Table 3.

Factors associated with likely attendance at work in scenarios one and two

	Scenario one: one avian influenza admission	Scenario two: influenza pandemic
	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Significant factors, multiple logistical regression model:††
Employment status
Part‐time	1.0†	1.0†
Full‐time	2.3* (1.1–4.9)	2.7** (1.4–5.0)
Pregnancy in family
No	1.0†	1.0†
Yes	0.1*** (0.03–0.3)	0.04*** (0.01–0.3)
Required in the ED for work
No	1.0†	1.0†
Yes	1.9* (1.1–3.4)	1.8* (1.1–2.8)
Working with acute medical patients
No	1.0†	1.0†
Yes	1.9* (1.02–3.4)	2.0* (1.1–3.4)
Other factors of interest:†††
Sex
Male	1.0†	1.0†
Female	0.8 (0.4–1.6)	0.7 (0.4–1.1)
Medical level
Intern	1.0†	1.0†
Registrar	1.4 (0.3–7.6)	1.4 (0.6–3.8)
Consultant	1.0 (0.2–6.5)	1.3 (0.4–4.0)
Dependants
No	1.0†	1.0†
Yes	0.9 (0.5–1.7)	0.8 (0.5–1.3)

^* P < 0.05;

^** P < 0.01;

^*** P < 0.001.

^† Reference group.

^†† Significant factors as predicted by forward logistical regression analysis.

^††† Other factors, as predicted by logistical regression analysis. OR > 1 represents group less likely to be absent (more likely to work). OR < 1 represents group more likely to be absent (less likely to work). OR, odds ratio.