title: Immune status and risk perception of acquisition of vaccine preventable diseases among health care workers.
abstract: Risk perception of acquiring vaccine preventable diseases and the immune status of 187 health care workers (HCW) from a high-complexity university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, were assessed. The vaccine preventable diseases more cited as at risk for acquisition were hepatitis B (94.1%), influenza (92.5%), meningococcal disease (90.3%), tuberculosis (85.0%), and varicella (72.7%). Previous disease or vaccination reported by HCW were hepatitis B (82.4%), tetanus (87.7%), diphtheria (81.8%), measles (86.6%), mumps (85.6%), rubella (85.0%), varicella (82.9%), and influenza (35.8%). One third of HCW reported previous percutaneous or mucosal occupational accidents, and 83.6% had notified the event to the Hospital Infection Control Committee. Despite good risk perception of acquiring vaccine preventable diseases, only 35.8% of individuals were fully immunized. Efforts should be made to increase influenza vaccination coverage among all professionals and to reduce the number of nonreported accidents, especially among physicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Isabel Saraiva
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Dinelli
authors.forename: Thais das Neves Fraga
authors.initials: Td
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Erica Regina Cruz
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Paulino
authors.forename: Maria Carolina Pereira
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: da Rocha
authors.forename: Flávia Bracale
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Graciani
authors.forename: Maria Isabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: de Moraes-Pinto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D014611:Vaccination / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014612:Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines