Influenza Vaccination Coverage, Motivators for, and Barriers to Influenza Vaccination among Healthcare Workers in Wroclaw, Poland
| Autor: | Agnieszka Mastalerz-Migas, Michał Jędrzejek |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Vaccination Coverage healthcare workers Attitude of Health Personnel Health Personnel Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Vaccination Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health virus diseases vaccine coverage Cross-Sectional Studies vaccine objections Influenza Vaccines Surveys and Questionnaires Influenza Human vaccine hesitancy Medicine Humans Female Poland influenza |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 19; Issue 3; Pages: 1586 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 1586, p 1586 (2022) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Background: Influenza vaccination, as a key element of control activities intended to prevent nosocomial influenza transmission, is recommended each year for all healthcare workers (HCWs). The objectives were to determine the rate of influenza vaccination and to identify reasons for receiving or declining the influenza vaccine among HCWs in the 2018/19 and 2019/20 influenza seasons. Methods: This study is a cross-sectional observational study carried out between January and March 2020, in 2 hospitals and 15 primary health-care settings (PHCS) in Wroclaw (Poland). Results: A total of 165 questionnaires were completed. The majority of participating HCWs were female—137 (83.0%), and, by profession, the majority were physicians 92 (55.8%). Influenza vaccination coverage was 61.2% in 2019/20, and 47.9% in the 2018/19 season for all participants. Participants who were male, physicians and personnel from PHCS were more frequently vaccinated in both seasons. According to the statistical analysis, physicians were more likely to receive vaccinations than nurses (p < 0.01), as were HCWs who had been vaccinated in the previous season (p < 0.001). Conclusion: The identified barriers were mainly caused by misconceptions (fear of vaccine adverse effects and perception of not being at risk/no need to get vaccinated) and an organizational barriers (lack of time). These findings may prove useful for designing immunization campaigns to tailor strategies to reach specific groups. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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