Table 3.
Knowledge of the influenza vaccine in the age, education and income group analysis- July 20–31, 2015 (N = 1,035).
| Young (n = 172) | % | Middle (n = 645) | % | Elder (n = 218) | % | X2 | p | Education1 (n = 591) | % | Education2 (n = 444) | % | X2 | p | $3001-$6000 (n = 608) | % | >$6000 (n = 427) | % | X2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | ||||||||||||||||||||
| What population needs the influenza vaccine? (multiple choice) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Children (6 months to 5 years old) | 157 | 91.28 | 595 | 92.25 | 166 | 76.15 | 0.34 | 0.84 | 510 | 86.29 | 408 | 91.89 | 0.80 | 0.37 | 553 | 90.95 | 365 | 85.48 | 0.77 | 0.38 |
| Elderly people (>60 years) | 67 | 38.95 | 251 | 38.91 | 64 | 29.36 | 0.82 | 0.37 | 168 | 28.43 | 214 | 48.20 | 20.11 | <0.001 | 238 | 39.14 | 144 | 33.72 | 0.82 | 0.37 |
| Chronic disease patients | 47 | 27.33 | 178 | 27.60 | 40 | 18.35 | 0.79 | 0.67 | 117 | 19.80 | 148 | 33.33 | 12.83 | <0.001 | 165 | 27.14 | 100 | 23.42 | 0.00 | 0.95 |
| Medical staff | 67 | 38.95 | 253 | 39.22 | 51 | 23.39 | 0.32 | 0.85 | 157 | 26.57 | 214 | 48.20 | 22.32 | <0.001 | 221 | 36.35 | 150 | 35.13 | 0.11 | 0.74 |
| Those who work with baby and children | 78 | 45.35 | 317 | 49.15 | 80 | 36.70 | 2.33 | 0.31 | 238 | 40.27 | 237 | 53.38 | 5.35 | 0.02 | 271 | 44.57 | 204 | 47.78 | 1.76 | 0.18 |
| What seasons are recommended for influenza vaccination? (multiple choice) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| January to March | 33 | 19.19 | 163 | 25.27 | 67 | 30.73 | 18.76 | <0.001 | 150 | 25.38 | 113 | 25.45 | 0.08 | 0.78 | 162 | 26.64 | 101 | 23.65 | 0.34 | 0.56 |
| April to June | 46 | 26.74 | 218 | 33.80 | 67 | 30.73 | 10.26 | 0.01 | 165 | 27.92 | 166 | 37.39 | 3.84 | 0.05 | 201 | 33.06 | 130 | 30.44 | 0.02 | 0.89 |
| July to September | 48 | 27.91 | 172 | 26.67 | 38 | 17.43 | 0.52 | 0.77 | 143 | 24.20 | 115 | 25.90 | 0.02 | 0.88 | 150 | 24.67 | 108 | 25.29 | 0.43 | 0.51 |
| October to December | 20 | 11.63 | 102 | 15.81 | 39 | 17.89 | 10.30 | 0.01 | 76 | 12.86 | 85 | 19.14 | 5.40 | 0.02 | 99 | 16.28 | 62 | 14.52 | 0.14 | 0.71 |
| Do not know | 65 | 37.79 | 208 | 32.25 | 49 | 22.48 | 0.59 | 0.74 | 213 | 36.04 | 109 | 24.55 | 14.75 | <0.001 | 192 | 31.58 | 130 | 30.44 | 0.13 | 0.72 |
| How necessary do you think vaccinating every year is? | 0.78 | 0.68 | 1.39 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.57 | ||||||||||||||
| Necessary | 88 | 51.16 | 353 | 54.73 | 105 | 48.17 | 318 | 53.81 | 228 | 51.35 | 315 | 51.81 | 231 | 54.10 | ||||||
| Not necessary | 81 | 47.09 | 309 | 47.91 | 81 | 37.16 | 257 | 43.49 | 214 | 48.20 | 280 | 46.05 | 191 | 44.73 |