Table 1.
All questions and answers provided in response to the vaccination questionnaire.
| Question No. 1: Have You been Vaccinated Against Influenza in the Actual Season (September 2016 to April 2017)? | Parents | Mothers | Fathers | Health Care Personnel | Physicians | Nurses | Other Health Care Personnel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 22/288 (7.6%) | 16/160 (10%) | 6/127 (4.7%) | 49/124 (39.5%) | 21/41 (51.2%) | 14/55 (25.5%) | 14/28 (50.0%) |
| No | 266/288 (92.4%) | 144/160 (90%) | 121/127 (95.3%) | 75/124 (60.5%) | 20/41 (48.8%) | 41/55 (74.5%) | 14/28 (50.0%) |
| No answer to this question | 0/288 | 0/160 | 0/127 | 0/124 | 0/41 | 0/55 | 0/28 |
| Question No. 2: Have You Ever been Vaccinated Against Influenza? | |||||||
| Never | 134/288 (46.5%) | 73/160 (45.6%) | 61/127 (48.0%) | 31/123 (25.2%) | 4/41 (9.8%) | 21/55 (38.2%) | 6/27 (22.2%) |
| Once | 83/288 (28.8%) | 44/160 (27.5%) | 38/127 (29.9%) | 26/123 (21.1%) | 6/41 (14.6%) | 12/55 (21.8%) | 8/27 (29.6%) |
| 2–5 times | 55/288 (19.1%) | 33/160 (20.6%) | 22/127 (17.3%) | 40/123 (32.5%) | 13/41 (31.7%) | 16/55 (29.1%) | 11/27 (40.7%) |
| More than 5 times | 16/288 (5.6%) | 10/160 (6.3%) | 6/127 (4.7%) | 26/123 (21.1%) | 18/41 (43.9%) | 6/55 (10.9%) | 2/27 (7.4%) |
| No answer to this question | 0/288 | 0/160 | 0/127 | 1/124 (0.8%) | 0/41 | 0/55 | 1/28 (3.6%) |
| Question No. 3: Why Would You Let Yourself Vaccinate Against Influenza? (More Than One Answer Possible) | |||||||
| Self-protection | 155/241 (64.3%) | 87/132 (65.9%) | 67/108 (62.0%) | 82/124 (66.1%) | 31/40 (77.5%) | 29/38 (76.3%) | 22/26 (84.6%) |
| Family and friends | 160/241 (66.4%) | 84/132 (63.6%) | 76/108 (70.4%) | 68/124 (54.8%) | 29/40 (72.5%) | 24/38 (63.2%) | 15/26 (57.7%) |
| Children/patients | 185/241 (76.8%) | 102/132 (77.3%) | 83/108 (76.9%) | 92/124 (74.2%) | 39/40 (97.5%) | 32/38 (84.2%) | 21/26 (80.8%) |
| No answer to this question | 47/288 (16.3%) | 28/160 (17.5%) | 19/127 (15.0%) | 20/124 (16.1%) | 1/41 (2.4%) | 17/55 (30.9%) | 2/28 (7.1%) |
| Question No. 4: Do You Think the Vaccination Against Influenza is Effective? | |||||||
| Yes | 74/285 (26.0%) | 42/159 (26.4%) | 31/125 (24.8%) | 45/124 (36.3%) | 19/41 (46.3%) | 10/55 (18.2%) | 15/28 (53.6%) |
| No | 19/285 (6.7%) | 11/159 (6.9%) | 8/125 (6.4%) | 13/124 (10.5%) | 0/41 | 12/55 (21.8%) | 1/28 (3.6%) |
| Partly | 126/285 (44.2%) | 75/159 (47.2%) | 51/125 (40.8%) | 63/124 (50.8%) | 21/41 (51.2%) | 31/55 (56.4%) | 11/28 (39.3%) |
| Don’t know | 66/285 (23.2%) | 31/159 (19.5%) | 35/125 (28.0%) | 4/124 (3.2%) | 1/41 (2.4%) | 2/55 (3.6%) | 1/28 (3.6%) |
| No answer to this question | 3/288 (1.0%) | 1/160 (0.6%) | 2/127 (1.6%) | 0/124 | 0/41 | 0/55 | 0/28 |
