Table 2 Association between strongest reason for declining influenza vaccination and professional group.
| Concern about side effects | Lack of time | Doubts about efficacy for protecting self or others | Unaware of availability or access to vaccine | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | PR (95% CI) | Yes (%) | PR (95% CI) | Yes (%) | PR (95% CI) | Yes (%) | PR (95% CI) | |
| Professional group | ||||||||
| Doctors | 16 | 0.5 (0.4 to 0.6) | 37 | 2.2 (1.8 to 2.8) | 25 | 0.8 (0.6 to 0.9) | 20 | 2.2 (1.6 to 2.9) |
| Nurses | 38 | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.4) | 16 | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.2) | 29 | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) | 10 | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.4) |
| PAMs | 35 | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.2) | 17 | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.3) | 34 | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.3) | 9 | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.2) |
| Porters | 36 | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.4) | 9 | 0.5 (0.3 to 1.1) | 34 | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.6) | 14 | 1.6 (0.9 to 3.0) |
| Lab staff/others | 34 | 1.0 | 16 | 1.0 | 32 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.0 |
| All occupations | 31 | 22 | 29 | 13 | ||||
PAMs, professions allied to medicine; PR, prevalence ratio.