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Table 4 demographic and health characteristics of the parents

From: Nasal spray live attenuated influenza vaccine: the first experience in Italy in children and adolescents during the 2020–21 season

 

MOTHERS (N: 2142)

n (%)

FATHERS (N:2115)

n (%)

Age (years)

 20–29

51 (2.4)

22 (1)

 30–39

937 (44.2)

627 (30)

 40–49

1072 (50.5)

1225 (58.6)

  ≥ 50

61 (2.9)

217 (10.4)

Place of birth

 Italy

1848 (86.3)

1903 (90)

 Europe

81 (3.8)

47 (2.2)

 Other

213 (9.9)

164 (7.8)

Level of education

 University

1608 (75)

1355 (64)

 Secondary school

444 (21)

612 (29)

 Below Secondary school

88 (4)

148 (7)

Chronic diseases

 Immunodeficiencies

10 (0.46)

7 (0.32)

 Allergic diseases

236 (10.96)

210 (9.75)

 Gastrointestinal diseases

35 (1.62)

25 (1.2)

 Chronic infectious diseases

2 (0.09)

 Neurologic diseases

13 (0.6)

7 (0.3)

 Pulmonary diseases

15 (0.71)

8 (0.4)

 Kidney diseases

9 (0.42)

8 (0.4)

 Cancers

31 (1.44)

24 (1.1)

 Autoimmune diseases

65 (3.02)

24 (1.1)

 Endocrinological diseases

84 (3.9)

10 (0.5)

 Syndromes

4 (0.19)

3 (0.1)

 Heart diseases

18 (0.84)

34 (1.6)

Flu vaccination in 2019–2020 season

633 (29.4)

496 (23)

Flu vaccination in 2020–2021 season

1172 (54.4)

997 (46.3)