Predictor | Characteristics of the predictor |
Demographic characteristics | Gender (male vs female) |
Age (40 years and older vs younger than 40 years) | |
Occupation (being a physician vs other HCW or being a nurse vs other HCW) | |
Knowledge | Vaccine effectiveness |
Current recommendations | |
Symptoms of disease | |
Perceived benefits of influenza vaccination | Willingness to prevent transmission |
Willingness to protect patients | |
Perceived risks and severity | Influenza complications |
Influenza vaccine | |
Influenza disease | |
Perceived barriers to being vaccinated | Fear related to vaccination |
Availability of the vaccine | |
Previous influenza and influenza vaccination | Previous influenza vaccination |
History of influenza | |
Other predictors | |
Smoking | |
Vaccination status of relatives | |
Direct patient contact | |
Believing that prevention of influenza is important |
HCW, healthcare worker.