Association between risk perception and influenza vaccine hesitancy for children among reproductive women in China during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national online survey

Table 2 Influenza vaccine hesitancy for children among 3,011 reproductive women in China during the COVID-19 epidemic

Characteristics	N	Vaccine hesitancy for children among women (%)	χ²	P
Total	3,011	275 (9.13)
Sociodemographic characteristics
Region			22.259	< 0.0001
Eastern	920	118 (12.83)
Central	1,245	98 (7.87)
Western	846	59 (6.97)
Age group (years)			38.239	< 0.0001
≤ 20	543	35 (6.45)
21–25	712	44 (6.18)
26–30	583	53 (9.09)
31–35	469	48 (10.23)
36–40	322	32 (9.94)
41–45	207	33 (15.94)
> 45	175	30 (17.14)
Education			16.91	< 0.001
Less than high school	321	45 (14.02)
High school or some college	886	81 (9.14)
Bachelor’s degree	1,651	128 (7.75)
Postgraduate degree	153	21 (13.73)
Monthly household income per capita (RMB)			6.215	0.102
≤ 3,000	1562	124 (7.94)
3,001–5,000	693	68 (9.81)
5,001–10,000	571	62 (10.86)
> 10,000	185	21 (11.35)
Health status
Gravidity			11.07	0.004
0	1,607	123 (7.65)
1	624	60 (9.62)
≥ 2	780	92 (11.79)
Parity			11.306	0.004
0	1,624	122 (7.51)
1	825	89 (10.79)
≥ 2	562	64 (11.39)
Chronic disease			5.01	0.025
Yes	121	18 (14.88)
No	2,890	257 (8.89)
History of influenza vaccination			33.74	< 0.0001
Yes	833	35 (4.20)
No	2,178	240 (11.02)
Knowledge score			56.942	< 0.0001
Low	819	123 (15.02)
Moderate	1,619	131 (8.09)
High	573	21 (3.66)
Risk perception
Perceived susceptibility			44.518	< 0.0001
Low	791	118 (14.92)
Moderate	1,308	100 (7.65)
High	912	57 (6.25)
Perceived severity			4.907	0.086
Low	283	35 (12.37)
Moderate	1,122	106 (9.45)
High	1,606	134 (8.34)
Perceived barriers			21,.322	< 0.0001
Low	950	54 (5.68)
Moderate	1,483	152 (10.25)
High	578	69 (11.94)
Perceived benefit			29.27	< 0.0001
Low	397	60 (15.11)
Moderate	1,377	136 (9.88)
High	1,237	79 (6.39)

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