Table 3.
Attitude of cancer patients to flu vaccines
| Q1. Do you think cancer patients should get vaccinated against influenza? | ||
| Frequency (n) | Percent | |
| Yes | 81 | 34.3 |
| No | 31 | 13.2 |
| I don’t know | 124 | 52.5 |
| Q2. In your opinion, can a cancer patient be vaccinated against flu during cancer therapy? | ||
| Frequency (n) | Percent | |
| Yes, after consulting the oncologist | 96 | 40.7 |
| No | 19 | 8.1 |
| I don’t know | 121 | 51.2 |
| Q3. Will you be vaccinated against the flu in the face of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic? | ||
| Frequency (n) | Percent | |
| Yes | 58 | 24.6 |
| No | 70 | 29.7 |
| I don’t know | 108 | 45.7 |
| Q4. If YES, why? (If NO, please skip this question) | ||
| Frequency (n) | Percent | |
| I’m afraid of the flu virus | 20 | 8.5 |
| The doctor recommended this vaccination for me | 12 | 5.1 |
| I get the flu vaccine regularly | 9 | 3.8 |
| I believe this vaccine may partially immunize me against the coronavirus | 34 | 14.4 |
| Q5. Do you think that flu vaccination should be mandatory for cancer patients? | ||
| Frequency (n) | Percent | |
| Yes | 66 | 28.0 |
| No | 43 | 18.2 |
| I don’t know | 127 | 53.8 |
| Q6. Do you think that cancer patients are more likely to develop severe complications from influenza? | ||
| Frequency (n) | Percent | |
| Yes | 163 | 69.1 |
| No | 10 | 4.2 |
| I don’t know | 63 | 26.7 |