Understanding why healthcare workers refuse the flu vaccine.
Influenza
anti-vaccine
flu
healthcare workers
infection control
vaccination
Journal
Journal of infection prevention
ISSN: 1757-1774
Titre abrégé: J Infect Prev
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101469725
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2020
May 2020
Historique:
received:
01
10
2019
accepted:
29
01
2020
entrez:
5
6
2020
pubmed:
5
6
2020
medline:
5
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Vaccination is one of the most effective interventions used to reduce infections. Nonetheless, concerns and misconceptions about vaccines have resulted in an increased rate of refusal of vaccination among healthcare workers (HCWs) and within the general population. To understand the factors that underlie vaccination-refusal. A questionnaire was given to the HCWs in the inpatient area of an acute London hospital during May 2019. The sample was one of convenience, i.e. the wards where the principle investigator covered. All staff were approached: 306 in total completed the questionnaire. In total, 212 (69.28%) healthcare professionals had the flu vaccine during the 2018-2019 campaign, 94 (30.62%) did not have the flu vaccine and 37 (39.36%) of the HCWs that did not receive the flu vaccine reported they had previously a bad reaction following administration of the vaccine. This report will provide the Trust and other healthcare settings with information integrating the disconnection between misconceptions and vaccination knowledge, which may inform practical interventions to address the challenges of vaccination in future campaigns. Increasing HCWs' knowledge of flu vaccine side effects could address this and may increase rates of vaccination compliance.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Vaccination is one of the most effective interventions used to reduce infections. Nonetheless, concerns and misconceptions about vaccines have resulted in an increased rate of refusal of vaccination among healthcare workers (HCWs) and within the general population.
AIM/ OBJECTIVE
UNASSIGNED
To understand the factors that underlie vaccination-refusal.
METHODS
METHODS
A questionnaire was given to the HCWs in the inpatient area of an acute London hospital during May 2019. The sample was one of convenience, i.e. the wards where the principle investigator covered. All staff were approached: 306 in total completed the questionnaire.
FINDINGS/RESULTS
RESULTS
In total, 212 (69.28%) healthcare professionals had the flu vaccine during the 2018-2019 campaign, 94 (30.62%) did not have the flu vaccine and 37 (39.36%) of the HCWs that did not receive the flu vaccine reported they had previously a bad reaction following administration of the vaccine.
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSIONS
This report will provide the Trust and other healthcare settings with information integrating the disconnection between misconceptions and vaccination knowledge, which may inform practical interventions to address the challenges of vaccination in future campaigns. Increasing HCWs' knowledge of flu vaccine side effects could address this and may increase rates of vaccination compliance.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32494295
doi: 10.1177/1757177420908000
pii: 10.1177_1757177420908000
pmc: PMC7238696
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
115-118Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2020.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of conflicting interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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