| Question No. 5: Give Reasons, Why You Would Not Let Yourself Get Vaccinated Against Influenza? | |||||||
| Planned to get vaccinated, but not done yet | 42/253 (16.6%) | 23/136 (16.9%) | 19/116 (16.4%) | 14/73 (19.2%) | 8/18 (44.4%) | 5/42 (11.9%) | 1/13 (7.6%) |
| No specific risk | 95/253 (37.5%) | 49/136 (36.0%) | 45/116 (38.8%) | 19/73 (26.0%) | 2/18 (11.1%) | 14/42 (33.3%) | 3/13 (23.1%) |
| No severe illness | 59/253 (23.3%) | 34/136 (25.0%) | 25/116 (21.6%) | 8/73 (11.0%) | 1/18 (5.6%) | 5/42 (11.9%) | 2/13 (15.4%) |
| No protective effect | 60/253 (23.7%) | 32/136 (23.5%) | 28/116 (24.1%) | 38/73 (52.1%) | 4/18 (22.2%) | 29/42 (69.0%) | 5/13 (38.5%) |
| Afraid of unexpected side effects | 78/253 (30.8%) | 43/136 (31.6%) | 35/116 (30.2%) | 28/73 (38.4%) | 6/18 (33.3%) | 20/42 (47.6%) | 3/13 (23.1%) |
| Afraid of injections | 8/253 (3.2%) | 4/136 (2.9%) | 4/116 (3.4%) | 1/73 (1.4%) | 1/18 (5.6%) | 0/42 | 0/13 |
| Causes influenza | 56/253 (22.1%) | 30/136 (22.1%) | 26/116 (22.4%) | 19/73 (26.0%) | 2/18 (11.1%) | 14/42 (33.3%) | 3/13 (23.1%) |
| No time | 31/253 (12.3%) | 10/136 (7.4%) | 21/116 (18.1%) | 8/73 (11.0%) | 7/18 (38.9%) | 1/42 (2.4%) | 1/13 (7.7%) |
| Forgotten | 26/253 (10.3%) | 11/136 (8.1%) | 15/116 (12.9%) | 8/73 (11.0%) | 2/18 (11.1%) | 1/42 (2.4%) | 4/13 (30.8%) |
| Doctor advised against it. | 36/253 (14.2%) | 19/136 (14.0%) | 17/116 (14.7%) | 4/73 (5.5%) | 0/18 | 0/42 | 4/13 (30.8%) |
| No answer to this question. | 35/288 (12.2%) | 24/160 (15.0%) | 11/127 (8.7%) | 51/124 (41.1%) | 23/41 (56.1%) | 13/55 (23.6%) | 15/28 (53.6%) |
| Question No. 6: Would You Let Yourself Get Vaccinated Against Influenza if You Had a Better Knowledge About This Vaccination? | |||||||
| Yes | 104/264 (39.4%) | 61/146 (41.8%) | 43/117 (36.8%) | 20/83 (24.1%) | 9/22 (40.9%) | 2/41 (4.9%) | 9/20 (45.0%) |
| No | 47/264 (17.8%) | 31/146 (21.2%) | 16/117 (13.7%) | 34/83 (41.0%) | 9/22 (40.9%) | 21/41 (51.2%) | 5/20 (25.0%) |
| Don’t know | 112/264 (42.4%) | 53/146 (36.3%) | 58/117 (49.6%) | 28/83 (33.7%) | 4/22 (18.2%) | 17/41 (41.5%) | 6%20 (30.0%) |
| No answer to this question. | 24/288 (8.3%) | 14/160 (8.8%) | 10/127 (7.9%) | 41/124 (33.1%) | 19/41 (46.3%) | 14/55 (24.5%) | 8/28 (28.6%) |
| Question No. 7: How Big is the Estimated Likelihood to Catch the Flu in the Next Season If You are Not Vaccinated? | |||||||
| No risk | 32/280 (11.4%) | 12/157 (7.6%) | 19/122 (15.6%) | 7/117 (6.0%) | 0/38 | 6/52 (11.5%) | 1/27 (3.7%) |
| Almost no risk | 52/280 (18.6%) | 30/157 (19.1%) | 22/122 (18.0%) | 14/117 (12.0%) | 1/38 (2.6%) | 8/52 (15.4%) | 5/27 (18.5%) |
| Little risk | 87/280 (31.1%) | 48/157 (30.6%) | 39/122 (32.0%) | 23/117 (19.7%) | 9/38 (23.7%) | 10/52 (19.2%) | 4/27 (14.8%) |
