Influenza vaccination among healthcare workers in a multidisciplinary University hospital in Italy

Abstract

Background: Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for healthcare workers (HCWs) in order to reduce the morbidity associated with influenza in healthcare settings. The aim of this study was to evaluate the current vaccination status of the HCWs in one of Italy's largest multidisciplinary University Hospitals.

Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in Germany 2007/2008 and 2008/2009: Results from a national health update survey

“…Low vaccination coverage among HCWs has been observed not only in Germany but also in several other European and non-European countries [30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]. assessed by Blank et al was similar to that found in our study [20], vaccination coverage in the target groups diverged significantly from our findings.…”

Prevalence of influenza vaccination among nurses and ancillary workers in Italy: Systematic review and meta analysis

“…5 Factors enhancing vaccination are protection of patients, family, self and other people, being a healthcare worker, belonging to the elderly population or being affected by a chronic disease, and finally acknowledging the protctive effect of vaccination. 5,[9][10][11] Ideas preventing vaccination are to not caring about influenza, having doubts about vaccine efficacy, being afraid of adverse effects, being opposed to vaccination, forgetfulness, considering that vaccine do not have a protective effect and thinking of influenza as a mild disease. 5,[9][10][11] The aim of this study is to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis in order to: (1) estimate the prevalence of influenza vaccinations among nurses and ancillary workers in Italy, by using a pooling of data coming from observational studies; (2) explore all the possible enhancing and hindering factors associated with this kind of vaccination among nurses.…”

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Primary Care Physicians Toward Adult Vaccination in Abha City

“…Regarding their knowledge about vaccines administered to adults in some disease groups, the highest correct responses were related to influenza and pneumococcal vaccines, while the knowledge of most participants about all other vaccines were deficient. In USA, Tan et al 23 reported that primary care physicians had low knowledge regarding adult vaccination. Hurley et al 24 explained the variability in primary health care physicians' knowledge regarding different adult vaccines by that, in primary care practice, an environment with lower perceived priority of certain vaccines could have implications for knowledge and vaccine delivery.…”