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Table 5 Association between compliance to preventive measures against COVID-19 and attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination during summer 2021 among Lebanese pregnant and lactating women (N = 207)

From: Estimating COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in pregnant and lactating women: a cross-sectional study in Lebanon

Independent Variable

Total Attitude

Mean + Std. Deviation

P-value

Do you wash your hands more often because of coronavirus?

No

22.71 + 5.01

0.042

Yes

25.16 + 6.01

Do you use alcohol-based hand sanitizer more often because of coronavirus?

No

23.55 + 5.79

0.177

Yes

25.07 + 5.94

Do you wear a face mask because of coronavirus?

No

25.82 + 3.87

0.570

Yes

24.77 + 6.03

Do you avoid public transport because of coronavirus?

No

24.86 + 5.76

0.960

Yes

24.81 + 6.02

Do you avoid crowded and/or enclosed spaces because of coronavirus?

No

25.88 + 5.65

0.197

Yes

24.56 + 5.99

Do you practice social distancing because of coronavirus?

No

25.80 + 5.55

0.183

Yes

24.52 + 6.03

Do you touch your face less because of coronavirus?

No

23.21 + 5.58

< 0.001

Yes

26.25 + 5.88

Do you shop for groceries less often because of coronavirus?

No

24.30 + 6.70

0.727

Yes

24.98 + 4.90

Do you cook at home more often because of coronavirus?

No

24.88 + 5.98

0.913

Yes

24.79 + 5.92

Do you purchase extra supplies or food because of coronavirus?

No

24.72 + 6.08

0.677

Yes

25.11 + 5.57

Do you consider yourself at risk for COVID-19? (because of your work, environment, etc.

No

25.26 + 6.11

0.367

Yes

24.51 + 5.80

I believe that a coronavirus infection during pregnancy/ breastfeeding will affect the development of an unborn child/ newborn.

Strongly disagree

28.11 + 7.32

0.033

Disagree

26.08 + 5.21

Undecided/Neutral

24.57 + 4.87

Agree

24.41 + 5.86

Strongly agree

22.12 + 7.84

Total

24.83 + 5.93

  1. A significant outcome is indicated by a P < 0.05. The bolded values are significant