Influenza Vaccine Uptake, Hand Hygiene Practices, and Perceived Barriers in Decision Making
| Autor: | Scott F. Grey, Maggie Stedman-Smith, Cathy L. Z. DuBois, Diana Kingsbury |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Veterinary medicine Nursing (miscellaneous) Influenza vaccine business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Confounding Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Alternative medicine Psychological intervention 030210 environmental & occupational health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Hygiene Environmental health medicine Risk communication 030212 general & internal medicine Thematic analysis business media_common Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Workplace Health & Safety. 65:21-32 |
| ISSN: | 2165-0969 2165-0799 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2165079916657107 |
| Popis: | The annual costs of influenza are in the billions of dollars, with employers bearing substantial burdens. Yet, influenza vaccine uptake is sub-optimal. A random survey was administered to employees at a Midwestern public university using mixed quantitative and qualitative methods to identify the rate, characteristics, and barriers of self-reported flu vaccine uptake during March-April of 2012. The lowest uptake was among adults, ages 18 to 49 (29.8%), even though they are included in universal recommendations. Multiple regression analysis adjusted for demographic confounders showed an increase in self-identified protective hand hygiene behavior among those who reported influenza vaccine uptake compared with those who did not. Qualitative thematic analysis revealed contextual accounts of why vaccine uptake was declined including structural, perceptual, and knowledge barriers. Implementation and evaluation of novel multicomponent worksite vaccine interventions tailored to reach young and middle-aged employees including utilization of risk communication is needed to facilitate increased uptake. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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