Table 1.
Associations between demographics and parental intention to vaccinate children over the next 12 months (n = 298)
| Items | Parental intention to vaccinate their children (n (%)) | χ2 (P) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Never/very unlikely/unlikely/evens | Likely/very likely/certain | ||
| Children demographics | |||
| Age group (months) | |||
| 6–24 | 74 (67.3) | 115 (61.8) | 0.89 (0.35) |
| >24 | 36 (32.7) | 71 (38.2) | |
| Child number | |||
| One | 87 (84.5) | 162 (90.5) | 2.31 (0.13) |
| Two or above | 16 (15.5) | 17 (9.5) | |
| Child disease history | |||
| None | 105 (97.2) | 177 (95.7) | (0.75) Fisher's exact test |
| Yes | 3 (2.8) | 8 (4.3) | |
| Parent's demographic | |||
| Sex | |||
| Female | 84 (76.4) | 147 (79.0) | 0.29 (0.59) |
| Male | 26 (23.6) | 39 (21.0) | |
| Age group (years) | |||
| 18–34 | 88 (80.0) | 145 (78.0) | 0.17 (0.68) |
| ≥35 | 22 (20.0) | 41 (22.0) | |
| Birth place | |||
| Guangzhou city | 35 (32.1) | 60 (32.3) | 1.89 (0.39) |
| Guangdong province | 49 (45.0) | 71 (38.2) | |
| Other cities in China (out of Guangdong)/other countries | 25 (22.9) | 55 (29.6) | |
| Educational level | |||
| Secondary school or below | 73 (66.4) | 127 (68.6) | 0.17 (0.69) |
| Tertiary or above | 37 (33.6) | 58 (31.4) | |
| Present occupation | |||
| Unemployed | 42 (38.2) | 62 (33.3) | 0.71 (0.40) |
| Employed | 68 (61.8) | 124 (66.7) | |
| Household income (CNY) | |||
| <10,000 | 80 (72.7) | 102 (54.8) | 9.34 (0.002) |
| 10,000–20,000 | 30 (27.3) | 84 (45.2) | |
| Decision-maker | |||
| Father | 4 (3.7) | 8 (4.3) | 3.24 (0.36) |
| Mother | 48 (44.4) | 77 (41.4) | |
| Both of parents decide it | 38 (35.2) | 81 (43.5) | |
| The same | 18 (16.7) | 20 (10.8) | |
| Experience of influenza and influenza vaccination | |||
| VA1. Have you ever received seasonal influenza vaccine at any time in past 3 years? | |||
| Yes | 13 (11.9) | 19 (10.2) | 0.21 (0.65) |
| No | 96 (88.1) | 167 (89.8) | |
| VA1b. Did your child ever receive seasonal influenza vaccine in the past | |||
| Yes | 38 (36.2) | 114 (64.4) | 21.12 (<0.001) |
| No | 72 (63.8) | 63 (35.6) | |
| VA2. Has your child ever been diagnosed as having influenza in the past? | |||
| Yes | 10 (9.1) | 23 (12.4) | 0.75 (0.39) |
| No | 100 (90.9) | 163 (87.6) | |