Risk perception and self-efficacy
Item | Vaccinated against COVID-19 | P value* | ||
| All (N=332) n (%) | No (n=103) n (%) | Yes (n=229) n (%) | ||
| Perceived risk of COVID-19 | ||||
| 1. I think COVID-19 is a serious disease | 0.059 | |||
| Strongly disagree/disagree/uncertain | 87 (26.2) | 34 (33.0) | 53 (23.1) | |
| Agree/strongly agree | 245 (73.8) | 69 (67.0) | 176 (76.9) | |
| 2. I think I will get infected with COVID-19 | ||||
| Strongly disagree/disagree/uncertain | 307 (92.5) | 99 (96.1) | 208 (91.8) | 0.091 |
| Agree/strongly agree | 25 (7.5) | 4 (3.9) | 21 (9.2) | |
| 3. I think my family will get infected with COVID-19 | 0.032 | |||
| Strongly disagree/disagree/uncertain | 307 (92.5) | 100 (97.1) | 207 (91.4) | |
| Agree/strongly agree | 25 (7.5) | 3 (2.9) | 22 (9.6) | |
| 4. I am fear of getting infected with COVID-19 | ||||
| Strongly disagree/disagree/uncertain | 138 (41.6) | 42 (40.8) | 96 (41.9) | 0.845 |
| Agree/strongly agree | 194 (58.4) | 61 (59.2) | 133 (58.1) | |
| 5. I am fearful of getting quarantined if I get infected | ||||
| Strongly disagree/disagree/uncertain | 138 (41.6) | 43 (41.7) | 95 (41.5) | 0.964 |
| Agree/strongly agree | 194 (58.4) | 60 (58.3) | 134 (58.5) | |
| 6. My health will be severely affected if I get infected with COVID-19 | ||||
| Strongly disagree/disagree/uncertain | 114 (34.3) | 39 (37.9) | 75 (32.8) | 0.364 |
| Agree/strongly agree | 218 (65.7) | 64 (62.1) | 154 (67.2) | |
| 7. I will not go to the hospital even if I get sick because of the risk of getting infected with COVID-19 | ||||
| Strongly disagree/disagree/uncertain | 290 (87.3) | 88 (85.4) | 202 (88.2) | 0.482 |
| Agree/strongly agree | 42 (12.7) | 15 (14.6) | 27 (11.8) | |
| Perceived self-efficacy in controlling COVID-19 | ||||
| 1. I believe I can protect myself against COVID-19 | ||||
| Strongly disagree/disagree/uncertain | 117 (35.2) | 45 (43.7) | 72 (31.4) | 0.031 |
| Agree/strongly agree | 215 (64.8) | 58 (56.3) | 157 (68.6) | |
| 2. I believe COVID-19 can finally be successfully controlled | ||||
| Strongly disagree/disagree/uncertain | 147 (44.3) | 51 (49.5) | 96 (41.9) | 0.198 |
| Agree/strongly agree | 185 (55.7) | 52 (50.5) | 133 (58.1) | |
| 3. I have confidence that Hong Kong can win the battle against COVID-19 | ||||
| Strongly disagree/disagree/uncertain | 142 (42.8) | 43 (41.7) | 99 (43.2) | 0.800 |
| Agree/strongly agree | 190 (57.2) | 60 (58.3) | 130 (56.8) | |
Data are presented as frequency (%).
*All the p values were computed based on the Pearson χ2 test.