Influenza vaccination acceptance among health-care workers: a nationwide survey.
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%).
Maltezou
Helen C
HC
Department for Interventions in Health-Care Facilities, Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens 10433, Greece. helen-maltezou@ath.forthnet.gr
Maragos
Antonios
A
Katerelos
Panos
P
Paisi
Antigoni
A
Karageorgou
Katerina
K
Papadimitriou
Theodoros
T
Pierroutsakos
Ioannis N
IN
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