Attitudes of nurses in Greece towards influenza vaccination.
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.
Raftopoulos
Vasilios
V
Cyprus University of Technology, Nicosia, Cyprus. v_raftop@yahoo.gr
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*
D007252:Influenza Vaccines