title: Attitude of hospital personnel toward hepatitis B vaccination.
abstract: During a 1-yr period (November 1985-86), a free-of-charge vaccination program against hepatitis B was offered to 809 of the 1200 medical workers in a 650-bed general and regional hospital in Israel. Three hundred and eighteen (39.3%) accepted the offer and were vaccinated. The higher rates of acceptance were among cleaning personnel (96.3%) and student nurses (63.9%). The lower rates of acceptance were among physicians (46.5%) and nurses (24.9%). Different types of fear, as well as lack of knowledge, were the reasons responsible for 73.3% of all refusals. More specific and continuous health educational efforts among high-risk groups should be initiated for voluntary vaccination programs in Israel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Tel Aviv University, "Sackler" School of medicine.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Scapa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karpuch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waron
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eshchar
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002353:Carrier State / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014611:Vaccination