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. 2020 Nov 22;17(5):1412–1419. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2020.1812312

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.