Measles Immunization Status of Health Care Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study Exploring Factors Associated with Lack of Immunization According to the Health Belief Model

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作者
Restivo, Vincenzo [1 ]
Fallucca, Alessandra [1 ]
Trapani, Federica [1 ]
Immordino, Palmira [1 ]
Calamusa, Giuseppe [1 ]
Casuccio, Alessandra [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Palermo, Dept Hlth Promot Maternal & Infant Care, Internal Med & Med Specialties PROMISE G DAlessand, Via Vespro 133, I-90127 Palermo, Italy
关键词
healthcare workers; vaccination refusal; vaccine; hesitant; health belief model; measles; communication; barrier; awareness; immunization; VACCINE HESITANCY; MUMPS; VARICELLA; STRATEGY; RUBELLA; VIRUS; RISK;
D O I
10.3390/vaccines11030618
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Suboptimal levels of measles vaccination coverage make Italy a country where the circulation of the virus is still endemic. In the past decade, several nosocomial outbreaks of measles occurred in Italy that rapidly spread the infection among large numbers of hospitalized patients and susceptible healthcare workers (HCWs). A cross-sectional study was conducted at the University Hospital of Palermo (Italy) to estimate the rate of HCWs immunization and to investigate the factors associated with lack of immunization. The attitude to the immunization practice was evaluated by exploring the Health Belief Model. Overall, 118 HCWs were enrolled, with a mean age of 31 years and 59.3% male. About half of the sample (45.8%, n = 54) was found not to be immunized against measles. Multivariable analysis showed that the factors directly associated with the non-immunization status against measles were female sex (OR = 3.70, p = 0.056), being an HCW different from a physician (OR = 10.27, p = 0.015), having a high perception of barriers to vaccination (OR = 5.13, p = 0.047), not being immunized for other exanthematous diseases such as chickenpox (OR = 9.93, p = 0.003), mumps (OR = 33.64, p < 0.001) and rubella (OR = 10.12, p= 0.002). There is a need to contrast the low adherence of HCWs to measles vaccination by identifying effective strategies to increase immunization coverage and limiting the risk of further nosocomial measles outbreaks.
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