Table 3.
Description of the answers to open-ended questions about vaccination status in 2016–17 and 2017–2018 season.
| Reasons for vaccination among vaccinated HCWs | Season | Total vaccinated HCW Number (%) | Physicians Number (%) | Nurses/midwives/paramedics Number (%) | Nonclinical support staff Number (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To protect myself and my family | 2016 | 62 (100) | 36 (100) | 16 (100) | 10(100) |
| 2017 | 218 (95.6) | 122 (98.4) | 32 (88.8) | 64 (94.1) | |
| To protect patients | 2016 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| 2017 | 4 (1.7) | 2 (1.6) | 2 (5.6) | 0 (0) | |
| Becoming aware of benefits of influenza vaccination | 2016 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| |
2017 |
6 (2.7) |
0 (0) |
2 (5.6) |
4 (5.9) |
| Reasons for non-vaccination among non-vaccinated HCWs |
Season |
Total non-vaccinated HCW Number (%) |
Physicians Number (%) |
Nurses/midwives/paramedics Number (%) |
Nonclinical support staff Number (%) |
| Influenza vaccination is unnecessary and ineffective | 2016 | 354 (69.4) | 142 (80.7) | 136 (75.6) | 76 (49.4) |
| 2017 | 228 (66.3) | 54 (61.4) | 112 (70) | 62 (64.6) | |
| Having bad experience about influenza vaccination | 2016 | 54 (10.6) | 20 (11.4) | 16 (8.9) | 18 (11.7) |
| 2017 | 56 (16.3) | 20 (22.7) | 18 (11.3) | 18 (18.8) | |
| İnfluenza vaccine is not safety enough | 2016 | 54 (10.6) | 12 (6.8) | 22 (12.2) | 20 (13) |
| 2017 | 46 (13.4) | 10 (11.4) | 20 (12.5) | 16 (16.7) | |
| Could not be vaccinated due to counter indications beliefs | 2016 | 8 (1.6) | 2 (1.1) | 6 (3.3) | 0 (0) |
| 2017 | 14 (4.0) | 4 (4.5) | 10 (6.3) | 0 (0) | |
| Lack of knowledge about the vaccine | 2016 | 40 (7.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 40 (26) |
| 2017 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |