Protective Vaccination Used by Doctors for Prevention of Infections

Autor:	Beata Zastawna, Roman Załuska, Anna Milewska, Agnieszka Zdęba-Mozoła, Agnieszka Ogonowska, Remigiusz Kozłowski, Anna Owczarek, Michał Marczak
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	prophylactic methods healthcare workers Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health vaccination hesitancy vaccine preventable diseases vaccination immunization
Zdroj:	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 20 Issue 5 Pages: 4153
ISSN:	1660-4601
DOI:	10.3390/ijerph20054153
Popis:	Doctors, as with all healthcare workers, are a specific risk group due to a high probability of contact with contagious pathogens. An online survey was conducted among Polish doctors to establish their use of protective vaccination to decrease their personal risk of infection. The online survey was conducted using questions about medics’ vaccination decisions and approaches. The results revealed that immunization against VPDs for most participants was not adequate based on recommendations or developments in vaccinology. To increase vaccination as a prophylactic method among doctors, especially those not involved in the immunization of patients, an educational campaign is demanded. As non-immunized medics are at risk themselves and are also a threat to the safety of patients, legal changes and the monitoring of vaccine acceptance and perception among medics are required.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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