Knowledge, attitudes and vaccination coverage of healthcare workers regarding occupational vaccinations

Loulergue, Pierre; Moulin, Flore; Vidal-Trécan, G.; Absi, Z.; Demontpion, C.; Ménager, Céline; Gorodetsky, M.; Gendrel, D.; Guillevin, Loı̈c; Launay, Odile

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.03.039

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“…Other authors have described this virtuous cycle based on a different finding. In their results, receiving influenza vaccination in one year strongly predicted adherence to the following year's campaign 12,14 .…”

Section: Adherence To Three or More Influenza Vaccination Campaigns Imentioning

confidence: 93%

“…The explanation for these findings would be greater knowledge concerning the efficacy and safety of the vaccine 12 . However, in this study, physicians were both less likely to have been vaccinated in 2007 and to have adhered to three or more campaigns in the last five years.…”

Section: Adherence To Three or More Influenza Vaccination Campaigns Imentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several studies have reported physicians as a group with greater adherence to influenza vaccination 12,14,15 . The explanation for these findings would be greater knowledge concerning the efficacy and safety of the vaccine 12 .…”

Section: Adherence To Three or More Influenza Vaccination Campaigns Imentioning

confidence: 99%

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Predictors of adherence to influenza vaccination for healthcare workers from a teaching hospital: a study in the prepandemic era

Cavalcante

Jorge

Fortaleza

2010

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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INTRODUCTION: Even before the 2009 pandemics, influenza in healthcare workers (HCW) was a known threat to patient safety, while Influenza vaccine coverage in the same group was generally low. Identification of predictors for HCW adherence to Influenza vaccination has challenged infection control committees. METHODS: Our group conducted a cross-sectional survey in December 2007, interviewing 125 HCWs from a teaching hospital to identify adherence predictors for Influenza vaccination. The outcomes of interest were: A - adherence to the 2007 vaccination campaign; B - adherence to at least three yearly campaigns in the past five years. Demographic and professional data were assessed through univariate and multivariate analysis. RESULTS: Of the HCWs interviewed, 43.2% were vaccinated against Influenza in 2007. However, only 34.3% of HCWs working in healthcare for more than five years had adhered to at least three of the last five vaccination campaigns. Multivariate analysis showed that working in a pediatric unit (OR = 7.35, 95%CI = 1.90-28.44, p = 0.004) and number of years in the job (OR = 1.32, 95%CI = 1.00-1.74, p = 0.049) were significant predictors of adherence to the 2007 campaign. Physicians returned the worst outcome performances in A (OR = 0.40, 95%CI = 0.16-0.97, p = 0.04) and B (OR = 0.17, 95%CI = 0.05-0.60, p = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS: Strategies to improve adherence to Influenza vaccination should focus on physicians and newly-recruited HCWs. New studies are required to assess the impact of the recent Influenza A pandemics on HCW-directed immunization policies.

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Section: Adherence To Three or More Influenza Vaccination Campaigns Imentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Adherence To Three or More Influenza Vaccination Campaigns Imentioning

confidence: 99%

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Predictors of adherence to influenza vaccination for healthcare workers from a teaching hospital: a study in the prepandemic era

Cavalcante

Jorge

Fortaleza

2010

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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“…HCPs may contract pertussis and transmit the disease to their patients and hospital colleagues, thus causing disease outbreaks 1 24 ; however, other HCPs, such as nurses, physiotherapists and people who are in direct contact with patients are at greater risk of becoming infected 63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105 . Adults generally develop a milder form of the disease than children, however morbidity and the chances of complications are high 1,7,21,22,…”

Section: Pertussis In Hcps: Risks To Patients and Health Workersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The majority of pertussis outbreaks associated with HCPs have been reported in pediatric hospitals 8,63,68,69,87,83,96 , particularly in neonatal care units and intensive care services 65,66,67,69,72,88,94,98,103 with hospitalized infants in units that treat immunocompromised or institutionalized patients 64,95,104 . Recently, a pertussis outbreak was also detected among HCPs who worked in a laboratory specialized in pertussis diagnosis 96 .…”

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Should acellular pertussis vaccine be recommended to healthcare professionals?

Moraes¹,

Carvalhanas

Bricks³

2013

Cad. Saúde Pública

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The aim of this study was to describe recent changes in the epidemiology of pertussis and existing policies regarding recommended and mandatory occupational vaccinations for healthcare professionals (HCPs). The authors carried out an extensive review of references on the PubMed and SciELO databases and the official sites of the World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Brazilian Ministry of Health, using the keywords pertussis, vaccines and healthcare professionals. Vaccination against pertussis is recommended for HCPs in the United States, Canada, nine European countries, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Costa Rica, Argentina and Uruguay, and in some countries it is compulsory. In Brazil, only one publication discussing the risk of pertussis among HCPs was found. Considering the reemergence of pertussis and the great number of associated hospitalizations and deaths registered in 2011, it is necessary to review public policies regarding HCP pertussis vaccination, particularly among workers in frequent contact with young babies.

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