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. 2026 Apr 16;26:1697. doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-27190-x

Table 1.

Characteristics of the participants by RSV vaccination intention

Total N (%) RSV Vaccination Intention p value
Yes No
Parents
 Gender 0.81
  Male 82 (20.4%) 67 (20.2%) 15 (21.4%)
  Female 320 (79.6%) 265 (79.8%) 55 (78.6%)
 Age 35.6 (4.1) 35.6 (4.1) 35.4 (4.0) 0.73
 Education level 0.06
  ≤ High school 30 (7.5%) 21 (6.3%) 9 (12.9%)
  College or above 372 (92.5%) 311 (93.7%) 61 (87.1%)
 Marital status 0.80
  Unmarried 6 (1.5%) 6 (1.8%) 0 (0.0%)
  Cohabiting 11 (2.7%) 9 (2.7%) 2 (2.9%)
  Married 384 (95.5%) 316 (95.2%) 68 (97.1%)
  Separated/Divorced/Widowed 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.3%) 0 (0.0%)
 Incomea 0.03
  < 4,000 K 57 (14.2%) 48 (14.5%) 9 (12.9%)
  4,000–5,999 K 133 (33.1%) 110 (33.1%) 23 (32.9%)
  6,000–7,999 K 123 (30.6%) 93 (28.0%) 30 (42.9%)
  > 8,000 K 89 (22.1%) 81 (24.4%) 8 (11.3%)
 Occupation 0.26
  Employed 178 (44.3%) 150 (45.2%) 28 (40.0%)
  Part time 41 (10.2%) 31 (9.3%) 10 (14.3%)
  Self-employed 22 (5.5%) 15 (4.5%) 7 (10.0%)
  Housewife 128 (31.8%) 108 (32.5%) 20 (28.6%)
  Healthcare worker 33 (8.2%) 28 (8.4%) 5 (7.1%)
Children
 Age (months) 0.17
  0–5 18 (4.5%) 17 (5.1%) 1 (1.4%)
  6–11 34 (8.5%) 29 (8.7%) 5 (7.1%)
  12–23 53 (13.2%) 48 (14.5%) 5 (7.1%)
  24–35 75 (18.7%) 63 (19.0%) 12 (17.1%)
  36–47 102 (25.4%) 76 (22.9%) 26 (37.1%)
  48–59 66 (16.4%) 54 (16.3%) 12 (17.1%)
  60–71 54 (13.4%) 45 (13.6%) 9 (12.9%)
 RSV knowledge 5.4 (4.0) 5.8 (3.8) 3.7(4.4) < 0.0001
 HBM
  Susceptibility 5.2 (2.3) 5.4 (2.4) 4.2 (1.7) < 0.0001
  Severity 6.7 (2.2) 7.0 (2.1) 5.4 (2.3) < 0.0001
  Benefits 6.3 (1.2) 6.5 (1.1) 5.6 (1.4) < 0.0001
  Barriers 6.7 (1.9) 6.4 (1.8) 7.6 (1.9) < 0.0001
  Cues to action 5.4 (1.4) 5.7 (1.3) 4.1 (1.2) < 0.0001
 Vaccine hesitancy 16.3 (3.6) 16.0 (3.5) 17.4 (3.8) 0.003

a. Monthly household income in Korean won (KRW). 1 USD = 1,510 KRW