Table 2.
Awareness of vaccination status among adults and sources of information
| Status of knowing adult vaccines and sources of information | n | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awareness of vaccination status among adults | Yes | 173 | 86.5 | |
| No | 27 | 13.5 | ||
| Source of information about vaccination | Doctors or other health professionals | 103 | 59.5 | |
| Pharmacy | 8 | 4.6 | ||
| Visual and printed media | 20 | 11.6 | ||
| Peers | 42 | 24.3 | ||
| Tetanus vaccine | Does he/she know the tetanus vaccine? | Yes | 130 | 65 |
| No | 70 | 35 | ||
| Has he/she received the tetanus vaccine? | Yes | 64 | 32.0 | |
| No | 136 | 68.0 | ||
| Reason for receiving the tetanus vaccine | Animal bite | 6 | 9.4 | |
| Sharp object injury | 52 | 81.2 | ||
| Prophylaxis for protection | 6 | 9.4 | ||
| Reason for not receiving the tetanus vaccine | Lacking knowledge | 130 | 76.0 | |
| Not believing in vaccination | 1 | 0.6 | ||
| Fear | 4 | 2.3 | ||
| Negligence | 16 | 9.4 | ||
| I did not find it necessary | 20 | 11.7 | ||
| Influenza vaccine | Does he/she know influenza vaccine? | Yes | 150 | 75 |
| No | 50 | 25 | ||
| Does he/she receive influenza vaccine? | Yes regularly | 35 | 17.5 | |
| Yes irregularly | 58 | 29.0 | ||
| No | 107 | 53.5 | ||
| Reason of not receiving influenza vaccine | Lacking knowledge | 56 | 33.9 | |
| Not believing in vaccination | 13 | 7.9 | ||
| Not trusting vaccine | 2 | 1.2 | ||
| Fear | 5 | 3.0 | ||
| Negligence | 62 | 37.6 | ||
| I did not find it necessary | 27 | 16.4 | ||
| Hepatitis B vaccine | Status of knowing hepatitis B vaccine | Yes | 53 | 26.5 |
| No | 147 | 73.5 | ||
| Has the hepatitis B vaccine been applied? | Yes | 5 | 2.5 | |
| No | 195 | 97.5 | ||
| Is there any hepatitis B carrier in the family? | Yes | 5 | 2.5 | |
| No | 195 | 97.5 | ||
| Reason of not receiving hepatitis B vaccine | Lacking knowledge | 153 | 78.5 | |
| Fear | 2 | 1.0 | ||
| Negligence | 25 | 12.8 | ||
| Antibody at a protective level | 1 | 0.5 | ||
| I did not find it necessary | 14 | 7.2 | ||
| Pneumococcal vaccine | Status of knowing pneumococcus vaccine | Yes | 49 | 24.5 |
| No | 151 | 75.5 | ||
| Has he/she received the pneumococcus vaccine? | Yes | 5 | 2.5 | |
| No | 195 | 97.5 | ||
| Reason for receiving pneumococcus vaccine | Lacking knowledge | 157 | 79.7 | |
| Not believing in the vaccine’s efficiency | 2 | 1.0 | ||
| Reason for receiving pneumococcus vaccine | Vaccine’s side effects | 2 | 1.0 | |
| Being afraid of the needle | 3 | 1.5 | ||
| Negligence | 24 | 12.2 | ||
| I don’t find it necessary | 8 | 4.1 | ||
| Not being able to access vaccine/expensive | 1 | 0.5 | ||