| n | %# |
---|---|---|
Place where the last episode of IV was received a | Â | Â |
 Private clinics | 22 | 64.7 |
 Maternal and Child Health Centres | 4 | 11.8 |
 School | 3 | 8.8 |
 Outside Hong Kong | 3 | 8.8 |
 Home | 1 | 2.9 |
 Government/HA general outpatient clinics | 1 | 2.9 |
The most important reason of IV uptake (last episode) a | Â | Â |
 Prevent influenza | 16 | 47.1 |
 Worried about contracting influenza/avian influenza | 11 | 32.3 |
 Recommended by health care professional | 5 | 14.7 |
 Influence by peer/family | 1 | 2.9 |
 Others | 1 | 2.9 |
Self-reported side effects (last episode of IV) a | Â | Â |
 Yes | 5 | 14.7 |
 No | 29 | 85.3 |
Perceived types of side effect, if any (last episode of IV) a b | Â | Â |
 Fever | 4 | 80.0 |
 Cannot remember/do not know | 1 | 20.0 |
The most important reason of not uptaking IV c | Â | Â |
 Not necessary | 98 | 23.2 |
 Do not know/had not thought about it | 48 | 11.4 |
 Good health conditions | 45 | 10.7 |
 Baby is too young | 42 | 10 |
 Had not been recommended by health care professional | 37 | 8.8 |
 Worried about side effects of IV | 34 | 8.1 |
 Out of stock | 18 | 4.3 |
 Afraid of clashing with other injections | 15 | 3.6 |
 Perceived that IV was not efficacious | 13 | 3.1 |
 Seldom go out | 11 | 2.6 |
 Did not know where to get IV | 10 | 2.4 |
 Sick | 8 | 1.9 |
 Not living in Hong Kong | 5 | 1.2 |
 Busy | 4 | 0.9 |
 Fear of too many injections required | 4 | 0.9 |
 Did not want to uptake IV | 3 | 0.7 |
 Perceived that the IV taken more than 6 months ago was still efficacioius | 3 | 0.7 |
 Cannot afford it | 3 | 0.7 |
 Allergic to IV | 3 | 0.7 |
 Inadequate knowledge about IV | 3 | 0.7 |
 No reason given | 2 | 0.5 |
 Others (e.g., need to inject twice, etc.) | 13 | 3 |