Factors effecting influenza vaccination uptake among health care workers: a multi-center cross-sectional study
| Autor: | İbrahim Başhan, Süheyl Asma, Mustafa Haki Sucakli, A. Ferit Erdogan, Erhan Yengil, Altuğ Kut, Aslı Korur, Yücel Uysal, Çiğdem Gereklioğlu, Hülya Akan, A. Gürhan Poçan, A. Kürşat Özşahin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Multivariate analysis Adolescent Turkey Cross-sectional study Attitude of Health Personnel Health Personnel 030106 microbiology Nurses 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Physicians Surveys and Questionnaires Health care Influenza Human medicine Healthcare workers Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult Multiple choice Univariate analysis business.industry Vaccination Middle Aged Influenza Hospitals Vaccination behavior Infectious Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Influenza Vaccines Family medicine Immunology Tropical medicine Chronic Disease Female business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
| ISSN: | 1471-2334 |
| Popis: | Background: The present study aimed to identify factors affecting vaccination against influenza among health professionals. Methods: We used a multi-centre cross-sectional design to conduct an online self-administered questionnaire with physicians and nurses at state and foundation university hospitals in the south-east of Turkey, between 1 January 2015 and 1 February 2015. The five participating hospitals provided staff email address lists filtered for physicians and nurses. The questionnaire comprised multiple choice questions covering demographic data, knowledge sources, and Likert-type items on factors affecting vaccination against influenza. The target response rate was 20 %. Results: In total, 642 (22 %) of 2870 health professionals (1220 physicians and 1650 nurses) responded to the questionnaire. Participants' mean age was 29.6 +/- 9.2 years (range 17-62 years); 177 (28.2 %) were physicians and 448 (71.3 %) were nurses. The rate of regular vaccination was 9.2 % (15.2 % for physicians and 8.2 % for nurses). Increasing age, longer work duration in health services, being male, being a physician, working in an internal medicine department, having a chronic disease, and living with a person over 65 years old significantly increased vaccination compliance (p < 0.05). We found differences between vaccine compliant and non-compliant groups for expected benefit from vaccination, social influences, and personal efficacy (p < 0.05). Univariate analysis showed differences between the groups in perceptions of personal risks, side effects, and efficacy of the vaccine (p < 0.05). Multivariate analysis found that important factors influencing vaccination behavior were work place, colleagues' opinions, having a chronic disease, belief that vaccination was effective, and belief that flu can be prevented by natural ways. Conclusion: Numerous factors influence health professionals' decisions about influenza vaccination. Strategies to increase the ratio of vaccination among physicians and nurses should consider all of these factors to increase the likelihood of success. |
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