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Table 1 Responses to pre-vaccination campaign questionnaire about influenza and influenza vaccine, Kibera and Lwak, 2010

From: Assessing parents’ knowledge and attitudes towards seasonal influenza vaccination of children before and after a seasonal influenza vaccination effectiveness study in low-income urban and rural Kenya, 2010–2011

Description

LWAK

%

KIBERA

%

TOTAL

%

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

 

Household has children aged 10 years or younger?

   Yes

2,091

100.0

3,540

94.9

5,631

96.7

   No

0

0.0

191

5.1

191

3.3

N

2,091

100.0

3,731

100.0

5,822

100.0

Do you make, or are you involved in making, healthcare decisions for children in this household?

   Yes

2,091

100.0

3,193

85.6

5,284

90.8

   No

0

0

538

14.4

538

9.2

N

2,091

100.0

3,731

100.0

5,822

100.0

Did you know that a free flu vaccine will be offered in your community starting next month?

   Yes

769

36.8

2,954

92.5

3,723

70.5

   No

1,322

63.2

238

7.5

1,560

29.5

   Missing

0

0.0

1

0.0

1

0.0

N

2,091

100.0

3,193

100.0

5,284

100.0

Do you plan to have your child/children get this flu vaccine?

   Yes

1,986

95.0

2,859

89.5

4,845

91.7

   No

65

3.1

180

5.6

245

4.6

   Don’t Know

40

1.9

154

4.8

194

3.7

N

2,091

100.0

3,193

100.0

5,284

100.0

Why will you have your child get flu vaccine? (Multiple response)

   To protect them from flu

1,780

89.6

2219

77.6

3,999

82.5

   To protect them from swine flu

94

4.7

379

13.3

473

9.8

   To protect my family from flu

365

18.4

196

6.9

561

11.6

   The vaccine is free

233

11.7

73

2.6

306

6.3

   I heard that children should get the vaccine.

228

11.5

505

17.7

733

15.1

N

1,986

 

2,859

 

4,845

 

Where did you get information on the flu vaccine? (Multiple response)

   Doctor/Clinical Officer/Nurse

153

67.1

2

0.4

155

21.1

   Community health worker

19

8.3

436

86.3

455

62.1

   Religious leader

2

0.9

0

0.0

2

0.3

   Friend or neighbor

38

16.7

62

12.3

100

13.6

   Radio

5

2.2

0

0.0

5

0.7

   Posters

1

4.4

48

9.5

58

7.9

   Other

38

16.7

14

2.8

52

7.1

N

228

 

505

 

733

 

Why will you NOT have your child get flu vaccine? (Multiple response)

   I need more information

48

73.8

18

10.0

66

26.9

   Flu is not a serious health concern

2

3.1

2

1.1

4

1.6

   I worry about adverse effects of flu vaccine

8

12.3

9

5.0

17

6.9

   I worry about adverse effects of vaccines

4

6.2

2

1.1

6

2.4

   I don’t think it gives protection

6

9.2

1

0.6

7

2.9

   The vaccine may give them flu

1

1.5

0

0.0

1

0.4

   There is treatment if my child gets flu

1

1.5

1

0.6

2

0.8

   Other

0

0.0

147

81.7

147

60.0

N

65

 

180

 

245