Table 2. Responses to survey questions on influenza-like illness-related behavior by occupational group (healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers).
| No. (%) responding ‘yes’ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILI-related behavior | No. responding | All | HCWs | Non-HCWs | p valuea |
| I am willing to get the influenza vaccine | 533 | 363 (68.1) | 202 (81.1) | 161 (56.7) | <0.001 |
| I would avoid a person with ILI symptoms at social encounters | 533 | 322 (60.4) | 150 (60.2) | 172 (60.6) | 0.66 |
| I would avoid a colleague with ILI symptoms at work | 533 | 287 (53.8) | 114 (45.8) | 173 (60.9) | <0.001 |
| I would avoid a colleague with ILI symptoms at work if they are wearing a surgical face mask | 533 | 252 (47.3) | 126 (50.6) | 126 (44.4) | 0.17 |
| If I am at home and suddenly feel unwell with ILI symptoms, I would still go to work | 533 | 312 (58.5) | 140 (56.2) | 172 (60.6) | 0.35 |
| If I am at work and suddenly feel unwell with ILI symptoms, I would still stay at work | 533 | 350 (65.7) | 160 (64.3) | 190 (66.9) | 0.58 |
| After being sick with ILI, I returned to work feeling symptomaticb | 289 | 182 (62.9) | 83 (64.3) | 99 (61.8) | 0.75 |
aCalculated using the chi-square test of significance.
bParticipants who indicated to have been sick with influenza in the previous two years. HCWs, healthcare workers; ILI, influenza-like illness.