Table 5 Multivariate analysis of the associations between influenza vaccination received before the 2005–2006 influenza season and the healthcare workers' characteristics, knowledge and attitudes.
From: Influenza vaccination among healthcare workers in a multidisciplinary University hospital in Italy
Factors | Crude OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI)* | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Males | 1° | 1° | |
Females | 0.60 (0.50–0.73) | 0.76 (0.61–0.95) | 0.016 |
Age | |||
<25 yrs | 1° | 1° | |
25–34 yrs | 1.07 (0.66–1.74) | 0.97 (0.59–1.60) | 0.90 |
35–44 yrs | 1.27 (0.79–2.06) | 1.46 (0.87–2.44) | 0.15 |
45–54 yrs | 1.83 (1.14–2.95) | 1.92 (1.14–3.23) | 0.015 |
≥ 55 yrs | 2.99 (1.79–4.97) | 2.80 (1.60–4.90) | <0.001 |
Department | |||
Surgery | 1° | 1° | |
Medicine | 0.76 (0.58–1.01) | 0.68 (0.50–0.92) | 0.013 |
Emergency | 0.67 (0.47–1.06) | 0.68 (0.46–1.04) | 0.085 |
Services | 0.76 (0.55–1.04) | 0.72 (0.51–1.01) | 0.06 |
Type of employment | |||
Physicians | 1° | 1° | |
Nurses | 0.52 (0.43–0.64) | 0.54 (0.42–0.68) | <0.001 |
Paramedics | 0.51 (0.37–0.70) | 0.48 (0.33–0.69) | <0.001 |
Influenza considered a potentially severe disease | |||
No | 1° | 1° | |
Yes | 1.95 (1.61–2.37) | 1.64 (1.32–2.03) | <0.001 |
Awareness of all of the high-risk categories for which influenza prevention is strongly recommended | |||
No | 1° | 1° | |
Yes | 2.42 (1.91–3.06) | 2.24 (1.74–2.88) | <0.001 |