Knowledge, attitude and practices towards seasonal influenza vaccination among healthcare workers

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作者
Padmanabhan, Arjun [1 ]
Abraham, Sujith Varghese [1 ]
Koul, Parvaiz A. [2 ]
机构
[1] Kerala Inst Med Sci, Dept Resp Med, Anayara PO, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
[2] Sherikashmir Inst Med Sci, Dept Internal & Pulm Med, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
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Healthcare Workers; influenza; vaccine; IMMUNIZATION;
D O I
10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_741_21
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R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];
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Background: Vaccination as a primary prevention strategy is a well-established public health policy for preventing influenza. Despite strong recommendation, vaccination coverage among health workers is still not satisfying. The intention of the current study is to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices towards influenza vaccination among healthcare workers. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional, single-centre study, 789 healthcare workers (out of total 1380) participated. Institutional ethical committee clearance was obtained before the study. It was conducted in October 2021. A structured questionnaire in the form of Google sheet was sent to all healthcare professionals (HCPs) affiliated with the institution. Data collected was tabulated using MS Excel and analysed using appropriate statistical tools. Results: Of the 1380 approached, a total of 789 (57.17%) HCPs responded to the questionnaire. The overall vaccination coverage in the study population was 71.6%. The overall vaccination acceptance rate drops to 36.78% when those taken vaccine as a recommended pre-employment requisite and got never vaccinated again were excluded. Also, 88.21% of the respondents believed that influenza is a potentially dangerous disease and 93.16% believed that flu vaccination is effective against preventing influenza. Although 736 participants (93.28%) were aware that seasonal influenza vaccine is recommended for healthcare workers, irrespective of age and comorbidities, only 411 (52.1%) intended to take vaccine in the coming year. Also, 97.34% of the participants considered vaccine as safe. Conclusion: Influenza vaccination coverage among healthcare workers is still at an unsatisfactory level. This is despite majority of the HCPs accepting that the vaccine is safe and preventive against influenza. Efforts are still needed to improve the coverage.
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