Table 3.
Factors influencing attitudes toward getting vaccinated against pandemic influenza
| Intention to get vaccinated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | Yes | No | Indecisive | p |
| Mean age, yr | 35.8 ± 8.9 | 35.7 ± 8.8a | 33.9 ± 8.6a | 0.016 |
| Mean duration of work, yr | 12.5 ± 9.4 | 12.6 ± 9.0 | 11.1 ± 8.9 | 0.084 |
| Gender (n, %) | ||||
| Female | 72 (13.4) | 246 (45.9) | 218 (40.7) | <0.001 |
| Male | 71 (26.3) | 110 (40.7) | 89 (33.0) | |
| Having children | ||||
| Yes | 73 (15.2) | 238 (49.7) | 168 (35.1) | 0.001 |
| No | 67 (21.5) | 113 (36.3) | 131 (42.1) | |
| Professionb | ||||
| Doctor | 94 (25.9) | 139 (38.3) | 130 (35.8) | <0.001 |
| Nurse | 21 (7.2) | 144 (49.1) | 128 (43.7) | <0.001 |
| Health technician | 16 (14.4) | 55 (49.5) | 40 (36.0) | 0.407 |
| Other | 10 (29.4) | 15 (44.1) | 9 (26.5) | 0.128 |
| Departmentb | ||||
| Internal medical departments | 89 (21.8) | 153 (37.5) | 166 (40.7) | <0.001 |
| Surgical departments | 31 (10.9) | 148 (52.1) | 105 (37.0) | <0.001 |
| Basic medical sciences | 15 (21.1) | 30 (42.3) | 26 (36.6) | 0.742 |
| Other units | 6 (20.7) | 14 (48.3) | 9 (31.0) | 0.689 |
| Perceived risk of swine flu | ||||
| Yes | 131 (20.7) | 234 (36.9) | 269 (42.4) | <0.001 |
| No | 12 (7.1) | 121 (71.2) | 37 (21.8) | |
| Ever vaccinated against seasonal influenza in the past 5 years | ||||
| Yes | 76 (24.9) | 111 (36.4) | 118 (38.7) | <0.001 |
| No | 65 (13.1) | 241 (49.3) | 184 (37.6) | |
| Vaccinated against seasonal influenza last year | ||||
| Yes | 49 (31.8) | 48 (31.2) | 57 (37.0) | <0.001 |
| No | 92 (14.3) | 303 (47.2) | 247 (38.5) | |
a Groups creating the difference according to Bonferroni's Post Hoc test
b Each category compared with the total of other categories