Attitudes and knowledge regarding influenza vaccination among hospital health workers caring for women and children.
This cross-sectional study of 340 obstetrics/gynecology, 123 neonatology, and 244 pediatric health care workers (HCWs) was designed to evaluate compliance with recommendations concerning the use of influenza vaccine during pregnancy and among pediatric subjects. The results clearly show that only a marginal number of the HCWs in all three fields currently recommend vaccine use for pregnant women and healthy young children. Moreover, all of the HCWs were seriously deficient in terms of their general knowledge of influenza prevention and their own personal vaccination coverage was low. Extensive and sustained efforts to overcome cultural limitations concerning influenza and its prevention are urgently required among HCWs caring for women and children in order to ensure effective compliance with the current recommendations.
Esposito
Susanna
S
Department for the Health of Women and Children, University of Milan, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy.
Tremolati
Elena
E
Bellasio
Marta
M
Chiarelli
Gabriella
G
Marchisio
Paola
P
Tiso
Basilio
B
Mosca
Fabio
F
Pardi
Giorgio
G
Principi
Nicola
N
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D007252:Influenza Vaccines