Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of seasonal influenza vaccination in healthcare workers, Honduras.

Autor: Madewell ZJ; Centro de Estudios en Salud, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala., Chacón-Fuentes R; Centro de Estudios en Salud, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala., Jara J; Centro de Estudios en Salud, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala., Mejía-Santos H; Unidad de Vigilancia de la Salud, Secretaría de Salud de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras., Molina IB; Programa Ampliado de Inmunizaciones, Secretaría de Salud de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras., Alvis-Estrada JP; Centro de Estudios en Salud, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala., Ortiz MR; Centro de Estudios en Salud, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala., Coello-Licona R; Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social, Tegucigalpa, Honduras., Montejo B; Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2021 Feb 04; Vol. 16 (2), pp. e0246379. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Feb 04 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246379
Abstrakt: Background: Seasonal influenza is a highly contagious vaccine-preventable disease that may cause high morbidity and mortality in susceptible populations. Healthcare workers are a priority group for seasonal influenza vaccination to protect them from contracting influenza and prevent nosocomial transmission to patients. This study aimed to evaluate knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of seasonal influenza vaccination among healthcare workers in Honduras.
Method: From August 24 to October 21, 2018, we conducted a cross-sectional KAP survey regarding seasonal influenza vaccination to a random sample of healthcare workers who attended patients in hospitals of the Ministry of Health of Honduras (SESAL) and Honduran Social Security Institute (IHSS). We reported frequency distributions of demographics, vaccination KAP, sources of information, and reasons for non-vaccination. We used principal components factor analysis to create knowledge and attitude scores. We used linear regression to analyze associations between demographics and sources of information about the influenza vaccine, and knowledge and attitude scores. We used logistic regression to analyze associations between demographics, sources of information, knowledge scores, and attitude scores, and influenza vaccination.
Result: We surveyed 947 healthcare workers who attended patients in 13 SESAL hospitals and two IHSS hospitals. Only 4.6% of participants knew the seasonal influenza vaccine was composed of inactivated viruses, 94.7% believed vaccination causes flu-like symptoms, and 52.0% were vaccinated for influenza in 2018. Knowledge scores were lower for nursing assistants and other healthcare professionals compared to doctors, and higher for healthcare workers who attended a healthcare facility training (P-values≤0.030). Attitude scores were higher for healthcare workers who attended ≥11 patients per day having ≤10 patients per day as reference, self-reported influenza vaccination in previous year, and cited trainings and informal information at the healthcare facility as sources of information for influenza vaccination (P-values≤0.030). Factors associated with self-reported vaccination were self-reported influenza vaccination in previous year (aOR: 7.61; 95% CI: 5.24-11.04), attitude score (aOR: 1.14; 95% CI: 1.07-1.21), and worked in a SESAL hospital (aOR: 1.73; 95% CI: 1.12-2.68) having IHSS as reference.
Conclusion: Although influenza vaccination is required by law in Honduras and available for free in public health centers, coverage of healthcare workers in 2018 was half that reported in 2017. Lower coverage may be attributed to misconceptions of vaccination side effects.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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