Table 4 HCWs’ attitudes toward influenza vaccination items (N = 560)

 I think it is not compulsory for HCW to get vaccinated for Influenza

241(43%)

174(31.1%)

55(9.8%)

70(12.5%)

20(3.6%)

 I think that influenza is not a serious condition and therefore is not worth vaccination against.

192(34.3%)

261(46.6%)

53(9.5%)

50(8.9%)

4(0.7%)

 I think that the benefits of avoiding the disease are not enough

86(15.4%)

214(38.2%)

114(20.4%)

121(21.6%)

25(4.5%)

 I think vaccines weaken or overload the immune system

141(25.2%)

298(53.2%)

70(12.5%)

43(7.7%)

8(1.4%)

 It is better for me to develop natural immunity by getting sick rather than to get a vaccine

74(13.2%)

240(42.9%)

118(21.1%)

111(19.8%)

17(3%)

 I think healthy people do not need to be vaccinated

74(13.2%)

269(48%)

90(16.1%)

115(20.5%)

12(2.1%)

 I consider that allergies are on the rise due to vaccinations

69(12.3%)

282(50.4%)

137(24.5%)

69(12.3%)

3(0.5%)

 I think that frequency of adverse reactions to influenza vaccines is underestimated

17(3%)

122(21.8%)

197(35.2%)

206(36.8%)

18(3.2%)

 Vaccines are among the safest and most tested medicinal products

10(1.8%)

46(8.2%)

145(25.9%)

324(57.9%)

35(6.3%)

  I think that health care facilities should ensure availability of influenza vaccine at their institutions

54(9.6%)

136(24.3%)

122(21.8%)

217(38.8%)

31(5.5%)

 I think that the government should finance the vaccine for all

7(1.3%)

27(4.8%)

47(8.4%)

202(36.1%)

277(49.5%)

 I think Lebanese society has more important problems than influenza

42(7.5%)

99(17.7%)

92(16.4%)

195(34.8%)

132(23.6%)

  I think vaccine policy in Lebanon is influenced by financial profits of pharmaceutical companies

9(1.6%)

56(10%)

141(25.2%)

217(38.8%)

137(24.5%)

 I think that vaccine information provided by health authorities and scientific societies is reliable

15(2.7%)

66(11.8%)

185(33%)

268(47.9%)

26(4.6%)