Medical students' attitude toward influenza vaccination: Results of a survey in the University of Bari (Italy)

Figures & data

Figure 1. Flow chart of subjects enrollment.

Table 1. Proportion of students that received the invitation to be vaccinated from general practitioners, university, other health care professional, friends and/or colleagues.

	Cases	Controls
	N (%)	N (%)
	(n = 366)^*	(n = 207)^*	OR	95% CI	P value
General practitioners	27 (7.4)	23 (11.1)	0.6	0.3 – 1.2	0.1
University	361 (98.6)	195 (94.2)	4.4	1.4 – 16.3	0.003
Medical Specialist	7 (1.9)	10 (4.8)	0.4	0.1 – 1.1	0.05
Other health care professional	4 (1.1)	12 (5.8)	0.2	0.04 – 0.6	0.001
Friends and/or colleagues	53 (14.5)	21 (10.1)	1.5	0.9 – 2.7	0.1

* 96 students (17 cases and 79 controls) did not respond

Table 2. Univariate analysis of determinants of vaccination compliance among medical and paramedical students of the University of Bari.

Statement	Cases	Controls
	N(%)	N(%)	OR	95% CI	P value
I'm a at-risk subject for disease and disease complications	105 (27.4)	53 (18.53)	1.7	1.1 – 2.4	0.01
I want to protect my family from the contagion risk	322 (84.1)	242 (84.6)	1.0	0.6 – 1.5	0.8
I want to protect my patients from the contagion risk	370 (96.6)	267 (93.4)	2.0	1.0 – 4.2	0.056
I don't want to get sick	344 (89.8)	234 (81.8)	2.0	1.2 – 3.1	0.003
Vaccination was strongly recommended by the institution where I work/I'm attending my internship	279 (72.8)	143 (50.0)	2.7	1.9 – 3.7	<0.0001
In my opinion vaccination is effective	326 (85.1)	193 (67.5)	2.8	1.9 – 4.1	<0.0001
In my opinion vaccination is safe	356 (93.0)	209 (73.1)	4.8	3.0 – 7.8	<0.001
Influenza risk doesn't require to get vaccinated	77 (20.1)	127 (44.4)	0.3	0.2 – 0.4	<0.0001