Preliminary survey of knowledge, attitudes and practices among nurses regarding seasonal influenza and influenza vaccination
| Autor: | B. C. V. Senaratna, G. E. Ganhewa, K. P. B. Guneratne, W. C. R. Fonseka, A. S. Hapugalle, S. Nagarajah, K. M. Gunasekera |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Cross-sectional study business.industry Influenza vaccine media_common.quotation_subject Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Vaccination Seasonal influenza influenza knowledge attitudes sri lanka vaccine Promotion (rank) Environmental health Health care Medicine Health education business media_common |
| Zdroj: | Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 32-37 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2448-9654 2012-8169 |
| DOI: | 10.4038/sljid.v11i1.8343 |
| Popis: | Health care workers are at risk of influenza through occupational exposure. Uptake of influenza vaccine is poor even in countries where it is provided free. We sought to determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding seasonal influenza and barriers for vaccination among nurses in Colombo. A cross sectional survey was carried out from February to March 2020 on 97 randomly selected nurses. Level of knowledge was measured using a scoring system. Only a few (n=7; 7.2%) nurses had been immunized against influenza. Overall knowledge regarding influenza and vaccines was average in most nurses (n=53; 55%). The majority (n=62; 63.9%) believed the vaccine was safe and 79.4% (n=77) were willing to be vaccinated if vaccine is provided free. However, 15 of these 77 (19.5%) were reluctant to be vaccinated annually. Identified barriers for vaccination were the perception that the vaccine was not essential, doubt about its efficacy, fear of vaccines and side effects. Knowledge should be improved, and misconceptions and fears need to be addressed through health education and promotion. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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