Research Article
Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Seasonal Influenza and Influenza Vaccination among Patients and Their Companions in North Palestine Hospitals
Table 2
Surveyed questions and responses to each question.
| ā | Responses | Agree (%) | Disagree (%) | Not sure (%) |
| Seasonal influenza | Flu is caused by a virus | 88.4 | 2.1 | 10.4 | Flu is the same as common cold | 39.4 | 46.2 | 14.4 | Flu can spread from one person to the other | 94.5 | 4 | 2.1 | Flu occurs at a certain period of the year | 50.8 | 44 | 5.2 |
| Symptoms | Percentage | Fever | 78.3 | Vomiting | 19.3 | Headache | 65.7 | Diarrhea | 16.8 | Muscle ache | 80.4 | Runny nose | 77.1 | Cough | 60.6 |
| Seasonal flu vaccine | Percentage | Knowledge | Have you ever heard of a vaccine to prevent flu before? | (i) Yes | 85.3 | (ii) No | 14.7 | Is the flu vaccine safe? | (i) Yes | 53.6 | (ii) No | 16 | (iii) Not sure | 30.4 | Can you still get the flu after flu vaccine? | (i) Yes | 34.7 | (ii) No | 36.2 | (iii) Not sure | 29.4 | How is the vaccine given? | (i) Injection | 80.6 | (ii) Nasal spray | 4.3 | (iii) Mouth drops | 3.1 | (iv)Not sure | 14.2 | Does the vaccine have side effects? | (i) Yes | 46.5 | (ii) No | 16.3 | (iii) Not sure | 37.2 | Side effects: | (i) Headache | 54.8 | (ii) Fever | 73.4 | (iii) Swelling at the injection site | 62.1 | (iv) Vomiting and fatigue | 36.2 | For how long can the vaccine protect? | (i) One flu season | 65 | (ii) Two flu seasons | 4.3 | (iii) Three more seasons | 5.5 | (iv) Not sure | 34.3 | When is the appropriate time to take the flu vaccine? | (i) Before the flu season starts | 74.2 | (ii) During the flu season | 7.7 | (iii) Immediately after the flu season | 0.6 | (iv) Not sure | 17.8 |
| Attitudes | Have you received a flu vaccine before? | (i) Yes | 27.2 | (ii) No | 72.8 | What is the reason(s) for not taking a flu vaccine? | (i) It is not necessary as flu is just a minor illness | 67 | (ii) It is expensive | 17.8 | (iii) It has serious side effects | 25.6 | (iv) Fears of needles and injection | 25.2 |
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