Table 1 Distribution of characteristics according to occupation.

From: Comparing COVID-19 literacy and vaccine hesitancy among health care workers, including oral health professionals, in Japan

 

Total n = 408

Physician n = 29

Dentist n = 127

Nurse n = 84

DHa n = 48

CWb n = 18

non-HCWc n = 102

p-Value*

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Sex

 Male

165 (40.8)

18 (62.1)

82 (65.6)

4 (4.9)

0 (0.0)

8 (44.4)

53 (52.0)

<0.001

 Female

239 (59.2)

11 (37.9)

43 (34.4)

78 (95.1)

48 (100.0)

10 (55.6)

49 (48.0)

 

Age (years)

 20–29

78 (19.4)

0 (0.0)

31 (24.6)

11 (13.8)

24 (50.0)

2 (11.1)

10 (9.8)

<0.001

 30–39

119 (29.6)

10 (35.7)

55 (43.7)

14 (17.5)

11 (22.9)

1 (5.6)

28 (27.5)

 

 40–49

100 (24.9)

7 (25.0)

16 (12.7)

27 (33.8)

9 (18.8)

9 (50.0)

32 (31.4)

 

 50–59

65 (16.2)

5 (17.9)

14 (11.1)

20 (25.0)

3 (6.3)

4 (22.2)

19 (18.6)

 

 60+

40 (10.0)

6 (21.4)

10 (7.9)

8 (10.0)

1 (2.1)

2 (11.1)

13 (12.7)

 

Workplace

 Hospital

206 (50.6)

15 (53.6)

85 (67.0)

48 (57.1)

40 (83.4)

0 (0.0)

18 (17.6)

<0.001

 Dental school

102 (25.1)

9 (32.1)

37 (29.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

56 (54.9)

 

 Dental hygiene school

20 (4.9)

1 (3.6)

4 (3.1)

0 (0.0)

7 (14.6)

1 (5.6)

7 (6.9)

 

 Nursing school

45 (11.1)

2 (7.1)

1 (0.8)

26 (31.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

16 (15.7)

 

 Elderly care facility

34 (8.4)

1 (3.6)

0 (0.0)

10 (11.9)

1 (2.1)

17 (94.4)

5 (4.9)

 

Having underlying medical conditions

 No

322 (79.5)

22 (75.9)

104 (83.2)

57 (68.7)

44 (91.7)

10 (55.6)

85 (83.3)

0.002

 Yes

83 (20.5)

7 (24.1)

21 (16.8)

26 (31.3)

4 (8.3)

8 (44.4)

17 (16.7)

 
  1. *Chi-squared test
  2. aDental Hygienist.
  3. bCare Worker.
  4. cNon-Health worker (Administration or academic staff without any health care qualification).