Table 2.
Influenza Vaccine Perceptions Between Spanish and English Survey Participants
| Survey question | Spanish survey |
English survey |
p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Value (%) | n | Value (%) | ||
| aHow did you hear about the Influenza drive? | 164 | 76 | |||
| Church bulletin | 94 (57.3) | 22 (28.9) | <0.001 | ||
| Spanish radio advertisement | 50 (30.5) | 11 (14.4) | 0.010 | ||
| Family/friend (word of mouth) | 20 (12.2) | 25 (32.9) | <0.001 | ||
| Social media (Facebook/Instagram) | 18 (11) | 20 (26.3) | 0.004 | ||
| Cristo Rey student | 11 (6.7) | 8 (10.5) | 0.31 | ||
| Community flyer | 4 (1.2) | 4 (2.4) | 0.27 | ||
| E-mail (Mexican Consulate)/letter home | 1 (0.6) | 4 (2.4) | 0.04 | ||
| Have you ever had the Influenza shot?—n (%) | 165 | 76 | 0.26 | ||
| Yes | 142 (86) | 61 (80.3) | |||
| No | 23 (14) | 15 (19.7) | |||
| aIf no, why?—n (%) | 23 | 15 | |||
| I could not afford it | 2 (8.7) | 3 (20) | 0.36 | ||
| No health insurance | 3 (13) | 0 (0) | 0.26 | ||
| Work hours prevented me from getting it | 3 (13) | 3 (20) | 0.66 | ||
| Childcare | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1.0 | ||
| I did not know I needed it | 9 (39.1) | 11 (73.3) | 0.05 | ||
| Afraid of getting sick | 3 (13) | 2 (13.3) | 1.0 | ||
| I did not think it would work | 6 (26.1) | 4 (26.7) | 1.0 | ||
| I did not have transportation | 1 (4.3) | 0 (0) | <0.001 | ||
| aWhy did you get the Influenza shot today?—n (%) | 163 | 76 | |||
| The Influenza vaccine is free | 56 (34.4) | 44 (57.9) | <0.001 | ||
| Day/time was convenient | 40 (24.5) | 44 (57.9) | <0.001 | ||
| Location was convenient | 42 (25.8) | 42 (55.3) | <0.001 | ||
| A health care professional told me to | 28 (17.2) | 6 (7.9) | 0.07 | ||
| Other | 63 (38.7) | 6 (7.9) | <0.001 | ||
| How effective do you think the Influenza shot is at preventing the Influenza on a scale of 1–5?—mean (±SD) 1—not effective, 5—extremely effective. |
165 | 4.15 (±0.71) | 76 | 3.6 (±0.91) | <0.001 |
| How sick do you think the Influenza would make you feel if you did not get the Influenza shot?—mean (±SD) 1—not sick, 5—extremely sick. |
165 | 4.0 (±1.0) | 76 | 3.1 (±1.19) | <0.001 |
| Do you have adults aged 65+ years and/or small children living in your home?—n (%) | 165 | 76 | 0.78 | ||
| Yes | 90 (54.5) | 43 (56.6) | |||
| No | 75 (45.5) | 33 (43.4) | |||
| If you have adults aged 65+ years or small children at home, how sick do you think they would get if they got the Influenza from you?—mean (±SD) 1—not sick, 5—extremely sick. |
90 | 4.1 (±0.9) | 43 | 2.7 (±1.2) | <0.001 |
| Will you get your Influenza vaccine next year?—n (%) | 165 | 76 | 0.21 | ||
| Yes | 162 (98.2) | 72 (94.7) | |||
| Not sure | 3 (1.8) | 4 (5.3) | |||
| No | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
a
Allowed to choose multiple responses. % of total individuals.
SD, standard deviation.