From: Attitudes of healthcare workers in U.S. hospitals regarding smallpox vaccination
Total | By expressed willingness to be immunized | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes/probably | Probably not/no/ don't know | ||||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | p-value* | |
All | 1165 | 100 % | 708 | 61% | 450 | 39% | |
Perceived risk of attack | <0.0001 | ||||||
High/intermediate | 610 | 53% | 422 | 70% | 184 | 30% | |
Low/next to zero | 400 | 35% | 185 | 47% | 212 | 53% | |
Can't guess | 144 | 12% | 95 | 66% | 49 | 34% | |
Region | 0.03 | ||||||
Northeast (9 hospitals) | 503 | 43% | 278 | 56% | 222 | 44% | |
Mid-Atlantic & Southeast (8 hospitals) | 317 | 27% | 205 | 65% | 111 | 35% | |
Midwest & West (4 hospitals) | 345 | 30% | 225 | 66% | 117 | 34% | |
Main work area | 0.11 | ||||||
ED or ED consult | 558 | 48% | 349 | 63% | 208 | 37% | |
ICU (adult or pediatric) or consult | 434 | 37% | 248 | 57% | 184 | 43% | |
Other/none specified | 173 | 15% | 111 | 66% | 58 | 34% | |
Profession | 0.86 | ||||||
Physician | 351 | 30% | 210 | 61% | 137 | 39% | |
Non-physician clinician | 642 | 55% | 392 | 61% | 248 | 39% | |
Other/none specified | 172 | 15% | 106 | 62% | 65 | 38% | |
Age | 0.41 | ||||||
Up to 29 | 277 | 24% | 170 | 62% | 106 | 38% | |
30–39 | 356 | 31% | 206 | 58% | 147 | 42% | |
40–49 | 315 | 27% | 191 | 61% | 121 | 39% | |
50 or over | 207 | 18% | 135 | 65% | 72 | 35% | |
Gender | <0.0001 | ||||||
Male | 408 | 35% | 257 | 63% | 148 | 37% | |
Female | 743 | 65% | 440 | 60% | 299 | 40% | |
Children < 18 at home?** | <0.0001** | ||||||
Yes | 461 | 41% | 281 | 61% | 177 | 39% | |
No | 676 | 59% | 413 | 61% | 259 | 39% | |
Ever vaccinated against smallpox | 0.07 | ||||||
Yes | 606 | 52% | 384 | 64% | 217 | 36% | |
No | 418 | 36% | 241 | 58% | 175 | 42% | |
Not sure | 140 | 12% | 82 | 59% | 58 | 41% | |
How well informed about risks and benefits of smallpox vaccination | 0.0002 | ||||||
Very well | 138 | 12% | 98 | 72% | 39 | 28% | |
Fairly well | 474 | 41% | 304 | 65% | 167 | 35% | |
Not well | 456 | 39% | 255 | 56% | 198 | 44% | |
Not at all | 94 | 8% | 50 | 53% | 44 | 47% | |
How carefully read accompanying smallpox vaccine information sheet** | <0.0001** | ||||||
Read carefully | 534 | 47% | 326 | 62% | 204 | 38% | |
Read some parts | 182 | 16% | 111 | 62% | 69 | 38% | |
Skimmed quickly | 234 | 21% | 150 | 64% | 84 | 36% | |
Didn't read it | 189 | 17% | 106 | 56% | 83 | 44% |