Acceptability of pandemic A(H1N1) influenza vaccination by Essential Community Workers in 2010 Alicante (Spain), perceived seriousness and sources of information
| Autor: | Andreu Nolasco, Pablo Caballero, José Tuells, José Luis Duro-Torrijos |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Grupo Balmis de Investigación en Salud Comunitaria e Historia de la Ciencia, Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Enfermería Comunitaria, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública e Historia de la Ciencia |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Health Knowledge
Attitudes Practice Epidemiology media_common.quotation_subject Health Promotion Disease Influenza A Virus H1N1 Subtype Surveys and Questionnaires Environmental health Influenza Human Pandemic A h1n1 influenza Humans Influenza A(H1N1) Medicine Health behavior Pandemics media_common Consumer Health Information Primary Health Care business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Pandemic influenza Odds ratio Patient Acceptance of Health Care Community workers Virology Police Vaccination Information sources Cross-Sectional Studies Influenza Vaccines Spain Firefighters Prisons Workforce Enfermería business Vaccine Social Welfare Seriousness |
| Zdroj: | Preventive Medicine. 57:725-728 |
| ISSN: | 0091-7435 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.08.008 |
| Popis: | Objective Describe acceptability of pandemic A(H1N1) influenza vaccination by Essential Community Workers (ECWs) from Alicante province (Spain) in January 2010. Evaluate the correlation with attitudes, beliefs, professional advice and information broadcasted by media. Method In this cross-sectional study, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 742 ECWs to assess their attitudes towards vaccination against the pandemic influenza strain. A multivariable regression model was made to adjust the Odds Ratios (ORs). Results Some ECWs reported having been vaccinated with seasonal vaccine, 21.5% (95%IC 18.6–24.9); only 15.4% (95%IC 12.8–18.4) with the pandemic one. ECWs vaccinated regularly against seasonal flu (OR 5.1; 95%IC 2.9–9.1), those who considered pandemic influenza as a severe or more serious disease than seasonal flu (OR 3.8; 95%IC 2.1–6.7) and those who never had doubts about vaccine safety (OR 3.7; 95%IC2.1–6.7) had a better acceptance of pandemic vaccine. Finally, 78.7% (95%IC 75.1–81.4) had doubts about pandemic vaccine's effectiveness. Conclusion The vast amount of information provided by the media did not seem to be decisive to prevent doubts or to improve the acceptability of the vaccine in ECWs. Professional advice should be the focus of interest in future influenza vaccination campaigns. These results should be taken into account by health authorities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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