Table 1 Baseline characteristics and of participants by vaccination status
Raw total | Have you ever had the flu vaccine before? | Have you had the flu vaccine during this year? | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YES | NO | YES | NO | ||||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Mean Age in months (23.85 ± 17.19) | |||||||||||
Gender | Female | 285 | 59.70% | 53 | 18.60% | 232 | 81.40% | 32 | 11.20% | 253 | 88.80% |
Male | 192 | 40.30% | 39 | 20.30% | 153 | 79.70% | 25 | 13.00% | 167 | 87.00% | |
P-value | 0.641 | 0.554 | |||||||||
City | AlKarak | 95 | 19.90% | 13 | 13.70% | 82 | 86.30% | 7 | 7.40% | 88 | 92.60% |
AlZarqaa | 67 | 14.10% | 8 | 11.90% | 59 | 88.10% | 11 | 16.40% | 56 | 83.60% | |
Amman | 179 | 37.50% | 50 | 27.90% | 129 | 72.10% | 27 | 15.10% | 152 | 84.90% | |
Irbid | 136 | 28.50% | 21 | 15.40% | 115 | 84.60% | 12 | 8.80% | 124 | 91.20% | |
P-value | 0.006 | 0.181 | |||||||||
Place of living | Rural | 139 | 29.10% | 18 | 12.90% | 121 | 87.10% | 10 | 7.20% | 129 | 92.80% |
Urban | 338 | 70.90% | 74 | 21.90% | 264 | 78.10% | 47 | 13.90% | 291 | 86.10% | |
P-value | 0.024 | 0.04 | |||||||||
Mother’s Education Level | Advanced Diploma | 12 | 2.50% | 2 | 16.70% | 10 | 83.30% | 1 | 8.30% | 11 | 91.70% |
Bachelor’s Degree | 261 | 54.70% | 59 | 22.60% | 202 | 77.40% | 33 | 12.60% | 228 | 87.40% | |
Diploma | 46 | 9.60% | 9 | 19.60% | 37 | 80.40% | 9 | 19.60% | 37 | 80.40% | |
Doctorate | 4 | 0.80% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 100.00% | |
Haven’t been schooled | 2 | 0.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 100.00% | |
High School | 84 | 17.60% | 13 | 15.50% | 71 | 84.50% | 9 | 10.70% | 75 | 89.30% | |
Master’s degree | 33 | 6.90% | 8 | 24.20% | 25 | 75.80% | 4 | 12.10% | 29 | 87.90% | |
Middle School | 29 | 6.10% | 1 | 3.40% | 28 | 96.60% | 1 | 3.40% | 28 | 96.60% | |
Primary School | 6 | 1.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 6 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 6 | 100.00% | |
P-value | 0.216 | 0.586 | |||||||||
Father’s Education Level | Advanced Diploma | 7 | 1.50% | 2 | 28.60% | 5 | 71.40% | 3 | 42.90% | 4 | 57.10% |
Bachelor’s Degree | 235 | 49.30% | 56 | 23.80% | 179 | 76.20% | 33 | 14.00% | 202 | 86.00% | |
Diploma | 35 | 7.30% | 4 | 11.40% | 31 | 88.60% | 3 | 8.60% | 32 | 91.40% | |
Doctorate | 19 | 4.00% | 9 | 47.40% | 10 | 52.60% | 3 | 15.80% | 16 | 84.20% | |
Haven’t been schooled | 4 | 0.80% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 100.00% | |
High School | 102 | 21.40% | 14 | 13.70% | 88 | 86.30% | 8 | 7.80% | 94 | 92.20% | |
Master’s Degree | 34 | 7.10% | 3 | 8.80% | 31 | 91.20% | 2 | 5.90% | 32 | 94.10% | |
Middle School | 34 | 7.10% | 4 | 11.80% | 30 | 88.20% | 5 | 14.70% | 29 | 85.30% | |
Primary School | 7 | 1.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 7 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 7 | 100.00% | |
