1) | 22 (10.9) | 4 (2.0) | | | Moderate trust | 188 (90.0) | 21 (10.0) | 0 | | | A lot of trust | 36 (94.7) | 2 (5.3) | 0 | |
| | Trust in: internet | | | | 0.254 | | No trust | 46 (82.1) | 9 (16.1) | 1 (1.8) | | | A little trust | 130 (84.4) | 21 (13.6) | 3 (1.9) | | | Moderate trust | 254 (89.1) | 28 (9.8) | 3 (1.1) | | | A lot of trust | 84 (94.4) | 4 (4.5) | 1 (1.1) | |
| | Trust in: social media (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, twitter, TikTok and YouTube) | | | | 0.173 | | No trust | 236 (88.7) | 25 (9.4) | 5 (1.9) | | | A little trust | 158 (85.4) | 25 (13.5) | 2 (1.1) | | | Moderate trust | 106 (89.8) | 12 (10.2) | 0 | | | A lot of trust | 14 (93.3) | 0 | 1 (6.7) | |
| | Trust in: your doctor/other healthcare professional | | | | <0.001 | | No trust | 16 (61.5) | 9 (34.6) | 1 (3.8) | | | A little trust | 58 (73.4) | 18 (22.8) | 3 (3.8) | | | Moderate trust | 246 (90.8) | 22 (8.1) | 3 (1.1) | | | A lot of trust | 194 (93.3) | 13 (6.3) | 1 (0.5) | |
| | Trust in: government agencies | | | | <0.001 | | No trust | 58 (74.4) | 17 (21.8) | 3 (3.8) | | | A little trust | 143 (83.6) | 24 (14.0) | 4 (2.3) | | | Moderate trust | 223 (92.9) | 16 (6.7) | 1 (0.4) | | | A lot of trust | 90 (94.7) | 5 (5.3) | 0 | |
| | Trust in: international organizations (WHO, CDC, others) | | | | <0.001 | | No trust | 12 (66.7) | 5 (27.8) | 1 (5.6) | | | A little trust | 34 (66.7) | 11 (21.6) | 6 (11.8) | | | Moderate trust | 161 (84.7) | 28 (14.7) | 1 (0.5) | | | A lot of trust | 307 (94.5) | 18 (5.5) | 0 | |
| | Trust in: family and friends | | | | 0.667 | | No trust | 144 (86.7) | 18 (10.8) | 4 (2.4) | | | A little trust | 202 (87.8) | 27 (11.7) | 1 (0.4) | | | Moderate trust | 134 (89.3) | 14 (9.3) | 2 (1.3) | | | A lot of trust | 34 (89.5) | 3 (7.9) | 1 (2.6) | |
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