Assessing public knowledge, attitudes and determinants of third COVID-19 vaccine booster dose acceptance: current scenario and future perspectives

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants (n = 614)

Demographic	Groups	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Gender	Male	190	30.9
Gender	Female	424	69.1
Age	18–22	191	31.1
	23–26	236	38.4
	27–30	131	21.3
	31–36	30	4.9
	≥ 37	26	4.2
Nationality	Emirati	136	22.1
	African	136	22.1
	Western	121	19.7
	Asian	172	28
	Arabic	49	8
Education	Primary school/elementary	118	19.2
	Secondary education	195	31.8
	Diploma	162	26.4
	University degree	66	10.7
	Post-graduate degree	73	11.9
Employment	Student	149	24.3
	Unemployed	120	19.5
	Employee in health sector	163	26.5
	Employee in non-health sector	182	29.6
Do you have any chronic diseases	Yes	72	11.7
Do you have any chronic diseases	No	542	88.3
Do you have any of your relatives who infected with the Covid-19	Yes	230	37.5
	No	384	62.5
Have you ever infected with Covid-19	Yes	100	16.3
Have you ever infected with Covid-19	No	514	83.7
Have you received first two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine	Yes	473	77
Have you received first two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine	No	141	23
Have you admitted to hospital due to COVID-19 symptoms	Yes	63	10.3
Have you admitted to hospital due to COVID-19 symptoms	No	551	89.7

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