Seasonal influenza vaccination among primary health care workers in Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Awadalla, Nabil J.; Al-Musa, Hassan M.; Al-Musa, Khalid M; Asiri, Abdulmajeed Mohammed; Albariqi, Ahmed Ali; Majrashi, Hussam Mohammed; Alasim, Ahmed Ali; Almuslah, Abdulrahman Saeed; Alshehri, Turki Khalid; AlFlan, Mohammed A.; Mahfouz, Ahmed A.

doi:10.1080/21645515.2019.1666500

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“…3,4,11 The participants' knowledge assessment showed that the majority had good knowledge (61%), which was higher than that reported in southwestern Saudi Arabia. 6 We found that knowledge was significantly correlated with educational level, which is consistent with the findings of a recent study from the eastern Mediterranean region. 7 This was also consistent with the study by Awadalla et al, where non-Saudi respondents were more knowledgeable than Saudis.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…This finding was consistent with results of other studies in Saudi Arabia, such as those conducted by Alsuhaibani (280; 53.9%), Alshammari et al (225; 61.8%), and Awadalla et al (181; 58.0%). 3,4,6 Approximately half of the HCWs who participated were non-Saudi, which was similar to the findings from Alsuhaibani's study (272; 51.1%), but less than that in the study conducted by Mojamamy et al, where more than half of the respondents were Saudi Arabian (315; 85.6%). 4,11 In our study, most of the participants had a Bachelor's degree (69.1%), and a small minority had a post-doctorate (7; 2.1%).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 77%

“…7 This was also consistent with the study by Awadalla et al, where non-Saudi respondents were more knowledgeable than Saudis. 6 It is evident that there is a lack of knowledge about vaccination among Saudi HCWs. This reflects the valid need to evaluate medical professionals' curriculums for vaccination modules.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Hence, the Saudi Thoracic Society has issued guidelines recommending the implementation of strict vaccination policies. 5 Despite the recommendations, studies 6 , 7 have shown lower vaccination rates and knowledge levels among HCWs. Vaccination of healthcare staff considerably reduces the risk of cross-transmission, thereby decreasing the spread of epidemics.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Vaccination of healthcare staff considerably reduces the risk of cross-transmission, thereby decreasing the spread of epidemics. 6 , 7 Data on vaccination acceptance, its barriers, and awareness levels are scarce. To increase vaccination rates, there is an urgent need to evaluate and analyze the situation by exposing HCWs´ attitudes and worries regarding vaccination.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Knowledge and healthcare professionals’ perceptions of influenza vaccination in the Qassim region, Saudi Arabia (2019-2020)

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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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Influenza is associated with a substantial economic burden owing to the extensive immediate and circuitous medicinal service costs at the individual and institutional levels. We aimed to evaluate healthcare workers' perceptions of the influenza vaccination in the Qassim region in Saudi Arabia. A crosssectional study was conducted at selected hospitals from November to March 2020, in which healthcare workers completed a self-administered questionnaire. Of 327 participants, most were equally distributed between the ages 18-30 and 31-45 years (42.8% each), with 57.5% female and 42.5% male. Both Saudi (47.7%) and non-Saudi participants (52.3%) were included. The majority were physicians (29.7%), pharmacists (28.1%), and nurses (27.5%). Overall, 60.9% had good knowledge, 89% had positive perceptions, and 10.7% had negative perceptions. The primary reason for not getting vaccinated was a concern for complications. Moreover, 20.8% had never previously been vaccinated. Knowledge was positively correlated with nationality, educational level, and perception (p = .002, p = .047, and p = .021, respectively). Perceptions were significantly correlated with nationality (p =.009). Furthermore, 24.5% completely disagreed with compulsory vaccination and believe it would not improve coverage. Once fitted using a multinomial regression model, an r-square value of 0.026 indicated that nationality and history of previous vaccination significantly contributed to negative perceptions. We concluded that most healthcare workers had good knowledge and positive perceptions, and more than a third of the participants adhered to seasonal vaccination. Saudi patients and those who had never been vaccinated were more likely to have negative perceptions.

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