Table 2.
Proportion of registered nurses who received influenza vaccination, China, 2017/2018.
| Characteristics | No. in Sample | No. Vaccinated | Weighted % # Vaccinated | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group (years) | <0.001 | |||
| <25 | 485 | 55 | 11 | |
| 25–34 | 2505 | 142 | 6 | |
| ≥35 | 1163 | 60 | 5 | |
| Years of work in healthcare sector | <0.001 | |||
| 0–2 | 455 | 51 | 11 | |
| 3–5 | 942 | 74 | 7 | |
| ≥6 | 2756 | 132 | 5 | |
| Type of health care institution | 0.140 | |||
| Hospital | 4100 | 251 | 6 | |
| Others a | 53 | 6 | 11 | |
| Level of healthcare institution | 0.023 | |||
| Tertiary | 3329 | 192 | 5 | |
| Secondary | 513 | 34 | 6 | |
| Primary | 166 | 19 | 12 | |
| Unclassified | 145 | 12 | 10 | |
| Department | <0.001 | |||
| Internal medicine | 1286 | 67 | 5 | |
| Surgery | 950 | 39 | 3 | |
| Intensive care unit | 450 | 25 | 5 | |
| Outpatients and emergency department | 440 | 55 | 13 | |
| Pediatrics and maternity department | 198 | 12 | 4 | |
| Community health center | 171 | 19 | 11 | |
| Other | 658 | 40 | 7 | |
| Province | <0.001 | |||
| Beijing b | 718 | 77 | 10 | |
| Heilongjiang | 773 | 31 | 3 | |
| Shaanxi | 516 | 16 | 3 | |
| Guangdong | 522 | 30 | 6 | |
| Jiangsu | 770 | 48 | 6 | |
| Yunnan | 854 | 55 | 6 |
Note: a other included emergency service center, long-term care facility, blood bank, public health setting, healthcare education institute, and pharmacy; b Since 2007, Beijing’s vaccine policy provides free influenza vaccine to older adults and school children; # numbers in the column were weighted to the distribution of the Chinese population of nurses by age, sex, province, and type of healthcare institution, using an iterative proportional fitting or raking method.