Uptake of influenza vaccination, awareness and its associated barriers among medical students of a University Hospital in Central Saudi Arabia.

Autor:	Abalkhail MS; Department of Family and Community Medicine, College Of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alzahrany MS; Department of Family and Community Medicine, College Of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alghamdi KA; Department of Family and Community Medicine, College Of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alsoliman MA; Department of Family and Community Medicine, College Of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alzahrani MA; Department of Family and Community Medicine, College Of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Almosned BS; Department of Family and Community Medicine, College Of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Gosadi IM; Department of Family and Community Medicine, College Of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Prince Sattam Chair for Epidemiology and Public Health Research, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Tharkar S; Prince Sattam Chair for Epidemiology and Public Health Research, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: shabstharkar@yahoo.com.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of infection and public health [J Infect Public Health] 2017 Sep - Oct; Vol. 10 (5), pp. 644-648. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 May 22.
DOI:	10.1016/j.jiph.2017.05.001
Abstrakt:	Outbreaks of influenza epidemics are common but influenza vaccination is sub-optimal among the healthcare staff including the medical students. The study aims to assess the rate of vaccine uptake among medical students, its associated barriers and levels of awareness. A cross sectional study was done at a University Hospital in Saudi Arabia on 421 medical students by self administered questionnaire from February to March 2015. The immunization rate of seasonal influenza vaccine was just 20.7% in 2015, while it was 57% for cumulative of previous three-year period. The intended uptake among those offered vaccination was 68%. The significant determinants of vaccine uptake were clinical years of medical study (p<0.05) and previous history of vaccination (p<0.0001). The major sources influencing vaccine uptake decision were health department guidelines, medical training, social and media influence. Barriers of vaccination constituted, assumption of not being at risk of influenza (37.9%), vaccine side effects (28.9%), questioned effectiveness of the vaccine (14.5%), and inability to allocate time (11%). Knowledge levels were unsatisfactory and males scored lower (5.4±1.7) than females (6.5±1.4) out of total score of 9. Both knowledge and uptake of annual influenza vaccination was inadequate. Policy makers can formulate strategies with a focus on larger coverage of medical students. (Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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