2019
DOI: 10.2478/sjph-2019-0006
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Acceptance of seasonal influenza vaccination among Slovenian physicians, 2016

Abstract: IntroductionVaccination against seasonal influenza is recommended for all healthcare workers including physicians in Slovenia to protect vulnerable individuals and reduce transmission of influenza viruses. The aim of our study is to determine the uptake of seasonal influenza vaccination among Slovenian physicians, to identify factors associated with that vaccination and assess their attitudes and beliefs regarding vaccination and vaccine-preventable diseases.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was performed among … Show more

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“…As previously mentioned, and contrary to our hypothesis, the HCWs’ trust in health professionals was not directly associated with the HCWs’ own vaccination behavior or their willingness to recommend vaccines to vaccine-hesitant patients. This finding stands in apparent conflict with the results from previous studies suggesting that HCWs with a higher trust in the health system are also more likely to take the influenza vaccine and to recommend vaccines to patients [27,31]. The main difference between the present study and the two previous ones investigating this association is the operationalization of trust.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 99%
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“…As previously mentioned, and contrary to our hypothesis, the HCWs’ trust in health professionals was not directly associated with the HCWs’ own vaccination behavior or their willingness to recommend vaccines to vaccine-hesitant patients. This finding stands in apparent conflict with the results from previous studies suggesting that HCWs with a higher trust in the health system are also more likely to take the influenza vaccine and to recommend vaccines to patients [27,31]. The main difference between the present study and the two previous ones investigating this association is the operationalization of trust.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 99%
“…The results from the present study further showed that HCWs’ perception and knowledge about the benefits and safety of vaccines were related to their own vaccination behavior, both in terms of allowing their children to get vaccinated in accordance with the national vaccination program, and in terms of accepting the vaccine against seasonal influenza for themselves. In agreement with previous research in the general population, as well as in HCW samples [1214,20,28,29,31], respondents with more positive attitudes towards vaccines were less likely to have hesitated, postponed or rejected vaccinations for their children, and were more likely to have accepted the influenza vaccine during the previous influenza season. The HCWs’ trust in health professionals was not directly associated with the decision to vaccinate their children, when their perceptions of the benefits and safety of the vaccines were taken into account (see below).…”
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“…In a study by Wong et al reported the vaccination rate as 38% among clinical nurses [20]. In a study reported from Slovenia, the rate of doctors never getting the flu vaccine was reported as 24% [21].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%