Table 2.
Reason for not vaccination against influenza.
| Statements | SDA | DA | DK | A | SA | P-value | RII | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| There is lack of proper storage area for vaccines that's why Influenza vaccines are not available in the institution | 07 (3.3%) | 40 (18.6%) | 100 (46.5%) | 46 (21.4%) | 22 (10.2%) | 0.454 | 0.634 | 2 |
| It is not compulsory for health care professionals to get vaccinated for Influenza | 58 (27.0%) | 89 (41.4%) | 39 (18.1%) | 21 (9.8%) | 8 (3.7%) | 0.600 | 0.444 | 7 |
| Influenza is not serious condition therefore not worth vaccinating against | 50 (23.3%) | 118 (54.9%) | 18 (8.4%) | 28 (13.0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0.446 | 0.425 | 8 |
| Influenza vaccine is costly that's why not purchased normally | 14 (6.5%) | 38 (17.7%) | 100 (46.5%) | 51 (23.7%) | 12 (5.6%) | 0.170 | 0.608 | 3 |
| Not everyone is familiar with Influenza vaccination availability at their institutions | 02 (0.9%) | 09 (4.2%) | 11 (5.1%) | 126 (58.6%) | 67 (31.2%) | 0.725 | 0.830 | 1 |
| There is insufficient staff to administer vaccine | 12 (5.6%) | 76 (35.3%) | 49 (22.8%) | 68 (31.6%) | 10 (4.7%) | 0.303 | 0.589 | 4 |
| Side effects and safety concerns are hindering health care professionals to get vaccinated for influenza | 14 (6.5%) | 105 (48.8%) | 55 (25.6%) | 36 (16.7%) | 5 (2.3%) | 0.080 | 0.519 | 5 |
| Due to needle fear I don't like to get vaccinated | 29 (13.5%) | 125 (58.1%) | 11 (5.1%) | 39 (18.1%) | 11 (5.1%) | 0.064 | 0.487 | 6 |
Fischer exact test was applied; SDA, strongly disagree; DA, Disagree; DK, Don't Know; A, Agree; SA, strongly agree; RII, Relative importance index.