Couverture par le vaccin de la grippe saisonnière des médecins généralistes et de leurs patients. Enquête de pratique auprès de médecins généralistes français après la campagne de vaccination 2011–2012

Knowledge, attitudes and uptake related to influenza vaccine among healthcare workers during the 2018–2019 influenza season in Tunisia

“…Vaccine uptake among HCWs was associated with their willingness to recommend IV to their patients ( p = 0.001). Our results are consistent with those of Joseph et al [ 16 ] who reported a positive association between IV uptake among French general practitioners and vaccine coverage among patients aged 65 years and above. Other studies, conducted among elderly, adults with chronic diseases and pregnant women, found that recommendations from healthcare providers are one of the leading causes of IV vaccine acceptance and receipt among patients [ 30 – 32 ] and that they are the main source of information about influenza [ 31 ].…”

Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of general practitioners/family physicians toward their own vaccination: A systematic review

“…Reasons for (not) being vaccinated Figure 2 depicts the reasons GP/FPs report that they are (not) vaccinated against seasonal influenza (5 studies); 20,[33][34][35][36] one study of other vaccines has also examined these reasons. 33 The two most commonly reported motives for GP/FPs' own vaccination were to protect themselves (55 to 88.5% according to the study 20,35,36 ) and to protect their patients (36 to 84.7% 20,34,36 ).…”

“…33 The two most commonly reported motives for GP/FPs' own vaccination were to protect themselves (55 to 88.5% according to the study 20,35,36 ) and to protect their patients (36 to 84.7% 20,34,36 ). The most common reasons for non-vaccination were the belief that frequent exposure already protected them (28 to 39% 33,35,36 ), concerns about side effects (6 to 25% 20,33,35,36 ), forgetfulness (9 to 28.6% 33,35,36 ), and doubts about the vaccine's efficacy (2.5 to 16% 20,35,36 ). Factors associated with GP/FPs' own vaccination Table 5 presents the factors found to be significantly and independently associated with GP/FPs' own vaccination in 7 studies.…”

“…Their patients perceive them as a reliable source of information about vaccines, [14][15][16] and their consultation can also be a key factor in patients' decision to be vaccinated or not. [17][18][19][20][21] Moreover, their recommendations to patients about vaccinations are associated with their vaccination behaviors and attitudes for themselves. [22][23][24][25][26] Their own vaccination might be important as a proxy for their potential "vaccine hesitancy," -a term that describes vaccination reluctance and was first studied in the general population 27,28 and, more recently, also among GP/FPs.…”