Factors Affecting Intention among Students to Be Vaccinated against A/H1N1 Influenza: A Health Belief Model Approach
Table 2
Comparison of sample characteristics: Intention to get the swine flu vaccination versus intention to get the seasonal flu vaccination.
Intention to get swine flu vaccination
Intention to get seasonal flu vaccination
Number
No (%)
Yes (%)
-Value
Number
No (%)
Yes (%)
-Value
Gender
Male
106
78.3
21.7
0.40
117
86.3
13.7
0.54
Female
154
82.5
17.5
186
86.6
13.4
Age group
<25
107
80.4
19.6
0.64
144
85.4
14.6
0.79
25–30
125
82.4
17.6
68
84.7
10.3
31–40
32
75.0
25.0
28
82.0
18.0
Marital status
Married
45
75.6
24.4
0.40
52
80.8
19.2
0.18
Unmarried
219
81.7
18.3
256
86.7
13.3
Religion
Jews
228
82.9
17.1
0.02
267
86.9
13.1
0.10
Others
36
66.7
33.3
41
78.0
22.0
Immigrants or born in Israel
Immigrant
57
82.5
17.5
0.70
68
83.8
16.2
0.37
Israel
207
80.2
19.8
240
86.2
13.8
Five-year seasonal flu shot status
never
46
87.0
13.0
0.23
52
90.4
9.6
0.20
1 and above
218
79.4
20.6
256
84.8
15.2
Perceived risk of
High
29
62.1
37.9
0.004
35
77.1
22.9
0.03
contracting influenza
Medium
104
80.8
19.2
128
84.4
15.6
without vaccine*
Low
98
88.8
11.2
108
92.6
7.4
*For the intention to get the swine flu vaccination (columns 3–6), the perceived risk refers to the swine flu, while for intention to get the seasonal flu vaccination (columns 7–10) the perceived risk refers to the seasonal flu.
