Table 5 Attitudes towards immunisation policy and practices by participants from privately-owned versus those from other centres
Total (N = 575) n (%) | Privately owned (N = 256) n (%) | Community, council/other (N = 310) n (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
I am familiar with the immunisation recommendations for Childcare staff in the Australian Immunisation Handbook | 376 (66.5) | 188 (73.4) | 188 (60.8) | 0.002 |
I am familiar with the immunisation recommendations for Childcare staff in the NHMRC guidelines: “Staying Healthy in Childcare” | 418 (73.9) | 208 (81.2) | 210 (67.7) | < 0.001 |
The centre provides free flu vaccine to staff members | 186 (35.1) | 59 (24.4) | 127 (44.1) | < 0.001 |
The centre provides onsite flu vaccine | 136 (25.1) | 49 (19.8) | 87 (29.5) | 0.013 |
The centre encourages the staff to get vaccinated? | 262 (50.9) | 119 (51.3) | 143 (50.5) | 0.933 |
The centre asks about changes to staff member’s vaccination status | 166 (31.6) | 97 (41.5) | 69 (23.6) | < 0.001 |