Background
Methods
Study tool and design
Data collection
Power calculation
Statistical analysis
Results
Characteristic | Category | Frequency (%) |
---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 139 (38.2) |
Female | 225 (61.8) | |
Profession | Physician | 54 (14.8) |
Pharmacist | 46 (12.6) | |
Nurse | 220 (60.4) | |
Laboratory scientist | 15 (4.1) | |
Others | 28 (7.9) | |
Specialty | General practice | 123 (33.8) |
Pediatrics | 21 (5.8) | |
Family medicine | 7 (1.9) | |
Internal medicine | 58 (15.9) | |
Obstetrics & gynecology | 11 (3.0) | |
Geriatrics | 2 (0.5) | |
Pharmacy | 46 (12.6) | |
Other | 96 (26.4) | |
Place of practice | Government-run hospital | 210 (57.7) |
Private hospital | 154 (42.3) |
Question | Response | Frequency (%) | *P value |
---|---|---|---|
Do you think the influenza vaccine is effective in preventing the flu? | Yes | 306 (84.1) | < 0.001 |
No | 58 (15.9) | ||
Do you believe that the Saudi Scientific Committee for Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination (SCIPV) recommends that health care workers receive the flu shot? | Yes | 213 (58.7) | < 0.001 |
No | 29 (8.0) | ||
I do not know | 121 (33.3) | ||
How often do you think the flu vaccine should be administered? | Every 6 months | 83 (22.8) | < 0.001 |
Every year | 225 (61.8) | ||
Every 5 years | 19 (5.2) | ||
Once in a lifetime | 37 (10.2) |
Question | Response | Frequency (%) | **P value |
---|---|---|---|
Do you think administering the influenza vaccine should be part of your medical practice? | Yes | 292 (80.2) | < 0.001 |
No | 70 (19.2)* | ||
Which statement applies to your practice/center regarding influenza vaccine for office staff? | We require and offer the influenza vaccine | 127 (34.9) | 0.03 |
We encourage and offer the influenza vaccine | 157 (43.1) | ||
We require, but do not offer, the influenza vaccine | 14 (3.8) | ||
We encourage, but do not offer, the influenza vaccine | 44 (12.1) | ||
None of the above | 22 (6.0) | ||
Have you or your staff participated in any training or continuing education related to the influenza vaccine in the past 12 months? | Yes | 107 (29.4) | < 0.001 |
No | 257 (70.6) | ||
Would you or your staff be interested in participating in training related to the influenza vaccine? | Yes | 237 (65.1) | < 0.001 |
No | 127 (34.9) | ||
Does your practice/center offer the influenza vaccine to your patients? | Yes | 232 (63.7) | < 0.001 |
No | 39 (10.7) | ||
I do not know | 93 (25.5) | ||
Does your practice/center have standing orders regarding the influenza vaccine? | Yes | 186 (51.1) | < 0.001 |
No | 59 (16.2) | ||
I do not know | 119 (32.7) |
Question | Response frequency (%) | *P value with respect to categories | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Correct | Incorrect | Not sure | ||
HCPs are less susceptible to influenza infections than other people | 69 (19.0) | 275 (75.5) | 20 (5.5) | < 0.001 |
Influenza is transmitted primarily by coughing and sneezing | 318 (87.4) | 19 (5.2) | 27 (7.4) | < 0.001 |
Influenza is more serious than a “common cold” | 270 (74.2) | 48 (13.2) | 46 (12.6) | < 0.001 |
The signs and symptoms of influenza include fever, headache, sore throat, cough, nasal congestion, and aches and pains | 326 (89.6) | 5 (1.4) | 33 (9.1) | < 0.001 |
HCPs can spread influenza even when they are feeling well | 220 (60.4) | 52 (14.3) | 92 (25.3) | < 0.001 |
People with influenza can transmit the infection only after their symptoms appear | 125 (34.3) | 176 (48.4) | 63 (17.3) | < 0.001 |
Influenza is transmitted primarily by contact with blood and body fluids | 106 (29.1) | 187 (51.4) | 106 (19.5) | < 0.001 |
Influenza vaccination may not work if the vaccine contains the wrong mix of viruses | 244 (67.0) | 26 (7.1) | 94 (25.8) | < 0.001 |
The flu shot contains live viruses that may cause some people to get influenza | 154 (42.3) | 125 (34.3) | 85 (23.4) | < 0.001 |
Influenza vaccination does not work in some persons, even if the vaccine has the right mix of viruses | 201 (55.2) | 52 (14.3) | 111 (30.5) | < 0.001 |
Adults with influenza commonly experience nausea and vomiting or diarrhea | 184 (50.5) | 89 (24.5) | 91 (25.0) | < 0.001 |
Symptoms typically appear 8 to 10 days after a person is exposed to influenza | 125 (34.3) | 105 (28.8) | 134 (36.8) | 0.163 |
Odds Ratio (OR) | 95% confidence interval (CI) | |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Female (reference) | - | - |
Male | 1.404 | 0.784–2.514 |
Profession | ||
(Physician, reference) | - | - |
Pharmacist | 1.075 | 0.414–2.790 |
Nurse | 1.461 | 0.659–3.241 |
Practice site | ||
(Private hospital, reference) | - | - |
Governmental hospital | 1.170 | 0.677–2.023 |
Vaccine is effective in preventing influenza | ||
No (reference) | - | - |
Yes | 3.934 | 1.979–7.820 |
Influenza vaccine should be part of your medical practice | ||
No (reference) | - | - |
Yes | 1.326 | 0.684–2.574 |
Have standing orders regarding the influenza vaccine | ||
No (reference) | ||
Yes | 1.570 | 1.017–3.214 |
I don’t know | 0.927 | 0.455–1.886 |
Aware of ACIP, SCIPV or CDC recommendations | ||
No (reference) | - | - |
Yes | 2.131 | 1.163–3.907 |