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Table 2 Vaccine coverage among the study participants

From: Vaccination uptake among Australian early childhood education staff: assessing perceptions, behaviours and workplace practices

Vaccines

Total number of respondents

Number of vaccinated individuals

Vaccine coveragea

Comparison of vaccine coverage

P value

Influenza (in 2016)

543

256

47.1

Influenza (in 2016) with Influenza (in 2015)

0.539

Influenza (in 2015)

542

260

48.0

Hepatitis A seriesb

497

365

73.4

Hepatitis A with Influenza (in 2016)

< 0.001

Hepatitis A with Influenza (in 2015)

< 0.001

Pertussis (Whooping Cough)c

531

400

75.3

Pertussis with Influenza (in 2015)

< 0.001

Pertussis with Influenza (in 2015)

< 0.001

Hepatitis B seriesd

482

364

75.5

Hepatitis B with Influenza (in 2015)

< 0.001

Hepatitis with Influenza (in 2015)

< 0.001

Tetanuse

529

483

91.3

Hepatitis B and tetanus

< 0.001

Tetanus with Influenza (in 2016)

< 0.001

Tetanus with Influenza (in 2016)

< 0.001

  1. aCoverage has been calculated as (n/N)*100
  2. bTwo shots ever
  3. cIn the last 10 years
  4. dThree shots ever
  5. eUsually provided in combination with diphtheria and pertussis