TABLE 4.
Tdap vaccination coverage by types of healthcare personnel and facilities among persons 18-64 years in the United States, NHIS 2011
| Occupations | Ambulatory health care services % (95% CI) | Hospitals % (95% CI) | Nursing and residential care facilities % (95% CI) | Total % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 25.5 (21.6-30.0) | 35.2 (29.9-40.9) | 14.3 (9.7-20.5) | 27.3 (24.4-30.4) |
| Physicians | 31.4 (18.7-47.8) | 58.6 (37.3-77.2) | 41.5 (29.9-54.2) | |
| Nurses | 39.8 (28.7-52.0) | 38.3 (30.8-46.5) | 18.7 (8.2-37.0) | 36.5 (30.5-43.0) |
| Others in non-physician/nurse practitioners group* | 24.6 (16.2-35.4) | 36.1 (21.1-54.4) | † | 27.0 (19.9-35.5) |
| Clinical laboratory | † | † | † | 11.7 (4.8-25.9)‡ |
| Health technologists§ | 23.1 (14.0-35.6) | 31.8 (20.6-45.7) | 12.2 (3.0-38.3) | 25.1 (18.3-33.4) |
| Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aids | 11.1 (6.8-17.8)‡ | 20.3 (12.0-32.2)‡ | † | 13.9 (10.5-18.2)‡ |
| Healthcare support occupations‖ | 29.3 (20.2-40.5) | 35.5 (18.2-57.5) | † | 29.9 (21.8-39.5) |
Including chiropractors, dentists, dietitians and nutritionists, optometrists, pharmacists, physician assistants, podiatrists, audiologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, radiation therapists, respiratory therapists, etc.
Estimates are not reliable due to sample size is less than 30.
p<0.05 by t test for comparisons within each healthcare setting with physicians as the reference level.
Including dental hygienists, diagnostic related technologists and technicians, emergency medical technicians and paramedics, health diagnosing treating practitioner support technicians, medical records and health information technicians, opticians, dispensing, etc.
Including occupational therapist assistants and aides, physical therapist assistants, massage therapists, dental assistants, medical assistants, etc.