Health education and factors influencing acceptance of and willingness to pay for influenza vaccination among older adults

Table 4 Attitude comparison between those who accepted and did not accept influenza vaccination

Perceived Issue	Vaccination not accepted		Vaccination accepted		P value^*
Perceived Issue	mean	SD	mean	SD	P value^*
1. Influenza is not an important disease in the elderly.	2.99	0.107	3.35	0.029	<0.001
2. The elderly could develop serious complications from influenza infection.	4.09	0.075	4.21	0.019	0.183
3. Influenza infection in elderly people with chronic disease can lead to death.	4.07	0.073	4.18	0.018	0.147
4. There is no impact on health after an elderly person becomes sick from influenza infection.	3.31	0.096	3.55	0.025	0.005
5. Influenza is a preventable disease.	4.34	0.045	4.32	0.013	0.828
6. Antibiotics are needed in influenza infection.	2.10	0.079	2.15	0.023	0.956
7. One should give health education to the high risk elderly.	4.40	0.048	4.43	0.014	0.488
8. Influenza vaccination can prevent influenza infection.	4.27	0.054	4.47	0.013	<0.001
9. The elderly do not have to receive influenza vaccination.	3.55	0.083	3.92	0.022	<0.001
10. One does not have to be vaccinated against influenza every year.	3.09	0.091	3.67	0.024	<0.001
11. One should receive influenza vaccination before the rainy season.	3.91	0.077	3.94	0.020	0.934
12. Influenza vaccination is effective in preventing influenza infection.	3.88	0.074	4.10	0.018	0.001
13. Serious illness from influenza infection could be reduced by influenza vaccination.	4.01	0.067	4.12	0.019	0.003
14. Influenza vaccination is not safe, and can cause serious adverse reactions.	3.13	0.083	3.61	0.022	<0.001
15. Influenza vaccination is expensive.	2.43	0.079	2.43	0.024	0.336

*Significance determined using the Mann–Whitney U test
The bold numbers emphasized the significance of theses parameters toward vaccine acceptance

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