TY - JOUR
T1 - Knowledge of and attitudes to influenza vaccination in healthy primary healthcare workers in Spain, 2011-2012
AU - Domínguez, Angela
AU - Godoy, Pere
AU - Castilla, Jesús
AU - Soldevila, Núria
AU - Toledo, Diana
AU - Astray, Jenaro
AU - Mayoral, José María
AU - Tamames, Sonia
AU - García-Gutiérrez, Susana
AU - González-Candelas, Fernando
AU - Martín, Vicente
AU - Díaz, José
AU - Torner, Nuria
AU - Alonso, Jordi
AU - Baricot, Maretva
AU - Caylà, Joan
AU - Lafuente, Sara
AU - Cenoz, Manuel García
AU - Baz, Iván Martínez
AU - Quintana, José María
AU - González, Amaia Bilbao
PY - 2013/11/18
Y1 - 2013/11/18
N2 - Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for healthcare workers, but many do not follow the recommendation. The objective of this study was to investigate the factors associated with seasonal influenza vaccination in the 2011-2012 season. We carried out an anonymous web survey of Spanish primary healthcare workers in 2012. Information on vaccination, and knowledge and attitudes about the influenza vaccine was collected. Workers with medical conditions that contraindicated vaccination and those with high risk conditions were excluded. Multivariate analysis was performed using unconditional logistic regression. We included 1,749 workers. The overall vaccination coverage was 50.7% and was higher in workers aged ≥ 55 years (55.7%), males (57.4%) and paediatricians (63.1%). Factors associated with vaccination were concern about infection at work (aOR 4.93; 95% CI 3.72-6.53), considering that vaccination of heathcare workers is important (aOR 2.62; 95%CI 1.83-3.75) and that vaccination is effective in preventing influenza and its complications (aOR 2.40; 95% CI 1.56-3.67). No association was found between vaccination and knowledge of influenza or the vaccine characteristics. Educational programs should aim to remove the misconceptions and attitudes that limit compliance with recommendations about influenza vaccination in primary healthcare workers rather than only increasing knowledge about influenza and the characteristics of the vaccine.
AB - Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for healthcare workers, but many do not follow the recommendation. The objective of this study was to investigate the factors associated with seasonal influenza vaccination in the 2011-2012 season. We carried out an anonymous web survey of Spanish primary healthcare workers in 2012. Information on vaccination, and knowledge and attitudes about the influenza vaccine was collected. Workers with medical conditions that contraindicated vaccination and those with high risk conditions were excluded. Multivariate analysis was performed using unconditional logistic regression. We included 1,749 workers. The overall vaccination coverage was 50.7% and was higher in workers aged ≥ 55 years (55.7%), males (57.4%) and paediatricians (63.1%). Factors associated with vaccination were concern about infection at work (aOR 4.93; 95% CI 3.72-6.53), considering that vaccination of heathcare workers is important (aOR 2.62; 95%CI 1.83-3.75) and that vaccination is effective in preventing influenza and its complications (aOR 2.40; 95% CI 1.56-3.67). No association was found between vaccination and knowledge of influenza or the vaccine characteristics. Educational programs should aim to remove the misconceptions and attitudes that limit compliance with recommendations about influenza vaccination in primary healthcare workers rather than only increasing knowledge about influenza and the characteristics of the vaccine.
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0081200
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0081200
M3 - Article
C2 - 24260560
AN - SCOPUS:84894170490
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 8
JO - PloS one
JF - PloS one
IS - 11
M1 - e81200
ER -