| moderate | 79/280 (28.2%) | 47/157 (29.9%) | 32/122 (26.2%) | 52/117 (52.4%) | 17/38 (44.7%) | 24/52 (46.2%) | 11/27 (40.7%) |
| Quite big | 18/280 (6.4%) | 13/157 (14.6%) | 5/122 (4.1%) | 13/117 (11.1%) | 5/38 (13.2%) | 3/52 (5.8%) | 5/27 (18.5%) |
| Big | 8/280 (2.9%) | 4/157 (2.5%) | 4/122 (3.3%) | 3/117 (2.6%) | 2/38 (5.3%) | 1/52 (1.9%) | 0/27 |
| Very big | 4/280 (1.4%) | 3/157 (1.9%) | 1/122 (0.8%) | 5/117 (4.3%) | 4/38 (10.5%) | 0/52 | 1/27 (3.7%) |
| No answer to this question. | 8/288 (2.8%) | 3/160 (1.9%) | 5/127 (3.9%) | 7/124 (5.6%) | 3/41 (7.3%) | 3/55 (5.5%) | 1/28 (3.6%) |
| Question No. 8: Influenza is an Illness Which could Take a Severe Course. | |||||||
| Strongly disagree | 5/279 (1.8%) | 3/157 (1.9%) | 2/122 (1.6%) | 0/121 | 0/40 | 0/52 | 0/28 |
| Disagree | 9/279 (3.2%) | 5/157 (3.2%) | 4/122 (3.3%) | 1/121 (0.8%) | 0/40 | 1/52 (1.9%) | 0/28 |
| Disagree in most parts | 9/279 (3.2%) | 5/157 (3.2%) | 4/122 (3.3%) | 3/121 (2.5%) | 1/40 (2.5%) | 1/52 (1.9%) | 2/28 (7.1%) |
| Neutral | 80/279 (28.7%) | 43/157 (27.4%) | 37/122 (30.3%) | 13/121 (10.7%) | 2/40 (5.0%) | 6/52 (11.5%) | 4/28 (14.3%) |
| Agree in most parts | 60/279 (21.5%) | 31/157 (19.7%) | 29/122 (23.8%) | 16/121 (13.2%) | 3/40 (7.5%) | 10/52 (19.2%) | 3/28 (10.7%) |
| Agree | 79/279 (28.3%) | 49/157 (31.2%) | 30/122 (24.6%) | 54/121 (44.6%) | 13/40 (32.5%) | 27/52 (51.9%) | 13/28 (46.4%) |
| Strongly agree | 37/279 (13.3%) | 21/157 (13.4%) | 16/122 (13.1%) | 34/121 (28.1%) | 21/40 (52.5%) | 7/52 (13.5%) | 6/28 (21.4%) |
| No answer to this question. | 9/288 (3.1%) | 3/160 (1.9%) | 5/127 (3.9%) | 3/124 (2.4%) | 1/41 (2.4%) | 2/55 (2.6%) | 0/28 |
| Question No. 9: Which Attitude Concerning Vaccinations in General Do You Agree Most with? | |||||||
| Totally against | 2/278 (0.7%) | 1/156 (0.6%) | 1/127 (0.8%) | 0/122 | 0/40 | 0/54 | 0/28 |
| Mostly against | 3/278 (1.1%) | 2/156 (1.3%) | 1/127 (0.8%) | 2/122 (1.6%) | 0/40 | 2/54 (3.7%) | 0/28 |
| Partly against | 23/278 (8.3%) | 16/156 (10.3%) | 7/127 (5.5%) | 6/122 (4.9%) | 0/40 | 5/54 (9.3%) | 1/28 (3.6%) |
| Neutral | 81/278 (29.1%) | 35/156 (22.4%) | 46/127 (36.2%) | 9/122 (7.4%) | 0/40 | 7/54 (13.0%) | 2/28 (7.1%) |
| Partly for | 73/278 (26.3%) | 46/156 (29.5%) | 27/127 (21.3%) | 22/122 (18.0%) | 2/40 (5.0%) | 14/54 (25.9%) | 6/28 (21.4%) |
| Mostly for | 74/278 (26.6%) | 40/156 (25.6%) | 34/127 (26.8%) | 40/122 (32.8%) | 15/40 (37.5%) | 18/54 (33.3%) | 7/28 (25.0%) |
| Totally for | 22/278 (7.9%) | 16/156 (10.3%) | 6/127 (4.7%) | 43/122 (35.2%) | 23/40 (57.5%) | 8/54 (14.8%) | 12/28 (42.9%) |
| No answer to this question | 10/288 (3.5%) | 4/160 (2.5%) | 5/127 (3.9%) | 2/124 (1.6%) | 1/41 (2.4%) | 1/55 (1.8%) | 0/28 |