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Table 3 Association between the cost of the novel vaccine and physicians’ attitudes regarding vaccination against the 2009 pandemic influenza A/H1N1

From: Physicians’ recommendations to their patients concerning a novel pandemic vaccine: a cross-sectional survey of the 2009 influenza A/H1N1 pandemic in Japan

 

Intention to recommend vaccine to patients

Intention to be vaccinated

Intend (n = 177)

Do not intend (n = 334)

P*

Intend (n = 453)

Do not intend (n = 60)

P*

If a novel vaccine costs US $33–40

 Intend (even if it has a cost)

121

19

<0.001

445

1

<0.001

 Do not intend (if it has a cost)

56

315

 

8

59

 
  1. * Differences between “Intend” and “Do not intend” in each group significant at P < 0.05 (χ 2 test)