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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the forty-one participants

From: Examining the role of a decision aid in reducing decisional conflict amongst hospital healthcare workers towards receiving the influenza vaccine

Characteristics

N(%)

Gender

 

 Male

13 (31.7)

 Female

28 (68.3)

Age group

 

  < 24 years

2 (4.8)

 25–34 years

17 (41.5)

 35–44 years

9 (22)

 45–54 years

8 (19.5)

 55–64 years

4 (9.8)

 65 years

1 (2.4)

Number of years of working in healthcare (years)

 

 Median (range)

12 (1–43)

Number of years of working in current position (years)

 

 Median (range)

3(1–29)

Primary employment status

 

 Resident/Registrar/Provisional Fellow

10 (24.4)

 Staff Specialist – (>/0.5 FTE)

3 (7.3)

 NUM

1 (2.4)

 Registered nurse

13 (31.7)

 Other (field/position specified below)a

14 (34.2)

Uptake of influenza vaccination

 

Previous receipt of the influenza vaccine

31 (75.6)

Vaccinated against influenza in:

 

 2013

7 N

 2012

6 (14.6)

  1. Abbreviations: NUM nurse unit manager, FTE full time equivalent
  2. a(Intern, Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Enrolled Nurse, Allied health, Administrator, Finance, Clinical Assistant, Medical Scientist, Phlebotomist)