Table 1 Descriptive statistics of core multinational HCW cohort.

From: Determinants of vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in an international multicenter study within the EuCARE project

 

n

%

(a) Characteristics

Education level

  

Doctorate

464

24.3

Master

685

35.9

Bachelor

347

18.2

High school

411

21.6

Occupations

Doctors

669

34.92

Allied health professionals

545

28.44

Administrations

221

11.53

Scientists

129

6.73

Academics

100

5.22

Midwives

97

5.06

Nurses

87

4.54

Others

68

3.55

Country of work

Brazil

237

12.4

Germany

537

28.2

Lithuania

298

15.6

Poland

408

21.4

Portugal

360

18.9

Others

67

3.5

  1. There were n = 1907 HCW with all variables.
  2. “Other countries” could not be attributed to the main participating centers; individuals came from Italy, Afghanistan, UK, Mozambique, etc.
  3. Overlap of roles was minimised by staff at each center translating staff/job roles and positions. Clinical and laboratory scientists who defined their work as clinic or hospital based were categorized as “scientists,” while “academics” referred to individuals primarily involved in university-based research or teaching.
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