Reasons for being … | Number (%) |
---|---|
Vaccinated, n = 200 (100%) | |
To protect myself from the flu and its complications | 190(95.0) |
To protect those with risk factors around me | 122(61.0) |
I consider flu a severe disease | 105(52.5) |
I belong to a risk group, I am prone to infections/diseases | 69(34.5) |
I had severe influenza previously | 31(15.5) |
Death due to influenza complications around me (in my neighbourhood) | 7(3.5) |
Unvaccinated, n = 1431 (100%) | |
Because I rarely get infectious diseases (including influenza) | 968(67.7) |
Because I do not have a risk factor | 700(48.9) |
Because nobody has a risk factor around me | 587(41.0) |
Because I prefer alternative therapies (e.g. natural medicine) | 511(35.7) |
I consider influenza a minor disease | 463(32.4) |
Because I am afraid of the side effects | 451(31.5) |
Because of the contradictory opinions on flu vaccine | 411(28.7) |
I consider the vaccine ineffective | 380(26.6) |
Because I prefer medical therapy | 361(25.2) |
Previous bad experience with flu vaccine among family members/acquaintance | 341(23.8) |
Because I forgot and missed it | 263(18.4) |
Because I am afraid of the needles | 172(12.0) |
I received the flu vaccine previously, but it was ineffective because I got the flu | 156(10.9) |
Influenza vaccine is contraindicated to me | 93(6.5) |
I received the flu vaccine previously, but I experienced major/serious side effects | 85(5.9) |