Table 1.
Influenza vaccination coverage among healthcare workers, and their reasons for undergoing influenza vaccination or not.
| Questions and answers | Overall results (No. = 2,143) |
Medicine (No.= 895) |
Surgery (No.= 415) |
Emergency (No.= 335) |
Services (No.= 498) |
| Did you receive influenza vaccination this year? | |||||
| Yes | 432 (20.2) | 175 (19.6) | 101 (24.3)* | 59 (17.6) | 97 (19.4) |
| Who gave you influenza vaccination this year? | |||||
| The hospital prevention service | 354/432 (81.9) | 141/175 (80.6) | 82/101 (81.2) | 49/59 (83.0) | 82/97 (84.5) |
| A vaccination center near my Home | 13/432 (3.0) | 6/175 (3.4) | 3/101 (3.0) | 1/59 (1.7) | 3/97 (3.1) |
| Medical friends | 65/432 (15.1) | 28/175 (16.0) | 16/101 (15.8) | 9/59 (15.3) | 12/97 (12.4) |
| Why do you undergo influenza vaccination? | |||||
| Because I am a HCW | 40/432 (9.3) | 15/175 (8.5) | 8/101 (7.9) | 7/59 (11.9) | 10/97 (10.3) |
| Because I am afraid of transmitting influenza to my patients | 152/432 (35.2) | 63/175 (36.0) | 36/101 (35.6) | 20/59 (33.9) | 33/97 (34.0) |
| Because I am afraid of transmitting influenza to my family | 147/432 (34.0) | 61/175 (34.9) | 33/101 (32.7) | 20/59 (33.9) | 33/97 (34.0) |
| Because I am elderly and/or have have a chronic disease | 93/432 (21.5) | 36/175 (20.6) | 24/101 (23.8) | 12/59 (20.3) | 21/97 (21.6) |
| Why do not you undergo influenza vaccination? | |||||
| I am not afraid of influenza | 775/1,711 (45.3) | 329/720 (45.6) | 139/314 (44.2) | 128/276 (46.4) | 179/401 (44.6) |
| I am concerned about vaccine Efficacy | 511/1,711 (29.9) | 211/720 (29.3) | 101/314 (32.2) | 80/276 (29.0) | 119/401 (29.7) |
| I am concerned about side effects | 240/1,711 (14.0) | 101/720 (14.0) | 43/314 (13.7) | 39/276 (14.1) | 57/401 (14.2) |
| Forgetfulness | 145/1,711 (8.5) | 61/720 (8.5) | 25/314 (8.0) | 23/276 (8.3) | 36/401 (9.0) |
| I am against vaccinations | 40/1,711 (2.3) | 18/720 (2.5) | 6/314 (1.9) | 6/276 (2.2) | 10/401 (2.5) |
| Have you ever received influenza vaccination before this winter season? | |||||
| Yes | 643 (30.0) | 264 (29.5) | 141 (33.9) | 96 (28.7) | 142 (28.5) |
| Where/from whom would you like to receive influenza vaccination? | |||||
| From hospital prevention service | 1,165 (54.4) | 430 (48.1)°^ | 240 (57.8) | 196 (58.5) | 299 (60.0) |
| On the ward where I work | 616 (28.8) | 301 (33.6)° | 110 (26.5) | 89 (26.6) | 116 (23.3) |
| At the vaccination center near my Home | 138 (6.4) | 55 (6.1) | 29 (7.0) | 21 (6.2) | 33 (6.7) |
| From medical friends | 146 (6.8) | 75 (8.4) | 20 (4.8) | 20 (6.0) | 31 (6.2) |
| I do not want to be vaccinated | 78 (3.6) | 34 (3.8) | 16 (3.9) | 9 (2.7) | 19 (3.8) |
Only one answer could be given to each question. Percentages in parentheses. HCW = healthcare worker. *p < 0.05 vs Emergency Department; ^p < 0.05 vs Surgery and Emergency Departments; °p < 0.0001 vs Services Department; there were no other significant differences. Only one answer could be given to each question.