title: Influenza vaccination acceptance among health-care workers: a nationwide survey.
abstract: We conducted a nationwide survey to investigate reasons for influenza vaccine uptake or refusal among health-care workers (HCWs) in Greece. Vaccination rates increased with increasing age, and among HCWs working in Northern Greece, in direct contact with patients, and with influenza vaccination in the past. Self-protection was the main reason for vaccination (89.1%), whereas 55.2% of HCWs reported vaccination to protect patients. Main reasons for refusing vaccination were perception of not being at risk for influenza (43.2%) and fear of vaccine adverse effects (33.4%).
authors.affiliation: Department for Interventions in Health-Care Facilities, Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens 10433, Greece. helen-maltezou@ath.forthnet.gr
authors.forename: Helen C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Maltezou
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maragos
authors.forename: Panos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Katerelos
authors.forename: Antigoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paisi
authors.forename: Katerina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karageorgou
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Papadimitriou
authors.forename: Ioannis N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Pierroutsakos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000488:Allied Health Personnel; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006266:Health Education; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010820:Physicians; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination