title: Attitudes of nurses in Greece towards influenza vaccination.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of nurses in Greece towards influenza vaccination.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four focus groups were conducted with 30 nurses. Content analysis of the focus group interviews was undertaken.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants were knowledgeable about influenza and the influenza vaccination. The main reasons given for not being vaccinated were: being in good health, not being susceptible to influenza, thinking it was not needed, concern about its effectiveness, delayed availability and distribution of influenza vaccines, fear of vaccine-induced illness, and lack of support regarding the provision of information on the benefits of influenza immunisation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Targeted health education programmes should be developed to overcome misconceptions about influenza vaccination.
authors.affiliation: Cyprus University of Technology, Nicosia, Cyprus. v_raftop@yahoo.gr
authors.forename: Vasilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Raftopoulos
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003469:Culture; D005006:Ethnicity; D006115:Greece; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D009726:Nurses; D014611:Vaccination / Q000451:nursing*
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines