Table 1.
Reasons for accepting or declining seasonal influenza and H1N1 vaccination
| Number (%) of nurses accepting or declining vaccination |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Seasonal influenza vaccination in the preceding year | Seasonal influenza vaccination in the coming season | H1N1 vaccination in the coming season | |
| Reasons for accepting vaccination | |||
| Protecting oneself from infection | 272 (86.6) | 261 (86.7) | 98 (90.7) |
| Protecting others from infection in the health setting | 166 (52.9) | 158 (52.5) | 55 (50.9) |
| Work requirement | 194 (61.8%) | 181 (60.1) | 53 (49.1) |
| Reasons for declining vaccination | |||
| Ineffectiveness of vaccine to prevent infection | 238 (55.9) | 240 (58.5) | 173 (30) |
| Ineffectiveness of vaccine to protect others in the health setting from being infected | 67 (15.7) | 63 (15.4) | 69 (12) |
| Side effects after vaccination | 277 (65) | 279 (68) | 483 (83.9) |
| Mildness of influenza disease | 131 (30.8) | 108 (26.3) | 174 (30.2) |
| No requirement at work for vaccination | 28 (6.6) | 30 (7.3) | 35 (6.1) |
NOTE. The total percentage exceeds 100% because multiple responses were allowed.