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World J Clin Cases. Jun 16, 2017; 5(6): 212-221
Published online Jun 16, 2017. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v5.i6.212
Published online Jun 16, 2017. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v5.i6.212
Table 2 Demographic characteristics of surveyed participants, and their vaccination uptake
| n (%) | Influenza vaccine n (%) | Pneumococcal vaccine n (%) | Pertussis vaccine n (%) | Meningococcal vaccine n (%) | |
| Overall | 300 (17) | 397 (22) | 296 (16) | 363 (20) | |
| Age (yr) | |||||
| 16-36 | 1578 (87) | 243 (15) | 342 (23) | 250 (16) | 330 (21) |
| 37-55 | 218 (12) | 50 (23) | 50 (23) | 46 (21) | 28 (13) |
| ≥ 56 | 18 (1) | 7 (39) | 5 (28) | 0 (0) | 5 (28) |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 1485 (82) | 261 (18) | 336 (23) | 273 (18) | 299 (20) |
| Female | 327 (18) | 39 (12) | 61 (19) | 23 (7) | 64 (20) |
| Countries | |||||
| KSA | 1105 (61) | 163 (15) | 74 (7) | 82 (7) | 302 (18) |
| Kuwait | 253 (14) | 42 (17) | 201 (79) | 87 (34) | 19 (7) |
| UAE | 203 (11) | 45 (22) | 43 (21) | 35 (17) | 76 (37) |
| Bahrain | 98 (6) | 18 (18) | 0 (0) | 20 (20) | 49 (50) |
| Qatar | 93 (5) | 22 (24) | 69 (74) | 27 (29) | 14 (15) |
| Oman | 60 (3) | 10 (17) | 10 (17) | 45 (75) | 2 (3) |
| Education | |||||
| ≤ High school certificate | 803 (44) | 128 (16) | 193 (24) | 133 (17) | 172 (21) |
| > High school certificate | 1009 (56) | 172 (17) | 204 (20) | 163 (16) | 191 (19) |
| Employments statues | |||||
| No | 237 (13) | 23 (10) | 51 (22) | 26 (11) | 60 (25) |
| Yes | 1575 (87) | 277 (16) | 346 (22) | 270 (17) | 303 (19) |
| Government employee | 530 (34) | 80 (15) | 114 (22) | 96 (18) | 110 (21) |
| Student | 432 (27) | 45 (10) | 108 (25) | 114 (26) | 62 (14) |
| Private sector employee | 415 (26) | 104 (25) | 89 (21) | 44 (11) | 66 (16) |
| Business | 123 (8) | 32 (26) | 35 (29) | 15 (12) | 35 (29) |
| Home maker | 46 (3) | 12 (26) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (4) |
| Retired | 29 (2) | 4 (14) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 28 (97) |
| Smoking status | |||||
| No | 845 (47) | 95 (11) | 165 (20) | 105 (12) | 166 (20) |
| Yes/per day | 967 (53) | 205 (21) | 232 (24) | 191 (20) | 197 (20) |
| ≤ 10 cigarettes | 273 (28) | 55 (20) | 41 (15) | 50 (18) | 67 (25) |
| 11-20 cigarettes | 452 (47) | 106 (24) | 119 (26) | 87 (19) | 82 (18) |
| 21-30 cigarettes | 131 (14) | 21 (16) | 27 (21) | 19 (15) | 26 (20) |
| > 30 cigarettes | 111 (11) | 23 (21) | 45 (41) | 35 (32) | 22 (20) |
| Chronic diseases | |||||
| No | 1376 (76) | 208 (15) | 288 (21) | 163 (12) | 236 (17) |
| Yes1 | 436 (24) | 92 (21) | 109 (25) | 133 (31) | 127 (29) |
| Diabetes | 152 (35) | 32 (21) | 31 (20) | 42 (28) | 58 (38) |
| Bronchial asthma | 150 (34) | 29 (19) | 52 (35) | 45 (30) | 37 (25) |
| Hypertension | 54 (12) | 13 (24) | 4 (7) | 15 (28) | 22 (41) |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 34 (8) | 6 (18) | 9 (27) | 10 (29) | 12 (35) |
| Immunosuppressive | 37 (8) | 14 (38) | 13 (35) | 15 (41) | 14 (38) |
| Malignancy | 27 (6) | 9 (33) | 5 (16) | 10 (37) | 5 (19) |
| Other lung diseases | 23 (5) | 4 (17) | 12 (50) | 10 (44) | 8 (35) |
| Heart diseases | 22 (5) | 6 (27) | 7 (32) | 9 (41) | 10 (46) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 10 (2) | 2 (20) | 3 (30) | 7 (70) | 2 (20) |
| Other | 78 (18) | 14 (18) | 22 (28) | 28 (36) | 9 (12) |
- Citation: Alqahtani AS, Bondagji DM, Alshehari AA, Basyouni MH, Alhawassi TM, BinDhim NF, Rashid H. Vaccinations against respiratory infections in Arabian Gulf countries: Barriers and motivators. World J Clin Cases 2017; 5(6): 212-221
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v5/i6/212.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v5.i6.212