Influenza vaccination rates, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of healthcare workers in Turkey: A multicentre study

Korkmaz, Nesibe; Nazik, Selçuk; Gümüştakım, Raziye Şule; Uzar, Hanife; Kul, Gülnur; Tosun, Selma; Torun, Ayşe Nur; Demirbakan, Hadiye; Keski̇n, Ayşegül Seremet; Kaçmaz, Asiye Bahar; Erdem, Hüseyin Aytaç; Uysal, Serhat; ALIRAVCI, Işıl Deniz; Şölen, Emine Yeşilyurt; Can, Hüseyin; Deniz, Mustafa; Gürbüz, Ebru Demiray; Kostakoğlu, Uğur; Bölükbasi, Hilal

doi:10.1111/ijcp.13659

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“…Most studies looking at HCPs’ perceived risk of contracting vaccine-preventable diseases focused on influenza. While 25–33% of unvaccinated HCPs in studies in Italy 28 and France 29 stated not being vaccinated against influenza because they did not consider themselves at risk of influenza, 38.9–61.2% of HCPs in Turkey 30 and the Netherlands 31 stated accepting the vaccine to reduce their risk of catching flu. One study from Spain also found that on a scale from 1 (total disagreement) to 5 (total agreement), HCPs scored the statement that they are at a higher risk of catching influenza with a median of 2.57 when asked about reasons for refusing vaccination.…”

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“…Overall, between 16.3–68.7% of HCPs in France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Turkey stated that doubts about influenza vaccine usefulness and importance was a barrier to their own or other HCP vaccination against influenza. 30 , 35 , 43 , 61 , 63 , 68–71 Additionally, a study in Italy found that 59.3% of HCPs missed Hepatitis B vaccination because they believed the vaccine was unnecessary, compared to 10.4% for MMR vaccination and 20.3% for DTP vaccination. 43 …”

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Factors influencing healthcare professionals’ confidence in vaccination in Europe: a literature review

Pavlovic

Sahoo

Larson

et al. 2022

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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Health-care professionals (HCPs) have a fundamental role in vaccination, their own beliefs and attitudes affecting both their uptake and recommendation of vaccines. This literature review (n = 89) summarises evidence on HCPs’ perceptions of the risks and benefits of vaccination, trust, and perceptions of mandatory vaccination in Europe. HCPs across studies believed that vaccination is important to protect themselves and their patients. However, beliefs that some diseases such as influenza are less risky were reported by some HCPs as a reason for not getting vaccinated. Concerns about both short- and long-term side effects were identified among HCPs in most studies, such as those affecting the immune or neurological system. Mistrust toward health authorities and pharmaceutical industry was reported in some studies. The question of mandatory vaccination revealed mixed opinions, with some favoring self-determination and others viewing vaccination as a duty. This review highlights key factors influencing HCPs’ confidence in vaccination in Europe.

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Factors influencing healthcare professionals’ confidence in vaccination in Europe: a literature review

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Sahoo

Larson

et al. 2022

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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“…A study conducted in Pakistan revealed that 72.6% of doctors were not aware of the influenza vaccine recommendations and guidelines [ 23 ]. In a comprehensive Turkish study conducted with 12,574 healthcare providers, the rate of regular vaccination was found to be 6.7%, while it was found that 55% of healthcare workers had never had a influenza vaccine [ 24 ]. In a study conducted with healthcare providers, awareness on pneumococcal and influenza vaccines was 58.7% and 86.2%, respectively.…”

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Awareness of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines in diabetic patients

