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Table 3 NH personnel knowledge and perception on influenza and the seasonal IV coverage

From: Seasonal influenza vaccination coverage and its determinants among nursing homes personnel in western France

   

Bivariate analysis with random effect

Multivariate analysis with random effecta

Factors

Proportion of the personnel (%)

95% CI

Vaccination coverage (%)

95% CI

p-value

PR

95% IC

p-value

Knowledge to prevent influenza transmission

 Number of prevention tools spontaneously mentioned

    

<0.001

   

  0 prevention tool

10.0

[7.7–13.0]

2.2

[0.3–14.0]

 

ref.

 

  1 prevention tool

26.9

[23.0–31.3]

15.1

[9.0–24.1]

 

6.48

[1.18–35.57]

0.034

  2 prevention tools

40.7

[35.7–45.8]

21.2

[15.8–28.0]

 

7.75

[1.21–49.70]

0.037

  3 prevention tools

21.1

[17.6–25.1]

32.3

[21.2–45.8]

 

9.27

[1.51–56.67]

0.022

  4 prevention tools or more

1.3

[0.5–3.0]

33.3

[7.3–76.2]

 

11.03

[1.27–96.24]

0.039

 Vaccination

24.4

[20.2–29.2]

43.5

[30.9–57.0]

<0.001

   

 Hands washing

75.0

[70.5–79.1]

21.5

[16.1–28.1]

0.20

   

 Wearing mask / gloves

49.5

[43.6–55.5]

22.2

[16.1–29.8]

0.27

   

 Prevent the contacts

27.6

[22.1–33.9]

20.7

[14.0–29.4]

0.86

   

Other tools spontaneously mentioned to prevent influenza transmission

 Homeopathy

9.2

[6.0–13.9]

9.4

[3.4–23.5]

0.06

   

 Anti-viral therapy

0.2

[0.0–1.5]

0.0

 

0.07

   

 Do not know

4.4

[2.6–7.4]

19.7

[14.2–26.7]

0.06

   

Knowledge of the populations at risk

 Number of population at risk spontaneously mentioned

    

0.15

   

  2 populations cited or less

69.7

[64.3–74.7]

18.2

[13.3–24.4]

    

  3 populations cited or more

30.3

[25.3–35.7]

24.6

[16.4–35.2]

    

 Elderly person >65 yrs

95.8

[93.6–97.3]

20.4

[15.3–26.6]

0.59

   

 Infants and young children

66.4

[61.9–70.6]

20.0

[14.0–27.6]

0.1

   

 Person with chronic illness

43.9

[39.4–48.5]

26.4

[20.0–34.1]

<0.001

   

 Pregnant women

3.4

[2.1–5.3]

6.4

[0.8–35.8]

0.16

   

 Overweight person

0.0

     

 Do not know

1.6

[0.8–3.2]

13.3

[1.8–56.2]

0.63

   

Knowledge of frequency of the vaccination

 Knowledge of frequency of the vaccination

    

<0.001

   

  Other or do not known

26.1

[21.5–31.3]

4.8

[2.3–9.7]

    

  Every year

73.9

[68.7–78.5]

25.5

[19.1–33.2]

 

4.27

[1.96–9.31]

<0.001

Information channels for vaccination

 By the NHs

76.3

[69.4–82.1]

20.8

[15.5–27.4]

0.52

   

 By media

67.5

[62.5–72.2]

19.8

[14.0–27.3]

0.81

   

 By general practitioner

11.4

[8.9–14.5]

33.7

[21.1–49.2]

0.005

   

 By occupational practitioner

5.7

[3.6–9.1]

36.8

[22.2–54.3]

0.009

   

 Other

12.4

[9.3–16.3]

     

Sensitivity to information

 Theses information’s influenced the choice

13.7

[10.3–18.0]

56.6

[41.0–71.0]

<0.001

   

 Information seems sufficient

78.4

[72.7–83.1]

21.1

[15.8–27.6]

0.32

   

 Sensitive to posters

39.7

[34.4–45.2]

     

 Sensitive to email, mail

27.9

[23.8–32.5]

     

 Sensitive to meetings and formations

52.9

[47.6–58.0]

     

 Sensitive to other information

12.5

[9.2–16.9]

     
  1. aAdjusted on the age, the number of NH personnel, the working length in an institution and the previous “severe” influenza infection