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Table 1 Influenza vaccination frequencies in relation to AB knowledge and socio-demographic data

From: Associations between the prevalence of influenza vaccination and patient’s knowledge about antibiotics

   

Flu vaccination 2009/2010

Flu vaccination 2010/2011

Both years flu vaccination

Variable

Sub-variable

All

Yes

No/Don’t know

Yes

No/Don’t know

Yes

No/Don’t know

  

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

AB-knowledge-Score

1.35 (0.99)

1.49 (1.06)

1.32 (0.98)

1.51 (1.06)

1.34 (0.98)

1.54 (1.07)

1.33 (0.98)

p

  

0.001

0.002

<0.001

  

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

All

 

100.0 (3224)

18.6 (593)

81.4 (2598)

14.0 (435)

86.0 (2675)

12.1 (383)

87.9 (2780)

Question 1d

Correct

28.0 (894)

22.6 (201)a

77.4 (689)a

16.8 (148)a

83.2 (731)a

14.8 (131)a

85.2 (754)a

Not correct

72.0 (2298)

17.0 (386)b

83.0 (1886)b

12.7 (281)b

87.3 (1923)b

10.9 (246)b

89.1 (2003)b

p

  

<0.001

0.003

0.003

Question 2e

Correct

32.7 (1043)

21.8 (226)a

78.2 (812)a

16.4 (167)a

83.6 (850)a

15.1 (156)a

84.9 (875)a

Not correct

67.3 (2149)

17.0 (361)b

83.0 (1763)b

12.7 (262)b

87.3 (1804)b

10.5 (221)b

89.5 (1882)b

p

  

0.001

0.005

<0.001

Question 3f

Correct

74.2 (2368)

18.9 (445)a

81.1 (1906)a

14.4 (333)a

85.6 (1978)a

12.6 (295)a

87.4 (2039)a

Not correct

25.8 (824)

17.5 (142)a

82.5 (669)a

12.4 (96)a

87.6 (676)a

10.3 (82)a

89.8 (718)a

p

  

0.370

0.170

0.073

Sex

Female

56.6 (1801)

18.9 (337)a

81.1 (1448)a

13.5 (235)a

86.5 (1506)a

11.9 (211)a

88.1 (1560)a

Male

43.4 (1382)

18.1 (247)a

81.9 (1121)a

14.3 (190)a

85.7 (1141)a

12.1 (164)a

87.9 (1189)a

p

  

0.555

0.562

0.868

Age

16–24

9.0 (290)

8.4 (24)a

91.6 (263)a

4.6 (13)a

95.4 (272)a

2.8 (8)a

97.2 (279)a

25–44

30.6 (985)

10.7 (105)a

89.3 (874)a

6.6 (64)a

93.4 (905)a

5.4 (53)a

94.6 (920)a

45–64

36.8 (1185)

17.1 (201)b

82.9 (975)b

11.9 (135)b

88.1 (1004)b

10.3 (120)b

89.7 (1046)b

65+

23.7 (764)

35.1 (263)c

64.9 (486)c

31.1 (223)c

68.9 (494)c

27.4 (202)c

72.6 (535)c

p

  

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Educational level

Primary

48.6 (1539)

17.6 (267)a

82.4 (1254)a

13.4 (198)a

86.6 (1276)a

11.2 (169)a

88.8 (1337)a

Secondary

37.5 (1185)

18.4 (217)a

81.6 (961)a

13.6 (157)a

86.4 (995)a

12.1 (141)a

87.9 (1025)a

Tertiary

13.9 (440)

22.5 (98)a

77.5 (338)a

16.3 (70)a

83.7 (360)a

14.5 (63)a

85.5 (372)a

p

  

0.065

0.307

0.183

Country of origin

Austria

85.9 (2729)

18.9 (511)a

81.1 (2191)a

14.6 (384)a

85.4 (2253)a

12.5 (336)a

87.5 (2346)a

EU 15+

3.2 (102)

22.8 (23)a

77.2 (78)a

13.1 (13)a,b

86.9 (86)a,b

12.1 (12)a

87.9 (87)a

New EU 28

2.9 (93)

16.1 (15)a

83.9 (78)a

11.0 (10)a,b

89.0 (81)a,b

9.8 (9)a

90.2 (83)a

 

Others

8.0 (253)

13.9 (35)a

86.1 (216)a

7.9 (19)b

92.1 (222)b

6.9 (17)a

93.1 (229)a

p

  

0.150

0.030

0.054

Location of residence

Urban

44.7 (1440)

22.8 (324)a

77.2 (1098)a

18.2 (253)a

81.8 (1140)a

15.7 (220)a

84.3 (1185)a

Rural

55.3 (1784)

15.2 (269)b

84.8 (1500)b

10.6 (182)b

89.4 (1535)b

9.3 (163)b

90.7 (1595)b

p

  

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Job

Health care

6.0 (194)

26.8 (52)b

73.2 (142)b

18.2 (35)a

81.8 (157)a

15.0 (29)a

85.0 (164)a

Livestock farming

2.9 (93)

9.7 (9)c

90.3 (84)c

6.7 (6)a

93.3 (83)a

6.5 (6)a

93.5 (87)a

Kindergarten teacher

1.9 (60)

10.0 (6)a,b,c

90.0 (54)a,b,c

3.5 (2)a

96.5 (55)a

3.4 (2)a

96.6 (56)a

Others

80.6 (2598)

17.9 (461)a,c

82.1 (2113)a,c

13.8 (347)a

86.2 (2175)a

11.9 (305)a

88.1 (2251)a

p

Not known

8.7 (279)

24.1 (65)a,b

75.9 (205)a,b

18.0 (45)a

82.0 (205)a

15.6 (41)a

84.4 (222)a

  

<0.001

0.002

0.017

  1. a, b, cThe minuscule letters behind the percentages (a, b, c) represent a subset of the variable category which is not significantly different at a significance level of p < 0.05 if it is the same miniscule for the same category (column)
  2. dDo antibiotics kill viruses?
  3. eAre antibiotics effective against colds and flu?
  4. fDoes unnecessary use of antibiotics make them ineffective?