Table 3.
Knowledge of flu vaccines (True-False Statements) Overall, and between Vaccinated/Unvaccinated and Undergraduate/Graduate Students.
| Correct Response |
Overall |
Vaccinated |
Unvaccinated |
% Diff |
CHISQ p-value |
|
| 1,039 | 652 | 387 | ||||
| It is recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that all persons 6 months and older get the influenza vaccine annually | T | 964 (92.8) | 623 (95.6) | 341 (88.1) | 7.5 | <.0001 |
| You can get 'the flu' from an influenza vaccine | F | 767 (73.8) | 541 (83.0) | 226 (58.4) | 24.6 | <.0001 |
| Influenza illness complications can be severe, leading to extended time away from work or school, hospitalization and even death | T | 1,011 (97.3) | 636 (97.6) | 375 (96.9) | 0.7 | 0.5337 |
| Getting an influenza vaccine helps protect others that I may come into contact with from influenza | T | 907 (87.3) | 590 (90.5) | 317 (81.9) | 8.6 | <.0001 |
| Getting an influenza vaccine reduces the severity and duration of influenza if I do catch a strain not covered in the vaccine | T | 814 (78.3) | 553 (84.8) | 261 (67.4) | 17.4 | <.0001 |
| Young and healthy people can die from influenza | T | 975 (93.8) | 625 (95.9) | 350 (90.4) | 5.5 | 0.0004 |
| There are populations such as infants, and the immuno-compromised who cannot receive an influenza vaccination, and by receiving a vaccination myself, I am helping limit transmission throughout a community | T | 99. (95.6) | 636 (97.6) | 357 (92.3) | 5.3 | <.0001 |
| The influenza vaccine is only minimally effective, and thus not necessary if you are young and healthy | F | 925 (89.0) | 628 (96.3) | 297 (76.7) | 19.6 | <.0001 |
| If I already got the flu, there is no point in getting the influenza vaccine anymore, because I had the flu | F | 954 (91.8) | 619 (94.9) | 335 (86.6) | 8.3 | <.0001 |
| The intramuscular influenza "shot" vaccine contains inactivated (killed) virus | T | 901 (86.7) | 583 (89.4) | 318 (82.2) | 7.2 | 0.0009 |
| The intranasal influenza "spray" vaccine (FluMist) contains live attenuated virus |
T |
616 (59.3) |
419 (64.3) |
197 (50.9) |
13.4 |
<.0001 |
| Correct Response |
Overall |
Undergraduate |
Graduate |
% Diff |
CHISQ p-value |
|
| 1,039 | 558 (53.7) | 481 (46.3) | -- | -- | ||
| Rate of Vaccination | 652 (62.8) | 305 (54.7) | 347 (72.1) | 17.4 | ||
| It is recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that all persons 6 months and older get the influenza vaccine annually | T | 964 (92.8) | 509 (91.2) | 455 (94.6) | 3.4 | 0.0360 |
| You can get 'the flu' from an influenza vaccine | F | 767 (73.8) | 363 (65.1) | 404 (84.0) | 18.9 | <0.0001 |
| Influenza illness complications can be severe, leading to extended time away from work or school, hospitalization and even death | T | 1,011 (97.3) | 540 (96.8) | 471 (97.9) | 1.1 | 0.2550 |
| Getting an influenza vaccine helps protect others that I may come into contact with from influenza | T | 907 (87.3) | 471 (84.4) | 436 (90.6) | 6.2 | 0.0026 |
| Getting an influenza vaccine reduces the severity and duration of influenza if I do catch a strain not covered in the vaccine | T | 814 (78.3) | 432 (77.4) | 382 (79.4) | 2.0 | 0.4355 |
| Young and healthy people can die from influenza | T | 975 (93.8) | 521 (93.4) | 454 (94.4) | 1.0 | 0.4964 |
| There are populations such as infants, and the immuno-compromised who cannot receive an influenza vaccination, and by receiving a vaccination myself, I am helping limit transmission throughout a community | T | 99. (95.6) | 529 (94.8) | 464 (96.5) | 1.7 | 0.1939 |
| The influenza vaccine is only minimally effective, and thus not necessary if you are young and healthy | F | 925 (89.0) | 490 (87.8) | 435 (90.4) | 2.6 | 0.1774 |
| If I already got the flu, there is no point in getting the influenza vaccine anymore, because I had the flu | F | 954 (91.8) | 504 (90.3) | 450 (93.6) | 3.3 | 0.0580 |
| The intramuscular influenza "shot" vaccine contains inactivated (killed) virus | T | 901 (86.7) | 470 (84.2) | 431 (89.6) | 5.4 | 0.0109 |
| The intranasal influenza "spray" vaccine (FluMist) contains live attenuated virus | T | 616 (59.3) | 288 (51.6) | 328 (68.2) | 16.6 | <0.0001 |
Presented: % answered correctly within column group.