Table 4 Perceived personal risk (N = 468)
From: Influenza vaccination motivators among healthcare personnel in a large acute care hospital in Israel
All | Nurses | Doctors | Allied health professionals | Others | p-valuea | OR for vaccination (95 % CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I catch the flu easily | |||||||
Agree, n (%) | 75 (16) | 10 (10.8) | 22 (18.2) | 19 (15.7) | 24 (18) | 0.431 | 1.613 (0.921, 2.824) |
Disagree, n (%) | 292 (62.4) | 59 (63.4) | 78 (64.5) | 80 (66.1) | 75 (56.4) | Reference | |
Unsure, n (%) | 101 (21.6) | 24 (25.8) | 21 (17.4) | 22 (18.2) | 34 (25.6) | ||
If I don’t get vaccinated I will get sick with the flu | |||||||
Agree, n (%) | 144 (30.8) | 28 (30.1) | 47 (38.8) | 35 (28.9) | 34 (25.6) | 0.132 | 3.526 (2.158, 5.761) |
Disagree, n (%) | 189 (40.4) | 35 (37.6) | 44 (36.4) | 58 (47.9) | 52 (39.1) | Reference | |
Unsure, n (%) | 135 (28.8) | 30 (32.3) | 30 (24.8) | 28 (23.1) | 47 (35.3) | ||
If I get sick with the flu I may infect my family | |||||||
Agree, n (%) | 446 (95.3) | 91 (97.8) | 118 (97.5) | 115 (95) | 122 (91.7) | 0.09 | 7.355 (2.66, 20.333) |
Disagree, n (%) | 10 (2.1) | 1 (1.1) | 3 (2.5) | 3 (2.5) | 3 (2.3) | Reference | |
Unsure, n (%) | 12 (2.6) | 1 (1.1) | 3 (2.5) | 8 (6) | |||
If I get sick with the flu I may infect my patients | |||||||
Agree, n (%) | 431 (92.1) | 89 (95.7) | 118 (97.5) | 107 (88.4) | 117 (88) | 0.008 | 4.092 (2.022, 8.282) |
Disagree, n (%) | 15 (3.2) | 2 (2.2) | 7 (5.8) | 6 (4.5) | Reference | ||
Unsure, n (%) | 22 (4.7) | 2 (2.2) | 3 (2.5) | 7 (5.8) | 10 (7.5) | ||