E-health use, vaccination knowledge and perception of own risk: Drivers of vaccination uptake in medical students

► Perceived own risk key driver of medical students' vaccination intention. ► Own risk predicted intentions more strongly than knowledge of recommendation. ► Vaccination knowledge relates to greater perceived influenza risk and lower perceived AEFI risk. ► 63.5% of med students consider Internet to be an important or very important source of health information. ► 34-58% of websites provided correct information concerning vaccine safety questions.