Table 1.
Influenza vaccination uptake at Alfred Health by campus, staff category and clinical department (2013 and 2014)
| 2013 | 2014 | P-value # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total staff | Vaccinated, n (% of total category) | Declined, n (% of total category) | Total staff | Vaccinated, n (% of total category) | Declined, n (% of total category) | ||
| Overall | 6879 | 3866 (56.2) | 354 (5.1) | 7480 | 6009 (80.3) | 1092 (14.6) | <0.0001 |
| Campus | |||||||
| ● The Alfred | 4919 | 3005 (61.1) | 310 (6.3) | 5647 | 4579 (81.1) | 802 (14.2) | <0.0001 |
| ● Caulfield | 1312 | 613 (46.7) | 30 (2.3) | 1290 | 987 (76.5) | 210 (16.3) | <0.0001 |
| ● Sandringham | 648 | 248 (38.3) | 14 (2.2) | 459 | 366 (79.7) | 73 (15.9) | <0.0001 |
| Staff category | |||||||
| ●Nursing | 3215 | 1729 (53.8) | 224 (7.0) | 3302 | 2627 (79.6) | 527 (16.0) | <0.0001 |
| ● Medical | 964 | 656 (68) | 25 (2.6) | 1224 | 1066 (87.1) | 86 (7.0) | <0.0001 |
| ● Allied Health | 1387 | 744 (53.6) | 28 (2.0) | 1259 | 1036 (82.3) | 155 (12.3) | <0.0001 |
| ● Other staff with clinical contact | 617 | 310 (50.2) | 51 (8.3) | 506 | 396 (78.3) | 73 (14.4) | <0.0001 |
| ● Laboratory | 134 | 116 (86.6) | 3 (2.2) | 222 | 189 (85.1) | 31 (14.0) | 0.83 |
| ● Staff with no clinical contact | 562 | 311 (50.2) | 37 (6.6) | 967 | 695 (71.9) | 220 (22.8) | <0.0001 |
| Clinical department | |||||||
| ● Emergency | 373 | 184 (49.3) | 35 (9.4) | 443 | 335 (75.6) | 65 (14.7) | <0.0001 |
| ● Intensive Care | 408 | 245 (60.0) | 9 (2.2) | 509 | 400 (78.6) | 48 (9.4) | <0.0001 |
| ● Immunocompromised* | 383 | 226 (59.0) | 39 (10.1) | 379 | 331 (87.3) | 36 (9.5) | <0.0001 |
| ● Other | 5153 | 2900 (56.3) | 234 (4.5) | 5182 | 4248 (82.0) | 723 (14.0) | <0.0001 |
*Immunocompromised clinical areas defined as wards nominated for respiratory, lung transplant, haematology (including bone marrow transplantation), medical oncology, and infectious diseases (including HIV) hospital admissions.
#Comparison of proportion of healthcare workers vaccinated in 2013 vs. 2014.