Predicting Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Among Hospital- Based Nurses

A descriptive cross-sectional online survey of a convenience sample of 202 hospital-based nurses was conducted to explore the factors associated with influenza vaccination. The findings suggest that the independent predictors of influenza vaccination were perception of job as a risk increasing factor (OR = 12.14; 95 % CI [1.89, 78.08]), workplace vaccination clinics and cam-paigns (OR = 2.88; 95 % CI [1.12, 7.38]), vaccination in the previous season (OR = 34.80; 95 % CI [12.99, 93.28]), viewing vaccination as an inconvenience (OR = 0.22; 95 % CI [0.07, 0.67]), and one’s belief that the immune system provides better protection than the vaccine (OR = 0.29; 95 % CI [0.11, 0.77]). In conclusion, the findings support the existing literature with regards to low vaccination rates among health care providers. Furthermore, the identifi-cation of the predictors of influenza vaccination among nurses may assist administrators and policy makers with the implementation of evidence-based vaccination strategies