Table 2 The association between perceived susceptibility and severity of influenza, perceived benefits and vaccination status
A. Perceive Susceptibility | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |||
Do you feel your son gets Influenza more than other children? | Yes | 152 | 31.9% | 32 | 21.1% | 120 | 78.9% | 19 | 12.5% | 133 | 87.5% | |
No | 194 | 40.7% | 32 | 16.5% | 162 | 83.5% | 24 | 12.4% | 170 | 87.6% | ||
Not sure | 131 | 27.5% | 28 | 21.4% | 103 | 78.6% | 14 | 10.7% | 117 | 89.3% | ||
P-value | 0.44 | 0.87 | ||||||||||
Without the vaccine, I feel my child is at high risk of severe flu infection. | Yes | 229 | 48.0% | 57 | 24.9% | 172 | 75.1% | 42 | 18.3% | 187 | 81.7% | |
No | 248 | 52.0% | 35 | 14.1% | 213 | 85.9% | 15 | 6.0% | 233 | 94.0% | ||
P-value | 0.003 | < 0.001 | ||||||||||
If my child gets the flu, they may experience severe symptoms | Yes | 152 | 31.9% | 31 | 20.4% | 121 | 79.6% | 28 | 18.4% | 124 | 81.6% | |
No | 143 | 30.0% | 17 | 11.9% | 126 | 88.1% | 11 | 7.7% | 132 | 92.3% | ||
Not sure | 182 | 38.2% | 44 | 24.2% | 138 | 75.8% | 18 | 9.9% | 164 | 90.1% | ||
P-value | 0.019 | 0.01 | ||||||||||
If my child gets the flu, they may experience moderate symptoms | Yes | 305 | 63.9% | 53 | 17.4% | 252 | 82.6% | 31 | 10.2% | 274 | 89.8% | |
No | 64 | 13.4% | 11 | 17.2% | 53 | 82.8% | 13 | 20.3% | 51 | 79.7% | ||
Not sure | 108 | 22.6% | 28 | 25.9% | 80 | 74.1% | 13 | 12.0% | 95 | 88.0% | ||
P-value | 0.13 | 0.075 | ||||||||||
If my child gets the flu, they are at risk of serious complications | Yes | 81 | 17.0% | 17 | 21.0% | 64 | 79.0% | 14 | 17.3% | 67 | 82.7% | |
No | 262 | 54.9% | 41 | 15.6% | 221 | 84.4% | 26 | 9.9% | 236 | 90.1% | ||
Not sure | 134 | 28.1% | 34 | 25.4% | 100 | 74.6% | 17 | 12.7% | 117 | 87.3% | ||
P-value | 0.062 | 0.194 | ||||||||||
If my child gets the flu, they pose a risk of infection to those around them. | Yes | 277 | 58.1% | 63 | 22.7% | 214 | 77.3% | 35 | 12.6% | 242 | 87.4% | |
No | 85 | 17.8% | 8 | 9.4% | 77 | 90.6% | 10 | 11.8% | 75 | 88.2% | ||
Not sure | 115 | 24.1% | 21 | 18.3% | 94 | 81.7% | 12 | 10.4% | 103 | 89.6% | ||
P-value | 0.023 | 0.828 | ||||||||||
B. Perceived Benefits | |||||||||||
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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 | % | ||
I won’t worry about getting the flu if my child receives the flu vaccine | Strongly Agree, Agree | 222 | 46.5% | 54 | 24.3% | 168 | 75.7% | 37 | 16.7% | 185 | 83.3% |
Neutral | 176 | 36.9% | 24 | 13.6% | 152 | 86.4% | 16 | 9.1% | 160 | 90.9% | |
Strongly Disagree, Disagree | 79 | 16.6% | 14 | 17.7% | 65 | 82.3% | 4 | 5.1% | 75 | 94.9% | |
P-value | 0.025 | 0.008 | |||||||||
Getting the flu vaccine will benefit my child | Strongly Agree, Agree | 293 | 61.4% | 74 | 25.3% | 219 | 74.7% | 47 | 16.0% | 246 | 84.0% |
Neutral | 142 | 29.8% | 15 | 10.6% | 127 | 89.4% | 8 | 5.6% | 134 | 94.4% | |
Strongly Disagree, Disagree | 42 | 8.8% | 3 | 7.1% | 39 | 92.9% | 2 | 4.8% | 40 | 95.2% | |
P-value | < 0.001 | 0.002 | |||||||||
Taking the Influenza Vaccine will decrease the risk of my child getting the flu | Strongly Agree, Agree | 306 | 64.2% | 71 | 23.2% | 235 | 76.8% | 45 | 14.7% | 261 | 85.3% |
Neutral | 123 | 25.8% | 16 | 13.0% | 107 | 87.0% | 9 | 7.3% | 114 | 92.7% | |
Strongly Disagree, Disagree | 48 | 10.1% | 5 | 10.4% | 43 | 89.6% | 3 | 6.3% | 45 | 93.8% | |
P-value | 0.014 | 0.045 | |||||||||