Opinions of Andalusian primary health care professionals

Cano-Caballero, Maria Gonzalez; García, Eugenia Gil; Peña, Francisco Garrido; Galvez, Maida

doi:10.23938/assn.0126

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“…This may be related to misinformation in addition to the communication strategies about the infection and the vaccine sometimes portrayed by the media [37]. The low perception of the safety of HPV vaccine among vaccine hesitant nurses, and not shared by the majority of them, is consistent with a study that found that HCPs in PHC not always receive updated and clear evidence based information about the benefits, efficacy and adverse effects of this vaccine, and the authors see a need for strategies to better inform professionals [38].…”

Section: Plos Onementioning

confidence: 62%

Vaccine hesitancy among paediatric nurses: Prevalence and associated factors

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Objective This study describes the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy associated with the Catalan systematic childhood vaccination calendar and some related psychosocial determinants among paediatric primary care nurses in Barcelona (Spain). Methods Cross-sectional descriptive study. In 2017 we invited the paediatric nurses (N = 165) working in Barcelona public primary health centres with paediatric departments (N = 41) to participate. They answered a questionnaire with sociodemographic and behavioural variables: severity and perceived probability of contracting the diseases of the vaccines in the vaccination schedule; safety and protection offered by each vaccine; and beliefs, social norms, and knowledge about vaccines. Outcome variable was vaccine hesitancy, dichotomized into not hesitant (nurses who would vaccinate their own offspring), and hesitant (including those who would not vaccinate them, those who had doubts and those who would delay the administration of one or more vaccines). We performed bivariate analysis and adjusted logistic regression models. Results 83% of paediatric nurses (N = 137) agreed to participate. 67.9% had the intention to vaccinate their children of all the vaccines in the systematic schedule. 32.1% of nurses experienced vaccine hesitancy, especially about the HPV (21.9%) and varicella (17.5%) vaccines. The multivariate analysis suggests associations between hesitancy and low perception of the severity of whooping cough (aOR: 3.88; 95%CI:1.32–11.4), low perception of safety of the HPV vaccine (aOR:8.5;95%CI:1.24–57.8), the belief that vaccines are administered too early (aOR:6.09;95%CI:1.98–18.8), and not having children (aOR:4.05;95%CI:1.22–13.3). Conclusions Although most paediatric nurses had the intention to vaccinate their own children, almost one-third reported some kind of vaccine hesitancy, mainly related to doubts about HPV and varicella vaccines, as well as some misconceptions. These factors should be addressed to enhance nurses’ fundamental role in promoting vaccination to families.

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Section: Plos Onementioning

confidence: 62%

Vaccine hesitancy among paediatric nurses: Prevalence and associated factors

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“…This is also interesting, as HCWs presumably have access to more reliable information as "insiders" in the medical community, such as institutional data and subscriptions to academic journals. However, one study found a lack of quality resources as a significant factor in nurses' hesitation to recommend the HPV vaccine [123]. Therefore, while some HCWs may have access to better information, it is only likely to be useful if these HCWs access, trust, and correctly interpret these sources.…”

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COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy among Healthcare Workers—A Review

2022

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The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated vaccine have highlighted vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers (HCWs). Vaccine hesitancy among this group existed prior to the pandemic and particularly centered around influenza vaccination. Being a physician, having more advanced education, and previous vaccination habits are frequently associated with vaccine acceptance. The relationship between age and caring for patients on COVID-19 vaccination is unclear, with studies providing opposing results. Reasons for hesitancy include concerns about safety and efficacy, mistrust of government and institutions, waiting for more data, and feeling that personal rights are being infringed upon. Many of these reasons reflect previous attitudes about influenza vaccination as well as political beliefs and views of personal autonomy. Finally, several interventions to encourage vaccination have been studied, including education programs and non-monetary incentives with the most effective studies using a combination of methods.

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“…As in other studies, those women who had been immunised, and those who had their daughters vaccinated, knew better than the rest (Coles et al, 2015). However, they did not consider immunisation in boys, and this could be related to the lack of knowledge about the matter by professionals (González Cano-Caballero et al, 2018).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 77%

Women’s knowledge and attitudes towards cervical cancer prevention: A qualitative study in the Spanish context

Borrull-Guardeño

Sebastiá-Laguarda

Donat-Colomer

et al. 2021

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Aims and objectives: To explore the knowledge, attitudes and practices related to cervical cancer and its prevention in Spain.Background: Worldwide, women's knowledge about cervical cancer is low, and their attitudes towards its prevention are good, but they do not correlate with the screening uptake. Although the rates of Spanish women performing cervical cancer screening are mostly acceptable, their knowledge and attitudes about it have not been explored.Design: Qualitative descriptive study.Methods: Three focus groups were conducted, with 21 women aged 25 to 65 years.Participants were recruited through convenience sampling. For intragroup homogeneity, women participated in age groups. The COREQ reporting guidelines were used.Results: Women expressed their knowledge about cervical cancer was low. None of the participants identified the human papillomavirus as a cause of cervical cancer, nor did they mention the vaccine as a preventive measure. They all knew about the screening existence, but not about its frequency nor target population. About the attitudes and practice, 18 women had an appropriate screening, and they were favourable to this health check, claiming an increase in its frequency. Nineteen women claimed they had not received enough information from the healthcare system and a lack of social awareness in comparison with breast cancer. They demanded from the professionals more health education, a reminder of their appointments and a report of the Pap test results. Conclusions:There was a self-perceived low level of knowledge about cervical cancer risk factors and its prevention in the participants. However, they expressed favourable attitudes towards screening, and they demanded more information about cervical cancer and its prevention measures, and they regretted its low social awareness.Relevance to clinical practice: Midwives, general nurses and other nurse specialists may have a leading position in health education for cervical cancer prevention in different population levels.

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Opinions of Andalusian primary health care professionals

Cited by 7 publications

References 13 publications

Vaccine hesitancy among paediatric nurses: Prevalence and associated factors

Vaccine hesitancy among paediatric nurses: Prevalence and associated factors

COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy among Healthcare Workers—A Review

Women’s knowledge and attitudes towards cervical cancer prevention: A qualitative study in the Spanish context

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