Susceptibility to vaccine-preventable diseases and vaccination adherence among healthcare workers in Italy: A cross-sectional survey at a regional acute-care university hospital and a systematic review

Autor: LEONE ROBERTI MAGGIORE, Umberto, Scala, Carolina, Toletone, Alessandra, Debarbieri, Nicoletta, Perria, Mauro, D'Amico, Beatrice, Montecucco, Alfredo, Martini, Mariano, Dini, Guglielmo, Durando, Paolo
Rok vydání: 2016
Předmět:
0301 basic medicine
Male
Cross-sectional study
health care facilities
manpower
and services
Hospitals
University
varicella
0302 clinical medicine
Acute care
Health care
Immunology and Allergy
adherence
030212 general & internal medicine
Vaccination
healthcare surveillance program
virus diseases
vaccines
Middle Aged
University hospital
Research Papers
Hospitals
Italy
Vaccine-preventable diseases
Female
Disease Susceptibility
Guideline Adherence
influenza
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Health Personnel
030106 microbiology
Immunology
education
Measles
Rubella
Communicable Diseases
03 medical and health sciences
medicine
measles
Humans
vaccination rates
Aged
Pharmacology
University
healthcare workers
business.industry
rubella
medicine.disease
Cross-Sectional Studies
Family medicine
business
hepatitis B virus
Zdroj: Human vaccinesimmunotherapeutics. 13(2)
ISSN: 2164-554X
Popis: Healthcare Workers (HCWs) have an increased risk both to acquire and to spread vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) both to their colleagues and, especially, to vulnerable patients. The prevention of occupational hazards among HCWs is based on proper adoption of the standard and additional precautions, immunizations, and secondary preventive measures, such as post-exposure prophylaxis. Moreover, HCWs are often referred to as the most trusted source of vaccine-related information for their patients. In the present article, we report the findings of a cross-sectional study investigating the compliance to vaccinations among HCWs employed at the Obstetric Unit of a regional acute-care University Hospital in Northern Italy. Furthermore, a systematic review of the literature for some VPDs (i.e., HBV, measles, rubella, varicella and influenza) was performed, over a 17-year period, in order to update the socio-demographic and professional characteristics, the susceptibility status and the vaccination rates among HCWs in Italy.
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