Table 3.
Primary reason why the 2019–2020 seasonal influenza vaccine was received based on self-report from 415 adults hospitalized during the 2019–2020 influenza season with severe acute respiratory illness in the US who received the vaccine. Results are reported for all vaccinated patients in the study (n=415) and with the vaccinated population stratified by race/ethnicity, by medical insurance status, and by influenza infection status.
| Primary reason for receiving the vaccine | Full vaccinated population (n=415) | Vaccinated population stratified by race/ethnicity | Vaccinated population stratified by medical insurance status | Vaccinated population stratified by influenza infection status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White, Non-Hispanic (n=269) | Non-White or Hispanic (n=146) | Any medical insurance (n=409) | No medical insurance (n=6) | Influenza positive (n = 168) | Influenza negative (n = 247) | ||
| “I believe the influenza vaccine is important for my health”, n (column %) | 261 (62.9) | 177 (65.8) | 84 (57.5) | 259 (63.3) | 2 (33.3) | 107 (63.7) | 154 (62.4) |
| “My doctor suggested I get the influenza vaccine”, n (column %) | 120 (28.9) | 67 (24.9) | 53 (36.3) | 117 (28.6) | 3 (50.0) | 49 (29.2) | 71 (28.7) |
| “I believe getting the influenza vaccine is important to keep others healthy”, n (column %) | 12 (2.9) | 10 (3.7) | 2 (1.4) | 11 (2.7) | 1 (16.7) | 4 (2.4) | 8 (3.2) |
| “I saw an advertisement for the influenza vaccine”, n (column %) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Other, n (column %) | 22 (5.3) | 15 (5.6) | 7 (4.8) | 22 (5.4) | 0 (0) | 8 (4.8) | 14 (5.7) |