Self-reported influenza vaccination rates and attitudes towards vaccination among health care workers: results of a survey in a German university hospital

Hagemeister, M.H.; Stock, Nina Katharina; Ludwig, Timo; Heuschmann, Peter U.; Vogel, Ulrich

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2017.10.027

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“…Doctors demonstrated a better understanding of the danger of infection spread and were vaccinated more often than other groups of HCP. This concurs with other studies on vaccination of HCP (Hulo et al, 2017;Hagemeister et al, 2018). However, about one-third of doctors in our study did not consider that the risk group should be vaccinated, and about two-fifths of doctors did not expect vaccination of planned patients.…”

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“…For example, mandatory vaccination for HCP can be considered, as it has been discussed in European countries (Maltezou and Poland, 2014). On the other hand, administration of the vaccine at the workplace contributes to the level of vaccination (Hagemeister et al, 2018). Therefore, hospitals can organise vaccination on site.…”

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“…Opinions of motivated participants can indicate negative or positive tendencies, but a more precise assessment of views of HCP in Latvia remains in question. In addition, data did not include the age and gender of HCP, which can differ regarding attitude towards vaccination (Hagemeister et al, 2018). Therefore, further studies require the inclusion of a more representative randomised sample.…”

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Vaccination Against Influenza: Attitude of Health Care Personnel in a Multidisciplinary Hospital in Latvia

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Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.

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Health care personnel (HCP) are at high risk of acquiring influenza due to exposure to patients. However, vaccination in HCP is lower than 40% for most European countries. The aim of this study was to determine the attitude towards influenza vaccination and possible reasons for this attitude in HCP. A cross-sectional study was performed in a multidisciplinary hospital of Latvia. The sample (n = 1099) included doctors (239), nurses (418), care services (236), administrative staff (108), and technical support staff (98). Five questions addressed vaccination of planned patients and HCP, knowledge of etiological anti-influenza drugs, and their storage at the hospital for immediate use. The results revealed that the level of regular vaccination against influenza in HCP was relatively low (14%). This contrasted with a more positive attitude towards vaccination of patients (53%) and personnel (60%). This contrast provided evidence for a low level of proactive action. High expectations regarding medications covered by the hospital (82%) indicated transferring of part of personal responsibility to the organisation. Doctors demonstrated a better understanding of the problem and a higher level of vaccination. However, some of doctors’ attitudes showed underestimation of influenza-associated risk.

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Vaccination Against Influenza: Attitude of Health Care Personnel in a Multidisciplinary Hospital in Latvia

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Zeltiņa

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“…Despite almost 10 years of efforts and extensive campaigns to vaccinate health care professionals in most European countries, vaccination coverage is still low in this group [20]. In own study, the percentage of vaccinated persons was similar to Italian studies, but considerably lower than in other countries, such as the United States (90.5%), the United Kingdom (68.7%), and other European countries (40%-45%) [20][21][22][23][24][25].…”

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Attitudes and knowledge of Health care workers in Cieszyn County of the Silesian Province in southern Poland about seasonal flu vaccinations – preliminary study

Michalik¹

2020

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“…In the 2017/2018 influenza season, the global health community witnessed an upsurge of influenza virus acitivity that posed the greatest impact on the healthcare system since the 2009/10 influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic [35][36][37][38]. In this study, we report a low coverage of influenza vaccination among registered nurses in China (6%) during the 2017/2018 season, which was considerably lower than coverage among nurses in other countries such as the United States (90.5%) [39], the United Kingdom (68.7%) [40], and other European countries (40%-45%) [41,42]. However, coverage in 2017/2018 was comparable to the national estimates in the 2011/2012 season in China (5.6%) [27], suggesting that limited progress has been made in recent years towards protecting healthcare personnel and their patients from influenza infection through immunization.…”

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Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Registered Nurses in China during 2017–2018: An Internet Panel Survey

Ren

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Influenza vaccination is recommended for nurses in China but is not mandatory or offered free of charge. The main objective of this study was to determine influenza vaccination coverage and the principal factors influencing influenza vaccination among nurses in China. During 22 March–1 April 2018, we conducted an opt-in internet panel survey among registered nurses in China. Respondents were recruited from an internet-based training platform for nurses. Among 22,888 nurses invited to participate, 4706 responded, and 4153 were valid respondents. Overall, 257 (6%) nurses reported receiving the seasonal influenza vaccine during the 2017/2018 season. Vaccination coverage was highest among nurses working in Beijing (10%, p < 0.001) and nurses working in primary care (12%, p = 0.023). The top three reasons for not being vaccinated were lack of time (28%), not knowing where and when to get vaccinated (14%), and lack of confidence in the vaccine’s effectiveness (12%). Overall, 41% of nurses reported experiencing at least one episode of influenza-like illness (ILI) during the 2017/2018 season; 87% of nurses kept working while sick, and 25% of nurses reported ever recommending influenza vaccination to patients. Compared with nurses who did not receive influenza vaccination in the 2017/2018 season, nurses who received influenza vaccination were more likely to recommend influenza vaccination to patients (67% vs. 22%, p < 0.001). Influenza vaccination coverage among nurses was low, and only a small proportion recommended influenza vaccine to patients. Our findings highlight the need for a multipronged strategy to increase influenza vaccination among nurses in China.

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Self-reported influenza vaccination rates and attitudes towards vaccination among health care workers: results of a survey in a German university hospital

Cited by 45 publications

References 32 publications

Vaccination Against Influenza: Attitude of Health Care Personnel in a Multidisciplinary Hospital in Latvia

Vaccination Against Influenza: Attitude of Health Care Personnel in a Multidisciplinary Hospital in Latvia

Attitudes and knowledge of Health care workers in Cieszyn County of the Silesian Province in southern Poland about seasonal flu vaccinations – preliminary study

Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Registered Nurses in China during 2017–2018: An Internet Panel Survey

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