Table 1.
Responses to pre-vaccination campaign questionnaire about influenza and influenza vaccine, Kibera and Lwak, 2010
|
Description |
LWAK |
% |
KIBERA |
% |
TOTAL |
% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | Number | ||||
|
Household has children aged 10 years or younger? | ||||||
| Yes |
2,091 |
100.0 |
3,540 |
94.9 |
5,631 |
96.7 |
| No |
0 |
0.0 |
191 |
5.1 |
191 |
3.3 |
|
N |
2,091 |
100.0 |
3,731 |
100.0 |
5,822 |
100.0 |
|
Do you make, or are you involved in making, healthcare decisions for children in this household? | ||||||
| Yes |
2,091 |
100.0 |
3,193 |
85.6 |
5,284 |
90.8 |
| No |
0 |
0 |
538 |
14.4 |
538 |
9.2 |
|
N |
2,091 |
100.0 |
3,731 |
100.0 |
5,822 |
100.0 |
|
Did you know that a free flu vaccine will be offered in your community starting next month? | ||||||
| Yes |
769 |
36.8 |
2,954 |
92.5 |
3,723 |
70.5 |
| No |
1,322 |
63.2 |
238 |
7.5 |
1,560 |
29.5 |
| Missing |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
0.0 |
1 |
0.0 |
|
N |
2,091 |
100.0 |
3,193 |
100.0 |
5,284 |
100.0 |
|
Do you plan to have your child/children get this flu vaccine? | ||||||
| Yes |
1,986 |
95.0 |
2,859 |
89.5 |
4,845 |
91.7 |
| No |
65 |
3.1 |
180 |
5.6 |
245 |
4.6 |
| Don’t Know |
40 |
1.9 |
154 |
4.8 |
194 |
3.7 |
|
N |
2,091 |
100.0 |
3,193 |
100.0 |
5,284 |
100.0 |
|
Why will you have your child get flu vaccine? (Multiple response) | ||||||
| To protect them from flu |
1,780 |
89.6 |
2219 |
77.6 |
3,999 |
82.5 |
| To protect them from swine flu |
94 |
4.7 |
379 |
13.3 |
473 |
9.8 |
| To protect my family from flu |
365 |
18.4 |
196 |
6.9 |
561 |
11.6 |
| The vaccine is free |
233 |
11.7 |
73 |
2.6 |
306 |
6.3 |
| I heard that children should get the vaccine. |
228 |
11.5 |
505 |
17.7 |
733 |
15.1 |
|
N |
1,986 |
|
2,859 |
|
4,845 |
|
|
Where did you get information on the flu vaccine? (Multiple response) | ||||||
| Doctor/Clinical Officer/Nurse |
153 |
67.1 |
2 |
0.4 |
155 |
21.1 |
| Community health worker |
19 |
8.3 |
436 |
86.3 |
455 |
62.1 |
| Religious leader |
2 |
0.9 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
0.3 |
| Friend or neighbor |
38 |
16.7 |
62 |
12.3 |
100 |
13.6 |
| Radio |
5 |
2.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
5 |
0.7 |
| Posters |
1 |
4.4 |
48 |
9.5 |
58 |
7.9 |
| Other |
38 |
16.7 |
14 |
2.8 |
52 |
7.1 |
|
N |
228 |
|
505 |
|
733 |
|
|
Why will you NOT have your child get flu vaccine? (Multiple response) | ||||||
| I need more information |
48 |
73.8 |
18 |
10.0 |
66 |
26.9 |
| Flu is not a serious health concern |
2 |
3.1 |
2 |
1.1 |
4 |
1.6 |
| I worry about adverse effects of flu vaccine |
8 |
12.3 |
9 |
5.0 |
17 |
6.9 |
| I worry about adverse effects of vaccines |
4 |
6.2 |
2 |
1.1 |
6 |
2.4 |
| I don’t think it gives protection |
6 |
9.2 |
1 |
0.6 |
7 |
2.9 |
| The vaccine may give them flu |
1 |
1.5 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
0.4 |
| There is treatment if my child gets flu |
1 |
1.5 |
1 |
0.6 |
2 |
0.8 |
| Other |
0 |
0.0 |
147 |
81.7 |
147 |
60.0 |
| N | 65 | 180 | 245 | |||