Knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of hospital health-care workers regarding influenza A/H1N1: a cross sectional survey

Albano, Luciana; Matuozzo, Anna; Marinelli, Paolo; Giuseppe, Gabriella Di

doi:10.1186/1471-2334-14-208

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“…As concerns influenza, in a recent Italian study Albano et al demonstrated that healthcare workers are not fully aware of the mode of transmission; HCWs with good knowledge of this issue were those who mostly read pertinent scientific literature [12]. …”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviours towards Recommended Vaccinations among Healthcare Workers

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Healthcare workers (HCWs) are an important group of professionals exposed to biological risk during their work activities. So, the aim of this study is to perform a survey on the knowledge, attitude and behaviour of Italian HCWs towards the vaccinations recommended by the Ministry of Health. A cross-sectional study was carried out during the period September 2014–August 2015 in the Lazio region. The study was conducted by recruiting HCWs and biomedical students. The sample was comprised of 571 responders, of whom 12.4% were physicians, 18.9% were nurses, 34.3% were other HCW, and 34.3% were biomedical students (medical and nurses students). Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is perceived as a risk for personal health by 457 (80%) participants; TB is also worrying (434; 76%). Moreover, HBV (70.9%) and tuberculosis (TB) (79.2%) are perceived as a risk for health, while influenza is not considered so by most participants (46.2%). There is an underestimation of the role of influenza, perceived as a risk for 137 respondents (24%). The vaccination rate among these HCWs is highest for Hepatitis B virus (HBV) (82%), and lowest for influenza (28.5%) and varicella (40.3%). The vast majority of responders are in favour of HBV (77.8%) and TB (64.8%) vaccines. For other vaccinations there is less interest (between 33% and 40% for measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis and influenza). This study shows that knowledge of recommended occupational vaccinations is insufficient in HCWs, with few exceptions represented by HBV and TB. There is a need for novel approaches in this field, with the aim of enhancing vaccine coverage among HCW.

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“…When the risk of infection is thought to be high, acceptance and compliance with interventions to prevent infection are generally higher. 126 Compliance was reported to be high during the initial phase of the H1N1-pdm09 pandemic, when risk perception was high, but it later decreased when healthcare workers thought that the pandemic was less severe than initially estimated. 121 In countries that have experienced epidemics such as SARS, mask wearing is more acceptable, but it is not commonplace in countries such as the UK, US, and Australia.…”

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Facemasks for the prevention of infection in healthcare and community settings

MacIntyre

Chughtai

2015

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Facemasks are recommended for diseases transmitted through droplets and respirators for respiratory aerosols, yet recommendations and terminology vary between guidelines. The concepts of droplet and airborne transmission that are entrenched in clinical practice have recently been shown to be more complex than previously thought. Several randomised clinical trials of facemasks have been conducted in community and healthcare settings, using widely varying interventions, including mixed interventions (such as masks and handwashing), and diverse outcomes. Of the nine trials of facemasks identified in community settings, in all but one, facemasks were used for respiratory protection of well people. They found that facemasks and facemasks plus hand hygiene may prevent infection in community settings, subject to early use and compliance. Two trials in healthcare workers favoured respirators for clinical respiratory illness. The use of reusable cloth masks is widespread globally, particularly in Asia, which is an important region for emerging infections, but there is no clinical research to inform their use and most policies offer no guidance on them. Health economic analyses of facemasks are scarce and the few published cost effectiveness models do not use clinical efficacy data. The lack of research on facemasks and respirators is reflected in varied and sometimes conflicting policies and guidelines. Further research should focus on examining the efficacy of facemasks against specific infectious threats such as influenza and tuberculosis, assessing the efficacy of cloth masks, investigating common practices such as reuse of masks, assessing compliance, filling in policy gaps, and obtaining cost effectiveness data using clinical efficacy estimates.

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“…Positive perception towards health can promote better hygiene practices. Study in Italy found that individuals who consider themselves at risk are adherence to preventive practices against Influenza (Albano, Matuozzo, Marinelli, & Di Giuseppe, 2014). Therefore, the perception of barriers to practice proper hand washing among DM should be stopped in order to increase awareness to adopt it as a healthy habit and enable them to become effective peer educator (Mearkle, Houghton, Bwonya, & Lindfield, 2016).…”

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Doktor Muda Competencies: Self-efficacy and Hand Washing Demonstration Skill among School Children in Malaysia

Muhamad¹,

Busu²,

Hum³

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Introduction: "Doktor Muda" (DM) programme was developed by the Ministry of Health (MOH), Malaysia to train a group of pupils as peer educator for change in motivating and assisting their peers to adopt healthy practices especially in hand washing through good knowledge, positive attitude, high self-efficacy and skill to deliver health messages Aim: This study aims to identify the association of socio demographic, knowledge, attitude, and practices with self-efficacy in proper hand washing. Methods:A cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire and observation checklists for hand washing demonstration skills.Result: This study showed that the subjects` knowledge (16.7%), practice (23.8%) and self-efficacy (41.7) in proper hand washing were low. Significant association were found between gender (p=0.004), academic achievements (p=0.038) and practices (p=0.003) with self-efficacy in proper hand washing. Conclusion:Various strategies are needed to strengthen DM role as peer educators and health change agents in school as levels of their knowledge, practice and self-efficacy were low.

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Knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of hospital health-care workers regarding influenza A/H1N1: a cross sectional survey

Cited by 51 publications

References 24 publications

Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviours towards Recommended Vaccinations among Healthcare Workers

Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviours towards Recommended Vaccinations among Healthcare Workers

Facemasks for the prevention of infection in healthcare and community settings

Doktor Muda Competencies: Self-efficacy and Hand Washing Demonstration Skill among School Children in Malaysia

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