Table 3 Importance of factors influencing the decision on vaccination of cats among cat owners, including univariate analysis p-values for association with the cat’s vaccination status
From: A survey of Italian cat owners’ attitudes towards cat vaccination through a web-based questionnaire
Factor | Response optiona | Total (%) | No. (%) recently vaccinated (in the last 3 years) | No. (%) not recently vaccinated (over the last 3 years) | No. (%) unvaccinated | P-value** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cost | Unimportant | 1036 (86) | 862 (89) | 99 (77) | 75 (69) | < 0.001 |
Important | 167 (14) | 104 (11) | 29 (23) | 34 (31) | ||
Total | 1203 | 966 | 128 | 109 | ||
Possible side effects | Unimportant | 381 (32) | 312 (33) | 34 (27) | 35 (35) | 0.333 |
Important | 798 (68) | 639 (67) | 93 (73) | 66 (65) | ||
Total | 1179 | 951 | 127 | 101 | ||
Cat’s stress | Unimportant | 561 (48) | 474 (50) | 44 (35) | 43 (48) | 0.216 |
Important | 605 (52) | 464 (50) | 82 (65) | 59 (52) | ||
Total | 1166 | 938 | 126 | 102 | ||
Veterinarian’s advice | Unimportant | 158 (13) | 120 (13) | 17 (14) | 21 (20) | 0.225 |
Important | 1021 (87) | 830 (87) | 108 (86) | 83 (80) | ||
Total | 1179 | 950 | 125 | 104 | ||
Cat’s susceptibility to infectious diseases | Unimportant | 135 (12) | 103 (11) | 14 (11) | 18 (18) | 0.150 |
Important | 1022 (88) | 830 (89) | 110 (89) | 82 (82) | ||
Total | 1157 | 933 | 124 | 100 | ||
Infectious diseases’ level of risk | Unimportant | 96 (8) | 76 (8) | 9 (7) | 11 (11) | 0.594 |
Important | 1065 (92) | 860 (92) | 115 (93) | 90 (89) | ||
Total | 1161 | 936 | 124 | 101 | ||
Efficacy of vaccination | Unimportant | 127 (11) | 92 (10) | 16 (13) | 19 (20) | 0.220 |
Important | 1032 (89) | 844 (90) | 110 (87) | 78 (80) | ||
Total | 1159 | 936 | 126 | 97 | ||
Time to take the cat to the veterinary clinic | Unimportant | 1053 (91) | 873 (9) | 104 (82) | 76 (77) | < 0.001 |
Important | 107 (9) | 62 (7) | 22 (18) | 23 (23) | ||
Total | 1160 | 935 | 126 | 99 | ||
Cat’s lifestyle | Unimportant | 482 (41) | 418 (44) | 25 (20) | 39 (38) | < 0.001 |
Important | 690 (59) | 524 (56) | 103 (80) | 63 (62) | ||
Total | 1172 | 942 | 128 | 102 | ||
Cat’s age | Unimportant | 515 (44) | 431 (46) | 32 (25) | 52 (50) | 0.242 |
Important | 655 (56) | 508 (54) | 95 (75) | 52 (50) | ||
Total | 1170 | 939 | 127 | 104 | ||
Current cat’s disease/therapy | Unimportant | 212 (18) | 158 (17) | 21 (17) | 33 (33) | 0.355 |
Important | 954 (82) | 781 (83) | 106 (83) | 67 (67) | ||
Total | 1166 | 939 | 127 | 100 |