Table 5 Predictors of influenza vaccination (IV) behaviors among parents of children aged 6 to 23 months who had heard of IV (N = 369)
| Â | Ever had influenza vaccination | Vaccinated since September 2005 | Inclined to be vaccinated in the next year | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Row%# | ORu | ORm(95% CI) | Row%# | ORu | ORm(95% CI) | Row%# | ORu | ORm(95% CI) |
Perceived chances for children aged 6-23Â months to contract influenza as compared to the general public (perceived susceptibility) | |||||||||
  Much lower/lower/same | 7.7 | 1.00 |  | 7.7 | 1.00 |  | 38.7 | 1.00 |  |
  Higher/much higher | 11.2 | 1.51 | NA | 10.3 | 1.37 | NA | 42.5 | 1.17 | NA |
Perceived health impact on own child if contracting influenza (perceived severity) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
  No effect/mild | 2.9 | 1.00 |  | 2.9 | 1.00 |  | 26.5 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
  Moderate | 7.0 | 2.50 |  | 7.0 | 2.50 |  | 26.1 | 0.98 | 0.75 (0.30 – 1.85) |
  Severe/very severe | 13.0 | 4.91 | NA | 11.9 | 4.46 | NA | 54.4 | 3.31** | 2.69 (1.13 – 6.42)* |
Perceived consequences of contracting influenza in children aged 6-23Â months compared to the general public (perceived severity) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
  Much less severe/less severe/same | 8.0 | 1.00 |  | 8.0 | 1.00 |  | 35.0 | 1.00 |  |
  Much more severe/much severe | 10.8 | 1.38 | NA | 9.9 | 1.26 | NA | 44.4 | 1.48 | NA |
Perceived benefits of IV in reducing at least risk of influenza-induced complications, hospitalization or death (perceived benefits) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
  Else | 6.8 | 1.00 |  | 6.8 | 1.00 |  | 15.9 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
  Yes | 10.2 | 1.55 | NA | 9.5 | 1.44 | NA | 44.3 | 4.21* | 3.20 (1.29 – 7.93)* |
Perceived side effects of IV (perceived barrier) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
  No | 31.7 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 31.7 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 61.9 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
  Yes | 7.2 | 0.17** | 0.17 (0.06 – 0.43)** | 6.1 | 0.14** | 0.16 (0.06 – 0.40)** | 38.9 | 0.39** | 0.51 (0.27 – 0.98)* |
  Do not know | 2.4 | 0.05** | 0.06 (0.01 – 0.24)** | 2.4 | 0.05** | 0.06 (0.02 – 0.25)** | 33.3 | 0.31** | 0.37 (0.18 – 0.74)** |
Recommendation from healthcare professionals to uptake IV (cue to action) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||||
  No | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 37.9 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
  Yes | 53.8 | 24.50** | 17.65 (7.10 – 43.89)** | 48.7 | 19.95** | 17.28 (6.97 – 42.83)** | 66.7 | 3.28** | 2.31 (1.04 – 5.12)* |
Awareness of Government’s recommendation on children aged 6–23 months to uptake IV(cue to action) |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||
  No | 6.6 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 6.6 | 1.00 |  | 37.5 | 1.00 |  |
  Yes | 19.1 | 3.36** | 2.81 (1.03 – 7.67)* | 17.4 | 2.99** |  | 53.9 | 1.95** |  |
  Do not know | 3.9 | 0.58 | 0.83 (0.20 – 3.42) | 3.9 | 0.58 | NS | 31.4 | 0.76 | NS |
The largest amount willing to pay for IV (HK$)a | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
  0 | 2.8 | 1.00 |  | 2.8 | 1.00 |  | 16.7 | 1.00 |  |
  1 – 150 | 11.0 | 4.34 |  | 11.0 | 4.34 |  | 36.2 | 2.84* |  |
  151 – 300 | 9.7 | 3.76 |  | 7.8 | 2.95 |  | 50.5 | 5.10** |  |
  >300 | 10.7 | 4.18 | NA | 10.7 | 4.18 | NA | 45.6 | 4.20** | NS |