Table 2 Awareness of rubella and participation in the rubella vaccination programa
n (%) | |
|---|---|
Knowledge about rubella | |
Understood the government recommendation about rubella vaccination for men of their generation | 962 (57.3) |
Knew that men born from fiscal years 1962 to 1978 had no opportunity for rubella vaccination | 831 (49.5) |
Had acquaintances who received the rubella antibody test or vaccination | 138 (8.2) |
Able to confirm a rubella vaccination history by the Maternal and Child Health Handbook | 360 (21.4) |
Aware of congenital rubella syndrome | 913 (54.4) |
Participation in the rubella vaccination program | |
Received a voucher for rubella antibody testing and vaccination from the government in fiscal year 2019 | 862 (51.3) |
Underwent rubella antibody testing in fiscal year 2019 using the voucher | 435 (25.9) |
Vaccinated against rubella in fiscal 2019 using the voucher | 101 (6.0) |