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Table 1 Background characteristics of all respondents (N = 401)

From: Coverage and parental perceptions of influenza vaccination among parents of children aged 6 to 23 months in Hong Kong

 

n

%#

Socio-demographic factors

  

Gender

  

 Male

61

15.2

 Female

340

84.8

Age

  

 18 – 19

2

0.5

 20 – 24

24

6.0

 25 – 29

74

18.5

 30 – 34

159

39.7

 35 - 39

92

22.9

 40 – 44

44

11.0

 45 – 49

4

1.0

 50 – 54

2

0.5

Education level

  

 Primary school or below

19

4.7

 Junior – senior secondary school

271

67.6

 Post secondary or matriculation

32

8.0

 University or above

79

19.7

Receiving CSSA

  

 Yes

10

2.5

 No

385

96.0

 Refused to answer

6

1.5

Gender of the index children

  

 Male

221

55.1

 Female

180

44.9

Age of the index children

  

 6 months to 12 months

194

48.9

 13 months to 23 months

203

51.1

Information related to influenza

  

Perceived health impact on own child if contracting influenza (perceived severity)

  

 Very severe/Severe

204

50.8

 Moderate

157

39.2

 Mild

16

4.0

 No effect

7

1.7

 Do not know

17

4.2

Perceived consequences of contracting influenza in children aged 6-23 months compared to the general public (perceived severity)

  

 Much more severe/More severe

247

61.6

 Same

128

31.9

 Less severe/Much less severe

21

5.4

 Do not know

4

1.0

Perceived chances for children aged 6-23 months to contract influenza compared to the general public (perceived susceptibility)

  

 Much higher/Higher

231

57.6

 Same

122

30.4

 Lower/Much lower

47

11.7

 Do not know

1

0.2

Ever heard of IV

369

92.0

Ever had IV

36

9.0

Received IV in the 05/06 flu season

34

8.5

Age of the index children at the last IVa

  

 6 months to 12 months

16

47.1

 13 months to 21 months

18

52.9

Health service seeking behaviors for the last influenzab

  

 Visited private clinics

233

57.2

 Visited government/HA general outpatient clinics

42

10.3

 Took herbal medicine

10

2.5

 Visited acute and emergency unit

8

2.0

 Took over-the-counter western medicine

6

1.5

 Saw a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) doctor

2

0.5

 Took over-the-counter TCM

1

0.2

 No treatment/No drugs used

5

1.2

 Do not know

1

0.2

 Not ever having influenza

99

24.3

  1. #Valid percentages were reported (i.e. missing values were not included in the denominator) and the frequencies therefore may not sum up to the total.
  2. aAmong those who had received IV in the 05/06 flu section (N = 34).
  3. bAmong those who had had influenza (N = 302). Multiple answers were allowed, so summing up the individual numbers (n) might not be equal to the total number of respondents (N) in each sample.
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