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. 2017 Nov 29;14(1):111–117. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2017.1387703

Table 2.

Influenza vaccination practices by profession, educational status, and professional experience in the 2015 season.

  Regularly vaccinated n = 121 Irregularly vaccinated n = 182 Never vaccinated n = 167
Job description
 Physicians (n = 85) 35 (41.2) 33 (38.8) 17 (20)
 Nurses (n = 134) 34 (25.3) 61 (45.5) 39 (29.1)
 Healthcare assistants (n = 53) 13 (24.5) 26 (49.1) 14 (26.4)
 Paramedics (n = 44) 8 (18.2) 14 (31.8) 22 (50)
 Medical secretaries (n = 47) 9 (19.2) 21 (44.6) 17 (36.2)
 Auxillary staff members (n = 107) 22 (20.5) 27 (25.3) 58 (54.2)
Educational qualification
 Elementary (n = 7) 3 (42.9) 4 (57.1)
 Middle school (n = 76) 15 (19.7) 18 (23.7) 43 (56.6)
 High school (n = 159) 35 (22) 57(35.8) 67 (42.1)
 University degree (n = 143) 36 (25.2) 73 (51.0) 34 (23.8)
 Postgraduate (n = 85) 35 (41.2) 33 (38.8) 17 (20)
Medical experiences
 ≤ 5 years (n = 112) 7 (6.3) 32 (28.6) 73 (65.2)
 > 5 years (n = 358) 114 (31.8) 150 (41.9) 94 (26.3)