TableĀ 5

Factors independently associated with the number of seasonal flu vaccination uptakes from the 2008/2009 to the 2013/2014 season in multivariate Poisson regression analysis

VariableIRR (95% CI)p Value
Level of education (degree vs no degree)1.14 (1.05 to 1.23)<0.001
Occupation category (medical doctors vs other healthcare workers)1.17 (1.07 to 1.24)<0.001
At least one chronic disease (yes vs no)1.18 (1.1 to 1.35)<0.001
Vaccine is safe (agree vs disagree)1.39 (1.29 to 1.48)<0.001
Healthcare workers have a higher risk of getting flu (agree vs disagree)1.11 (1.04 to 1.18)0.002
Healthcare workers should receive flu vaccination every year (agree vs disagree)1.47 (1.37 to 1.58)<0.001
I consider vaccination services and flu vaccine to be easily accessible (agree vs disagree)1.13 (1.05 to 1.22)<0.001
I believe that mandatory flu vaccination should be implemented in healthcare settings (agree vs disagree)1.22 (1.14 to 1.31)<0.001