Table 3 Factors that would encourage uptake of influenza vaccine by professional group.
| Protected time or easier access | Financial rewards | More information about side effects or efficacy | More information about effect on winter workload or staff absence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | PR (95% CI) | Yes (%) | PR (95% CI) | Yes (%) | PR (95% CI) | Yes (%) | PR (95% CI) | |
| Professional group | ||||||||
| Doctors | 43 | 1.4 (1.2 to 1.6) | 8 | 0.6 (0.5 to 0.7) | 28 | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.0) | 21 | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) |
| Nurses | 37 | 1.1 (1.0 to 1.3) | 14 | 0.8 (0.7 to 1.0) | 38 | 1.2 (1.1 to 1.4) | 29 | 1.5 (1.3 to 1.8) |
| PAMs | 31 | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.1) | 13 | 0.8 (0.7 to 1.0) | 37 | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.3) | 23 | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.5) |
| Porters | 36 | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.3) | 16 | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.7) | 35 | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.5) | 30 | 1.6 (1.2 to 2.2) |
| Lab staff/others | 33 | 1.0 | 15 | 1.0 | 31 | 1.0 | 18 | 1.0 |
| All occupations | 36 | 12 | 34 | 24 | ||||
PAMs, professions allied to medicine; PR, prevalence ratio.