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. 2018 Jan 25;14(4):952–957. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2017.1415686

Table 3.

Vaccination status and flu prevention knowledge of the parents (N = 532).

Statement N (%) Parents age Parents Education
Reported vaccination plans for youngest child
Plan to get/have all recommended vaccines according to Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) of Pakistan 325 (61.1%) 0.001 <0.001
Plan to get some recommended vaccines in addition to Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) 136 (25.6%)
Plan to get none of the recommended vaccines 71 (13.3%)
Do you know how to protect your child from influenza /flu?
By using Paracetamol 105 (19.7%) 0.113 <0.001
By using Antibiotics/medicines 197 (37.0%)
With the help of influenza vaccine 86 (16.2%)
No need of any remedy as it is not a serious disease 144 (27.1%)
Have your child ever received influenza / flu vaccine?
Yes 35 (6.6%) 0.006 <0.001
No 153 (28.8%)
Just completed EPI but no influenza vaccine 187 (35.2%)
Do not know 157 (29.5%)

Chi-square test was applied, ¶ p-value<0.05 was considered statistically significant.