Vaccination coverage in healthcare workers: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Italy

Genovese, Cristina; Picerno, Isa; Trimarchi, Giuseppe; Cannavò, Giuseppe; Egitto, Giovanni; Cosenza, B; Merlina, V; Icardi, Giancarlo; Panatto, Donatella; Amicizia, Daniela; Orsi, Andrea; Colosio, Charlotte; Marsili, C; Lari, C; Palamara, Maria A; Vitale, Francesco; Casuccio, Alessandra; Costantino, Claudio; Azara, Antonio; Castiglia, Paolo; Bianco, Aida; Currà, A; Gabutti, Giovanni; Stefanati, Armando; Sandri, Federica; Florescu, Caterina; Marranzano, Marina; Giorgianni, Gabriele; Fiore, Valerio; Platania, Alessio; Torre, Ida; A, Cappuccio; Guillari, Assunta; Fabiani, L; Giuliani, Anna Rita; Appetiti, A; Fauci, Vincenza La; Squeri, Andrea; Ragusa, Rosalia; Squeri, Raffaele

doi:10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2019.60.1.1097

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“…The data on the immunization history of the gynecologists in this study are not very encouraging (42.9% never vaccinated against influenza and 85% never against Tdap). The data are in line with the literature 41 , 45 , 46 and highlight a low immunization compliance of subjects that should play a pivotal role to influence vaccination compliance among patients. 47 Extensive information and training programs on new scientific evidence in vaccinations and on communication strategies should be provided to maternal healthcare workers, gynecologists, obstetricians, primary care physicians, and nurses.…”

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Experience and attitudes on vaccinations recommended during pregnancy: survey on an Italian sample of women and consultant gynecologists

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Pasanisi

et al. 2021

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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Experience and attitudes on vaccinations recommended during pregnancy: survey on an Italian sample of women and consultant gynecologists

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“…However, some considerations should be taken into account when accounting for the higher rate of vaccination in healthcare workers, such as mandate bias by the institutions or state [ 41 , 42 ], fear of contracting the virus as a frontline worker [ 43 ], and attitudes towards vaccination [ 44 ]. Gauging vaccine acceptance in healthcare workers also needs further research as results are still conflicting as to whether healthcare workers embrace or oppose COVID-19 vaccination [ 39 , 40 , 44 – 47 ].…”

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Psychological factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Indonesia

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Heriyanto

et al. 2021

Egypt J Neurol Psychiatry Neurosurg

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Introduction Increasing the rate of vaccination is crucial in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a survey of 112,888 Indonesians found that only 64.8% Indonesians were willing to be vaccinated, with 7.6% refusing all vaccines and 27.6% are unsure. Several factors were related to this vaccine hesitancy and refusal, such as cognitive reflection, trust in authoritative figures, and personality traits. This study aims to identify psychological determinants and other factors associated with vaccine hesitancy and vaccine refusal. This was a cross-sectional study with data collection done in March 2021 using a questionnaire. We collected demographic data, respondents' stance on vaccination, as well as their psychology measurement. IBM SPSS 26.0 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) was used for statistical analysis. Results The data of 190 respondents were collected for this study. There are 165 respondents (86.8%) who belong to “vaccine acceptance”, while 25 are “vaccine hesitance” or “vaccine resistance.” Multivariate analysis shows that frequency of COVID-19 tests (p = 0.03), smoking status (p = 0.035), agreeableness trait (p = 0.001), trust in government (p = 0.04) and trust in scientist (p = 0.049) are significantly associated with the two population. Conclusion Several demographic and psychological factors affect the COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. The government and other related parties should consider these factors when adjusting for future policies controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and increasing the vaccination rate.

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“…35 A cross-sectional study conducted in the major hospitals of 10 Italian cities, which evaluated the vaccination coverage among healthcare workers, revealed inadequate rates in terms of preventing disease transmission for MMR. 36 In a recent meta-analysis developed on Italian, the prevalence of HCWs susceptible to measles was found to be 11.5% (95%CI = 8.1-15.4); 37 vaccination of susceptible subjects and exclusion of those operators from work in high-risk setting were proposed by the authors as possible preventive strategies.…”

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Seroprevalence for vaccine-preventable diseases among Italian healthcare workers

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D’Alessandro

Pietroiusti

et al. 2020

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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Healthcare workers (HCWs) have an increased risk to be exposed to infectious diseases compared to the general population. For this reason, according to the National Immunization and Prevention Plan, all HCWs should have demonstrable evidence of immunity to measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and Hepatitis B. Earlier studies have already shown that a large percentage of Italian operators lacked immune protection for one or more of those pathogens.The aim of this study was to evaluate the immunization status for vaccine-preventable diseases of HCWs in a large Italian teaching hospital. We retrospectively evaluated clinical records and serological data of HCWs who followed the occupational health surveillance program between January 1 and December 31 2019. We reviewed the clinical records of 1,017 HCWs: 393 males and 624 females with a median age of 35.69 y (range: 19-67). Protective IgG antibody values were documented in the 88.0%, 75.7%, 90.3%, 87.4% and 85.7% of the HCWs screened, respectively, against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and Hepatitis B. Age was significantly related to serological protection against measles, mumps and varicella but was not significantly related to protective IgG levels for rubella and HBV.Female gender was significantly related to a higher protection rate against Hepatitis B (87.8 vs 82.4%; p < .01) whereas males were significantly more protected against varicella (92-4 vs 84.1%; p < .01).Our study shows suboptimal levels of protection among Italian HCWs and a consequent increased risk of infection for them and their patients. Public health policies should be focused on improving preventive strategies, including serological screening and workplace vaccination of nonimmune individuals.

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Vaccination coverage in healthcare workers: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Italy

Cited by 40 publications

References 33 publications

Experience and attitudes on vaccinations recommended during pregnancy: survey on an Italian sample of women and consultant gynecologists

Experience and attitudes on vaccinations recommended during pregnancy: survey on an Italian sample of women and consultant gynecologists

Psychological factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Indonesia

Seroprevalence for vaccine-preventable diseases among Italian healthcare workers

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