Table 3 Socio-demographics of HCWs stratified by history of ever receiving seasonal influenza vaccination (n = 276)

 Nurses

143 (63.8)

81 (36.2)

224 (81.2)

   Registered nurse

65 (73.0)

24 (27.0)

89 (32.2)

   Auxiliary nurse

47 (58.0)

34 (42.0)

81 (29.3)

   Enrolled/staff nurse

31 (57.4)

23 (42.6)

54 (19.6)

 Pharmacists

8 (61.5)

5 (38.5)

13 (4.7)

 Pharmacy assistants

8 (72.7)

3 (27.3)

11 (4.0)

 Medical practitioners

5 (45.5)

6 (54.5)

11 (4.0)

 Dental practitioner

4 (44.4)

5 (55.6)

9 (3.3)

 Other^a

5 (62.5)

3 (37.5)

8 (2.9)

 Male

15 (60.0)

10 (40.0)

25 (9.1)

 Female

158 (62.9)

93 (37.1)

251 (90.9)

 Black

138 (64.5)

76 (35.5)

214 (77.5)

 Coloured

18 (48.6)

19 (51.4)

37 (13.4)

 White

16 (76.2)

5 (23.8)

21 (7.6)

 Indian

1 (50.0)

1 (50.0)

2 (0.7)

 Other

0 (0.0)

2 (100.0)

2 (0.7)

 18–20

0 (0.0)

1 (100.0)

1 (0.4)

 20–24

11 (57.9)

8 (42.1)

19 (6.9)

 25–29

20 (58.8)

14 (41.2)

34 (12.3)

 30–34

29 (58.0)

21(42.0)

50 (18.1)

 35–39

23 (67.6)

11 (32.4)

34 (12.3)

 40–44

25 (71.4)

10 (28.6)

35 (12.7)

 45–49

16 (57.1)

12 (42.9)

28 (10.1)

 50–54

22 (61.1)

14 (38.9)

36 (13.0)

 55–59

14 (70.0)

6 (30.0)

20 (7.2)

 60–64

11 (84.6)

2 (15.4)

13 (4.7)

  > 64

2 (33.3)

4 (66.7)

6 (2.2)

  < 5

40 (49.4)

41 (50.6)

81 (29.3)

 5–9

38 (53.5)

33 (46.5)

71 (25.7)

 10–14

38 (77.6)

11 (22.4)

49 (17.8)

 15–19

21 (77.8)

6 (22.2)

27 (9.8)

 20–24

13 (68.4)

6 (31.6)

19 (6.9)

 25–29

11 (78.6)

3 (21.4)

14 (5.1)

 30–34

7 (77.8)

2 (22.2)

9 (3.3)

 35–39

2 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.7)

  > 39

3 (75.0)

1 (25.0)

4 (1.4)

 Community Health Centre

99 (60.0)

66 (40.0)

165 (59.8)

 Old Age Home (Private)

38 (62.3)

23 (37.7)

61 (22.1)

 Old age Home (NGO)

36 (72.0)

14 (28.0)

50 (18.1)

 Totals

173 (62.7)

103 (37.3)

276 (100)