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. 2019 Jan 22;6(1):16–20. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpam.2019.01.001

Table 2.

Seasonal influenza vaccination coverage during 2016 and 2017.

Variables Total number = 263 Never vaccinated Vaccinated Always vaccinated Significance
N (%) N = 161 (62%) N = 83 (32.3%) N = 13 (5.1%) P value > .05
Gender
Male 9 (37.6) 73 (28.3) 20 (7.8) 4 (1.6) .010
Female 161 (62.4) 88 (55) 63 (39.4) 9 (5.9) .010
Age range, years
18–24 21 (8.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) .000
25–34 157 (59.9) 96 (36.6) 54 (20.6) 6 (2.3) .000
35–44 35 (13.4) 35 (13.4) 25 (9.5) 5 (1.9) .000
45–55 12 (4.6) 8 (3.1) 4 (1.5) 0 (0.0) .000
55+ 3 (1.1) 1 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.8) .000
Educational qualification
Elementary school 1 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) .001
Middle school 17 (6.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) .001
High school 32 (12.2) 27 (10.3) 2 (0.8) 3 (1.1) .001
University degree 149 (56.9) 76 (29) 66 (25.2) 6 (2.3) .001
Postgraduate 55 (21) 34 (13) 17 (6.5) 4 (1.5) .001
Occupational category
Physician 31 (11.8) 18 (6.9) 9 (34) 4 (1.5) .000
Nurse 89 (34) 32 (12.2) 51 (19.5) 5 (1.9) .00
Healthcare assistant 17 (6.5) 12 (4.6) 3 (1.1) 2 (0.8) .000
Student 1 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) .000
Other nonhealthcare workers 94 (35.9) 82 (31.35) 11 (4.2) 1 (0.4) .000
Other healthcare workers 30 (11.5) 18 (6.9) 11 (4.2) 1 (0.4) .000
Nationality
UAE 11 (4.2) 9 (3.4) 2 (0.8) 0 (0.0) .564
Expatriate 251 (95.8) 154 (58.8) 83 (31.7) 13 (5.0) .564
Do you live with people at high risk of receiving the influenza virus?
<9 years old in household
  • -

    Yes

 72 (27.5) 38 (14.5) 31 (1.8) 3 (1.1) .146
>65 years old in household
  • -

    Yes

 22 (8.4) 13 (5.0) 7 (2.7) 1 (0.4) .012
People with chronic illness in household
  • -

    Yes

 11 (4.2) 8 (3.1) 3 (1.1) 0 (0.0) .822
Chronic cardiovascular disease
  • -

    Yes

 16 (6.1) 11 (4.2) 5 (1.9) 0 (0.0) .793
Chronic respiratory disease
  • -

    Yes

 9 (3.4) 7 (2.7) 2 (0.8) 0 (0.0) .762
Chronic kidney-related disease
  • -

    Yes

 6 (2.3) 1 (0.4) 4 (1.5) 1 (0.4) .112
Diabetes
  • -

    Yes

 19 (7.3) 9 (3.4) 8 (3.1) 2 (0.8) .445
Autoimmune disease
  • -

    Yes

 6 (2.3) 2 (0.8) 4 (1.5) 0 (0.0) .338
Respiratory infection in the previous year
  • -

    Yes

 35 (13.4) 24 (9.2) 4 (1.5) 0 (0.0) .563
What is your health status (self-perceived)?
  • -

    Not good (1–5)

 2 (0.8) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.8) 0 (0.0) .241
What is your health status (self-perceived)?
  • -

    Good (5–10)

 260 (99.2) 163 (62.2) 83 (31.7) 13 (5.0) .241