Research Article
Public Health Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Health Behaviors in South Africa: Past, Current, and Future Implications (2020–2022)
Table 1
Characteristics of the study populations by vaccine roll-out perioda (N = 30,370).
| | Characteristics | Prevaccine roll out (May–December 2020) | During-vaccine roll out (February–November 2021) | Postvaccine roll out (February–March 2022) | p-Value |
| | Age, median (IQR) | 37 (29–49) years | 38 (29–51) years | 37 (30–51) years | — | | <30 years | 26% | 29% | 23% | <0.001 | | 30–39 years | 27% | 28% | 34% | — | | 40–49 years | 20% | 20% | 16% | — | | 50–59 years | 12% | 11% | 15% | — | | 60+ years | 15% | 12% | 12% | — | | Sex | — | — | — | <0.001 | | Male | 38% | 39% | 53% | — | | Female | 62% | 61% | 47% | — | | Ethnicity | — | — | — | <0.001 | | Other | 14% | 21% | 23% | — | | Black | 86% | 79% | 77% | — | | Education | — | — | — | <0.001 | | <Grade 12 | 53% | 53% | 40% | — | | ≥Grade 12 | 47% | 47% | 60% | — | | Employment status | — | — | — | <0.001 | | Employed/income | 46% | 43% | 43% | — | | Unemployed | 54% | 57% | 57% | — | | Vaccine beliefs and attitudes | — | — | — | — | | Intention to receive vaccine | 62% | 70% | 26% | <0.001 | | Trusting vaccine’s safety and efficacy | 77% | 68% | 42% | — | | Self-perceived low risk | 66% | 62% | 73% | <0.001 | | Changed behavior due to COVID-19 | | Wearing mask in public | 6% | 25% | 30% | <0.001 | | Washing hand frequently | 63% | 52% | 50% | <0.001 | | Avoid crowd/social distancing | 11% | 8% | 6% | <0.001 |
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aCRAN and CVACS surveys.
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