Table 2 Responses to post-vaccination campaign questionnaire about influenza and influenza vaccine, Kibera and Lwak, 2010
Description | LWAK | % | KIBERA | % | TOTAL | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Number | Number | ||||
Household has children aged 10 years or younger? | ||||||
Yes | 3,036 | 61.5 | 3,514 | 97.7 | 6,550 | 76.8 |
No | 1898 | 38.5 | 82 | 2.3 | 1,980 | 23.2 |
Missing | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 |
N | 4,934 | 100.0 | 3,598 | 100.0 | 8,532 | 100.0 |
Do you make, or are you involved in making, healthcare decisions for children in this household? | ||||||
Yes | 2,570 | 84.7 | 3,185 | 88.5 | 5,755 | 86.8 |
No | 466 | 15.3 | 329 | 9.1 | 795 | 12.0 |
Missing | 0 | 0.0 | 84 | 2.3 | 84 | 1.3 |
N | 3,036 | 100.0 | 3,598 | 100.0 | 6,634 | 100.0 |
Did you know that a free flu vaccine was offered to children in your community over the past 3 months? | ||||||
Yes | 2,478 | 96.4 | 2,836 | 89.0 | 5,314 | 92.3 |
No | 92 | 3.6 | 342 | 10.7 | 434 | 7.5 |
Missing | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.1 |
N | 2,570 | 100.0 | 3,185 | 100.0 | 5,755 | 100.0 |
Did any of your children get flu vaccine? | ||||||
Yes | 1630 | 63.4 | 2,050 | 64.4 | 3,680 | 63.9 |
No | 905 | 35.2 | 1,004 | 31.5 | 1,909 | 33.2 |
Don’t Know | 35 | 1.4 | 131 | 4.1 | 166 | 2.9 |
N | 2,570 | 100.0 | 3,185 | 100.0 | 5,755 | 100.0 |
Why did you have your child get flu vaccine? (Multiple response) | ||||||
To protect them from flu | 1,369 | 84.0 | 1,645 | 80.2 | 3,014 | 81.9 |
To protect them from swine flu | 95 | 5.8 | 220 | 10.7 | 315 | 8.6 |
To protect my family from flu | 116 | 7.1 | 68 | 3.3 | 184 | 5.0 |
The vaccine was free | 52 | 3.2 | 43 | 2.1 | 95 | 2.6 |
I heard that children should get the vaccine. | 367 | 22.5 | 237 | 11.6 | 604 | 16.4 |
Because the vaccine offers lifetime protection | 131 | 8.0 | 00 | 0.0 | 131 | 3.6 |
N | 1,630 | 2,050 | 3,680 | |||
Where did you get information on the flu vaccine? (Multiple response) | ||||||
Doctor/Clinical Officer/Nurse | 27 | 7.4 | 13 | 5.5 | 40 | 6.6 |
Community health worker | 332 | 90.5 | 213 | 89.9 | 545 | 90.2 |
Religious leader | 7 | 1.9 | 4 | 1.7 | 11 | 1.8 |
Friend or neighbor | 30 | 8.2 | 22 | 9.3 | 52 | 8.6 |
Posters or public notice | 30 | 8.2 | 20 | 8.4 | 50 | 8.3 |
Radio | 10 | 2.7 | 1 | 0.4 | 11 | 1.8 |
Newspapers | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 |
Other | 96 | 26.2 | 6 | 2.5 | 102 | 16.9 |
N | 367 | 237 | 604 | |||
Why did you NOT have your child get flu vaccine? (Multiple response) | ||||||
I didn’t know the vaccine was free | 22 | 2.4 | 25 | 2.5 | 47 | 2.5 |
I didn’t know where to get the vaccine | 12 | 1.3 | 8 | 0.8 | 20 | 1.0 |
The vaccination hours were not convenient | 71 | 7.8 | 106 | 10.6 | 177 | 9.3 |
The queues were too long | 44 | 4.9 | 23 | 2.3 | 67 | 3.5 |
I didn’t want my children to miss school | 41 | 4.5 | 92 | 9.2 | 133 | 7.0 |
I need more information | 57 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 57 | 3.0 |
Flu is not a serious health concern | 10 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.5 |
I worry about adverse effects from flu vaccine | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 47 | 2.5 |
I worry about adverse effects of vaccines in general | 38 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 2.0 |
I don’t think it gives protection | 6 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.3 |
I think the vaccine may give them flu | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
Child not eligible for study | 96 | 10.6 | 126 | 12.5 | 222 | 11.6 |
Child had allergy to chicken products | 23 | 2.5 | 61 | 6.1 | 84 | 4.4 |
Child was sick during vaccination period | 159 | 17.6 | 44 | 4.4 | 203 | 10.6 |
Parent unaware about flu vaccination | 52 | 5.7 | 90 | 9.0 | 142 | 7.4 |
Child was away during vaccination period | 94 | 10.4 | 199 | 19.8 | 293 | 15.3 |
Vaccination points distant | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 1.3 |
Parent was too busy | 95 | 10.5 | 251 | 25.0 | 346 | 18.1 |
Other | 129 | 14.3 | 15 | 1.5 | 144 | 7.5 |
N | 905 | 1,004 | 1909 | |||