Sözen

Karatoprak

Demirhan

et al. 2021

J Diabetes Metab Disord

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Purpose In our study, it was aimed to evaluate the awareness of diabetic patients about vaccination status and vaccines. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted between January 2019 and February 2019. A survey questioning the level of knowledge about and vaccination status for influenza and pneumonia vaccines was applied by face-to-face interviews with patients with diabetes mellitus who admitted to the diabetes outpatient clinic. All results were evaluated with SPSS-20.0. Results A total of 202 patients [66 male (32.7%) and 136 female (67.3%) patients; with a mean age of 57.7 ± 11.3 years and mean duration of diabetes 10.7 ± 7.9 years] were recruited in the study. Majority of the patients (92.6%) were type 2 DM patients. 59.4% of the patients had never been vaccinated. The rate of those who had pneumonia vaccine was very low, only 14.7%. The vast majority of the patients had knowledge about vaccines and their most common source of information was nurses. 53% of patients believed that diabetic patients should be vaccinated regularly. 16.8% of the patients were reluctant to have the recommended vaccine. The factor with greatest impact on this was that they did not consider the vaccine necessary. 52.5% of the patients recommended to be vaccinated had the recommended vaccine. 26.4% of the patients who were not enthusiastic about the recommended vaccine had pneumococcal vaccine after being informed about the vaccine. Conclusion It was observed that the information given about vaccines positively affected the vaccination rate. The main barrier to vaccination was the lack of information about the need for influenza vaccination. Designing strategies and training programs for healthcare professionals and patients should be the main goal to improve vaccination coverage and vaccination rates.

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“…In studies, the rate of seasonal influenza vaccination in healthcare workers ranges from 9% to 92%. [10] In a study we assessed the influenza vaccination of 12,475 healthcare workers in our country, while only 6.7% of the healthcare workers were regularly vaccinated 18.8% stated that they were sometimes vaccinated [11] In the study by Kul et al in our country, 371 individuals were questioned about whether they received the influenza vaccine or not and it was found that 134 (36.1%) of the participants were vaccinated at least once in their lifetime. [12] Of the healthcare workers, 20% have an influenza-like disease in the influenza season [13] and more than 41% keep working although they are infected.…”

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Pandemi Nedeniyle Sağlık Çalışanlarının İnfluenza Aşısına Yaklaşımı Değişti mi? Covid-19 Aşısına Bakış Açıları Nelerdir?

Korkmaz

Kul

2021

Journal of Contemporary Medicine

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Objectives: Increasing influenza vaccine intake in healthcare workers during the pandemic period will benefit the management of respiratory tract infections. This study aimed to investigate the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on influenza vaccination and COVID-19 vaccine.Material and Method: Healthcare workers were questioned over a survey about their status of having received the previous influenza vaccine and the influenza vaccine and COVID-19 vaccine this year. Their relationship with occupation, working in risky conditions and demographic characteristics of the individuals was investigated.Results: 768 healthcare workers participated in our study. While the rate of those who received the influenza vaccine in 2019 was 19.1% (n=147) this rate was 27.5% (n=211) in 2020 (p<0.001). While 101 of the 221 people who were vaccinated in 2020 were vaccinated in 2019, 110 people agreed to be vaccinated in 2020 even though they were not vaccinated in 2019. Those who received the influenza vaccine in 2019 accepted to receive the vaccine in 2020 as well (p<0.001) and it was observed that those who did not receive the vaccine in 2019 did not receive it in 2020, either (p<0.001). The rate of physicians who accepted both vaccines was higher than the rate of the other groups. When those who accepted to receive the COVID-19 vaccine were analyzed it was observed that the rate of those who accepted to receive the influenza vaccine in 2019 and 2020 was significantly higher than the rate of those who did not (p<0.001). Conclusion:It has been understood with the COVID-19 pandemic, how important the vaccine is, and this awareness has also increased the vaccination rates of influenza in healthcare workers. In this period, we should encourage health workers for higher vaccination rates. One of the most important factors for vaccination is that get individuals to accept vaccination once.

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Influenza vaccination rates, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of healthcare workers in Turkey: A multicentre study

Cited by 22 publications

References 17 publications

Factors influencing healthcare professionals’ confidence in vaccination in Europe: a literature review

Factors influencing healthcare professionals’ confidence in vaccination in Europe: a literature review

Awareness of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines in diabetic patients

Pandemi Nedeniyle Sağlık Çalışanlarının İnfluenza Aşısına Yaklaşımı Değişti mi? Covid-19 Aşısına Bakış Açıları Nelerdir?

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