Table 2

Influenza vaccination coverage of HCWs in nursing homes by occupation and category of nursing homes.

Vaccination coverage % (95% CI)

Occupational category

All nursing homes

Private ECR

Public ECR

LTCF

All

36.0

(34.2 -37.8)

45.2

(41.4 -48.9)

29.8

(27.8 -31.9)

30.1

(28.0 -33.5)

Physicians

60.4

(54.9 - 65.8)

73.3

(66.2 - 80.4)

50.1

(41.1 - 59.1)

60.3

(54.6 - 66.1)

Nurses

45.2

(42.8 - 47.5)

58.6

(53.7 - 63.5)

40.1

(37.0 - 43.1)

35.0

(31.6 - 38.3)

Nurse assistants

33.7

(31.8 - 35.6)

45.0

(41.3 - 48.7)

27.5

(25.1 - 29.9)

26.4

(23.8 - 29.1)

Non-medical staff

34.2

(32.0 - 36.3)

41.2

(36.7 - 45.7)

28.2

(25.9 - 30.5)

31.6

(27.4 - 35.7)

Vaux et al. BMC Public Health 2010 10:159   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-10-159