Research Article
Factors Affecting Intention among Students to Be Vaccinated against A/H1N1 Influenza: A Health Belief Model Approach
Table 3
Main reasons for intention to get or refuse the swine flu shot.
(a) Reasons for intention to get the swine flu shot () |
| Reasons for getting flu shot* | Number of respondents selecting response | % of respondents selecting response |
| To reduce my chances of contracting swine flu | 108 | 59 | I have a chronic illness | 75 | 41 | Not to transfer the illness to other people | 60 | 33 | The swine flu shot was free of charge | 21 | 11 | I do not want to miss any work because of swine flu | 16 | 9 |
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(b) Reasons for intention to reject the swine flu shot* () |
| Reasons for rejecting flu shot* | Number of respondents selecting response | % of respondents selecting response |
| Not enough knowledge about the vaccine safety | 199 | 66 | The vaccine is not effective | 81 | 27 | The vaccine is not good for health | 76 | 25 | Do not like injections | 67 | 22 | Potential side effect | 67 | 22 | I do not suffer from chronic illness | 66 | 22 | There are better ways | 63 | 21 |
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*Respondents could select more than one reason.
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