Attitudes and behavior of health care personnel regarding influenza vaccination.
This paper reports the results of a study conducted by the Italian Association for Immune-Prophylaxis Promotion (AIP.I) with the aim of surveying the attitudes and perceptions of Italian health care workers regarding the use and efficacy of influenza vaccine. The results clearly show that a high proportion of the questioned health care workers showed a general lack of concern about the severity of the disease. Doubts about vaccine efficacy and fear of post-vaccination side effects were also observed to have an important influence on the vaccination acceptance rates. These data underline the need for a systematic education program to provide influenza vaccination within the public and private health-care sectors in Italy.
Italian Association for Immune-Prophylaxis Promotion (AIP.I), Ministero Sanità, Rome.
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001519:Behavior; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D007558:Italy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D007252:Influenza Vaccines