Questionnaire Total Percentages

A. DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY
• Gender
• Male 39.4%
• Female 60.4%
• Transgender 0.3%

• Age
• 15-25yr 80.6%
• 26-35yr 16.3%
• 36-45yr 1.8%
0.8%
• 45-55yr
0.5%
• 55-65yr

• Marital status
• Single 81.1%
• Married 18.6%

• You are student of

• BS(4 year course) 63.8%
• Masters 22.8%
• M.Phil 8.1%
5.0%
• PHD

B.KNOWLEDGE ABOUT COVID 19 VACCINE

• Have you ever infected with COVID-19?
• Yes 28.6%
• No 71.1%

• Any of your Family Members have been Infected with

COVID-19? 52.0%
• Yes 45.4%
• No 2.6%
• I do not know

• Sources Utilized to Obtain Information about COVID-

19 Infection?
• Television, Radio, Newspapers 38.3%
• Twitter, Instagram, Telegram, Facebook, What's 38.8%
app
7.9%
• Scientific websites and articles
6.0%
• Physicians, Pharmacists, Nurses
8.7%
• Family, relatives, friends

• Which vaccine did u take?

• Sinopharm 39.9%
• Sinovac 33.1%
6.3%
 • Moderna 15.5%
• Pfizer 1.3%
• Astra-Zeneca 3.4%
• None

• Did you take booster dose of vaccine

• Yes 29.1%
• No 70.3%

• Are you satisfied with Government’s Ability to Handle

the COVID-19 Pandemic. 11.8%
• Not at all 23.1%
• To a small extent 40.9%
24.1%
• To a moderate extent
• To a large extent

• Did you consult doctor before vaccination?

• Yes 29.1%
• No 70.9%

C. HESITANCY AGAINST COVID-19 VACCINATION

• COVID-19 is a serious infection that requires
vaccination. 77.2%
• Yes 22.8%
• No

• COVID-19 infection is a conspiracy.

• Yes 34.9%
• No 65.1%

• Are you doubtful about the efficacy of the COVID-19

vaccine? 46.7%
• Yes 53.3%
• No

• Are you doubtful about the possible side effects of the

COVID-19 vaccine? 44.9%
• Yes 54.9%
• No

• Lack of information about Covid-19 vaccine hesitates

me to be vaccinated. 70.3%
• Yes 29.7%
• No

• Some social media reports doubted me about getting

vaccinated. 50.1%
• Yes 49.9%
• No

• Confidence of having a strong immune system that

protects me against COVID-19 infection 55.4%
 • Yes 44.6%
• No

• Fear of allergic reaction hesitates me of getting

vaccination. 50.1%
• Yes 49.9%
• No

• Fear of reinfection after getting Covid 19 vaccine.

• Yes 43.8%
• No 56.2%

The study included 381 participents from different universities of Multan, Pakistan regarding factors
associated with the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the respondent students.
1- A total no. of 381 participants , males(39.4%) , females(60.4%) & transgender(0.3%) completed the
study.
2- The majority of them about (80.6%) belong to age group of 16-25years, (16.3%) fall in age category of
26-35years, (1.8%) belong to age group of 35-45years , (0.8%) participants were of the age 45-55years &
(0.5%) fall in the age category of 55-65years.
3- (81.1%) of them were single & (18.6%) were married participants.
4- Among the participants BS undergraduates were (63.8%), Masters were (22.8%), M.Phil were (2.1%)
& PhD participants were (5.0%).
5- The %age of participants not infected with COVID-19 were (71.1%) & participants infected were
(28.6%).
6- (52.0%) participants had their family members infected from COVID-19 & (45.4%) had none of their
family members infected.
7- The respondants utilized certain sources for information , (38.3%) respondants utilized television,
radio, newspapers, (38.3%) sources such as twitter , instagram, telegram , facebook & whatsapp (7.9%)
utilized scientific websites & articles , (6.0%) respondants got knowledge about COVID-19 from
physicians , pharmacists & nurses & (8.7%) were informed by their family, relatives & friends.
8- The respondants took different vaccines ,(39.9%) respondannts took sinopharm (33.1%) sinovac,
(6.3%) Moderna, (15.5%) Pfizer, (1.3%) took Astra-Zeneca & (3.4%) took no vaccination.
9- (29.1%) participents took booster dose & was not taken by (70.3%).
10- Respondants satisfied to Government's ability to handle the COVID-19 pandamic to a large extent
were (24.1%), (40.9%) to a moderate extent, (23.1%) to a small extent & (11.8%) are not satisfied at all.
11- (70.9%) participants did not consulted to doctor before vaccination & (29.1%) consulted before
vaccination.
12- According to (77.2%) respondants COVID-19 ia a serious infection that requires vaccination & (22.8%)
respondants said no about this question.
13- (34.9%) participants responds yes that COVID-19 is a conspiracy & (65.1%) participants responds no.
14- (46..7%) of the participants are doubtful about the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine & (53.3%)
participants have no doubt.
15- (44.9%) participants are doubtful about possible side effects of COVID-19 vaccine & (54.9%) have no
doubts.
16- (70.3%) participants said that lack of information about COVID-19 vaccine hesitate them to be
vaccinated while (29.7%) said that lack of information didn't hesitate them.
17- (50.1%) said that some social media reports doubted them about getting vaccinated while (49.9%)
participants respond that social media reports didn't doubted them to be vaccinated.
18- (55.4%) participants said that they have confidence of having a strong immune system that protects
them against having COVID-19 infection while (44.6%) participants respons that they do not have strong
immune system.
19- (50.1%) participants respond yes that they have fear of allergic reraction hesitates them of getting
vaccination while (49.9%) participants answers were "no"
20- (43.8%) participants said that they have fear of getting COVID-19 vaccine while (56.2%) participants
said that they have no fear of reinfection.

Referance article: https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.27199