P-value | 0.004 | 0.129 | |||||||||
Parents Job | Full Time | 344 | 72.10% | 73 | 21.20% | 271 | 78.80% | 44 | 12.80% | 300 | 87.20% |
Part Time | 84 | 17.60% | 14 | 16.70% | 70 | 83.30% | 8 | 9.50% | 76 | 90.50% | |
Retired | 19 | 4.00% | 1 | 5.30% | 18 | 94.70% | 3 | 15.80% | 16 | 84.20% | |
Unemployed | 30 | 6.30% | 4 | 13.30% | 26 | 86.70% | 2 | 6.70% | 28 | 93.30% | |
P-value | 0.233 | 0.623 | |||||||||
Monthly income of the family in dinars | 1000–1500 | 68 | 14.30% | 16 | 23.50% | 52 | 76.50% | 7 | 10.30% | 61 | 89.70% |
500–1000 | 196 | 41.10% | 39 | 19.90% | 157 | 80.10% | 25 | 12.80% | 171 | 87.20% | |
Less than 500 | 180 | 37.70% | 26 | 14.40% | 154 | 85.60% | 20 | 11.10% | 160 | 88.90% | |
More than 2000 | 33 | 6.90% | 11 | 33.30% | 22 | 66.70% | 5 | 15.20% | 28 | 84.80% | |
P-value | 0.052 | 0.864 | |||||||||
Type of Child’s Insurance | Ministry Of Health/ Governmental | 198 | 41.50% | 37 | 18.70% | 161 | 81.30% | 28 | 14.10% | 170 | 85.90% |
No health coverage available | 81 | 17.00% | 14 | 17.30% | 67 | 82.70% | 8 | 9.90% | 73 | 90.10% | |
Private Sector | 89 | 18.70% | 22 | 24.70% | 67 | 75.30% | 13 | 14.60% | 76 | 85.40% | |
Royal Jordanian Army Services | 97 | 20.30% | 16 | 16.50% | 81 | 83.50% | 6 | 6.20% | 91 | 93.80% | |
University Hospitals | 6 | 1.30% | 2 | 33.30% | 4 | 66.70% | 2 | 33.30% | 4 | 66.70% | |
UNRWA | 6 | 1.30% | 1 | 16.70% | 5 | 83.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 6 | 100.00% | |
P-value | 0.667 | 0.14 | |||||||||
Does Your Child have any Chronic Illnesses | Yes | 82 | 17.20% | 19 | 23.20% | 63 | 76.80% | 15 | 18.30% | 67 | 81.70% |
No | 395 | 82.80% | 73 | 18.50% | 322 | 81.50% | 42 | 10.60% | 353 | 89.40% | |
P-value | 0.327 | 0.052 | |||||||||
Does your child take medication regularly | Yes | 43 | 9.00% | 8 | 18.60% | 35 | 81.40% | 7 | 16.30% | 36 | 83.70% |
No | 434 | 91.00% | 84 | 19.40% | 350 | 80.60% | 50 | 11.50% | 384 | 88.50% | |
P-value | 0.905 | 0.359 | |||||||||
Have you heard of the influenza Vaccine Before | Yes | 383 | 80.30% | 83 | 21.70% | 300 | 78.30% | 50 | 13.10% | 333 | 86.90% |
No | 94 | 19.70% | 9 | 9.60% | 85 | 90.40% | 7 | 7.40% | 87 | 92.60% | |
P-value | 0.008 | 0.133 | |||||||||
Does your child get flu like illness regularly | Yes | 180 | 37.70% | 41 | 22.80% | 139 | 77.20% | 25 | 13.90% | 155 | 86.10% |
No | 297 | 62.30% | 51 | 17.20% | 246 | 82.80% | 32 | 10.80% | 265 | 89.20% | |
P-value | 0.133 | 0.309 | |||||||||
Has your child ever been admitted to the hospital due to Influenza/flu like illness Complications? | Yes | 90 | 18.90% | 23 | 25.60% | 67 | 74.40% | 16 | 17.80% | 74 | 82.20% |
No | 352 | 73.80% | 56 | 15.90% | 296 | 84.10% | 35 | 9.90% | 317 | 90.10% | |
Not sure | 35 | 7.30% | 13 | 37.10% | 22 | 62.90% | 6 | 17.10% | 29 | 82.90% | |
P-value | 0.002 | 0.076 | |||||||||