Table 5.
Practices toward influenza and influenza vaccination
| Questions | N (%) |
|---|---|
| 1) Do you learn more knowledge of influenza during the epidemic of COVID-19? | |
| Yes | 3669 (76.09) |
| No | 1153 (23.91) |
| 2) If there was no COVID-19 outbreak, do you often wear face mask to go outdoor in the flu season? | |
| Yes | 1883 (39.05) |
| No | 2939 (60.95) |
| 3) Will you take the initiative to focus on influenza-related information? | |
| Yes | 2840 (58.90) |
| No | 1982 (41.10) |
| 4) Which of the following sources will you choose to derive influenza-related information? (multiple choices) | |
| Community publicity | 2312 (47.95) |
| Social media, such as WeChat and Weibo | 4524 (93.82) |
| TV | 2924 (60.64) |
| Newspaper | 956 (19.83) |
| Magazines | 691 (14.33) |
| Radio | 730 (15.14) |
| Other sources | 1326 (27.50) |
| 5) Which of the following measures did you previously take to prevent influenza infection? (multiple choices) | |
| No measures | 571 (11.84) |
| Influenza vaccination | 1402 (29.08) |
| Maintain indoor ventilation | 3731 (77.37) |
| Wear a mask outside | 2460 (51.02) |
| Wash hands frequently | 3635 (75.38) |
| Take more physical exercises | 3349 (69.45) |
| Less go to crowded places | 3273 (67.88) |
| Other measures | 502 (10.41) |
| 6) Which of the following option is your first choice if you have influenza-like illness (such as fever, cough, and muscle pain)? | |
| No treatment | 259 (5.37) |
| Take leftover medicines at home | 2093 (43.41) |
| Take medicine from a retail pharmacy | 729 (15.12) |
| Seek medical care from hospital | 1741 (36.11) |
| 7) Will you consider receiving influenza vaccination in the future? | |
| Yes | 3015 (62.53) |
| No | 510 (10.58) |
| Uncertain | 1297 (26.9) |
| 8) If clinicians recommend influenza vaccination to you, are you willing to receive it? | |
| Yes | 4138 (85.82) |
| No | 684 (14.18) |
COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019.