Table 5 Levels of agreement on statements regarding the influenza vaccine between nurses and physicians
Statements regarding the influenza vaccine | Role | Agreeing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N° | % | OR | I.C. 95% | p | ||
I believe that my risk of contracting influenza is low | Nurses | 40 | 28.57 | 3.08 | 1.87–5.08 | P < 0.0001 |
Physician | 38 | 11.48 | ||||
I believe that the risk of transmitting influenza to one of my patients is low | Nurses | 31 | 22.14 | 3.64 | 2.05–6.47 | P < 0.0001 |
Physicians | 24 | 7.25 | ||||
I am afraid of ‘severe damages’ caused by the influenza vaccination | Nurses | 18 | 12.86 | 0.25 | 0.15–041 | P = 0.0215 |
Physicians | 21 | 6.34 | ||||
Information on the influenza vaccine is limited | Nurses | 51 | 36.43 | 1.93 | 1.23–3.05 | P = 0.0045 |
Physicians | 87 | 26.28 | ||||
I consider appropriate for the influenza vaccine to be required to work as Health care professionals | Nurses | 60 | 42.86 | 0.33 | 0.21–0.53 | P = 0.0001 |
Physicians | 219 | 66.16 | ||||