An audit of vaccination coverage among vaccination service workers in Puglia, Italy.
The aim of the study is to assess the determining factors and the level of vaccination coverage for those vaccinations recommended to health care workers. The employees of the Apulian Vaccination Services were given an interview-based standardized anonymous questionnaire. Of the 302 replies from the employees, 54.5% of the respondents had received the hepatitis B vaccine and 32.7% the influenza vaccine in the 2007-2008 season. There were 4.6% susceptible to varicella, and 2.6% had been vaccinated. Of the replies received, 9.3% were susceptible to measles or mumps or rubella, and 5.9% had been vaccinated. There is the need for on-going education for vaccine requirements to improve immunoprophylaxis among health care workers.
Tafuri
Silvia
S
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Bari, Apulia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Bari, Italy.
Martinelli
Domenico
D
Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Foggia, Apulia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Foggia, Italy.
Caputi
Giovanni
G
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Bari, Apulia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Bari, Italy.
Arbore
Annamaria
A
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Bari, Apulia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Bari, Italy.
Lopalco
Pietro Luigi
PL
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Bari, Apulia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Bari, Italy.
Germinario
Cinzia
C
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Bari, Apulia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Bari, Italy.
Prato
Rosa
R
Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Foggia, Apulia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Foggia, Italy. Electronic address: r.prato@unifg.it.
D000328:Adult; D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine