Table 2.
Motivators and barriers for seasonal influenza vaccination in the study T2DM patients by gender.
| Total No % | Male No % | Female No % | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motivators for Currently Vaccinated or Intended (N = 216) # | ||||
| Vaccine is important | 77 (35.6) | 50 (38.2) | 27 (31.8) | 0.34 |
| Healthcare givers advise | 183 (84.7) | 105 (77.8) | 78 (91.8) | 0.02 * |
| Peers or relatives advise | 28 (13.0) | 13 (9.9) | 15 (17.6) | 0.10 |
| Media advise | 27 (12.5) | 16 (12.2) | 11 (12.9) | 0.91 |
| Barriers for Currently Non Vaccinated (N = 137) # | ||||
| Vaccine is not recommended | 12 (8.8) | 9 (11.7) | 3 (5.0) | 0.18 |
| Vaccine is not important | 69 (50.4) | 45 (58.4) | 24 (40.0) | 0.04 * |
| Fear of side effects | 100 (73.0) | 56 (72.7) | 44 (73.3) | 0.84 |
| Fear of needle shot | 21 (15.3) | 7 (9.1) | 14 (23.3) | 0.02 * |
| Vaccine cause influenza illness | 42 (30.7) | 22 (28.6) | 20 (33.3) | 0.52 |
| Difficult to access | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.7) | 0.25 |
| Influenza isn’t serious disease | 31 (22.6) | 19 (24.7) | 12 (20.0) | 0.54 |
# Data is not mutually exclusive, * Significant (p-value ≤ 0.05).