title: Knowledge, motivation, and attitudes of Hungarian family physicians toward pandemic influenza vaccination in the 2009/10 influenza season: questionnaire study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the knowledge, motivation, and attitudes of Hungarian family physicians toward pandemic influenza vaccination in the 2009/10 influenza season.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire with 20 questions was developed and sent to 232 family physicians in 3 largest Hungarian cities: Budapest, Debrecen, and Miskolc. The study was conducted in December 2009 and January 2010.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A hundred and ninety eight (85%) physicians answered the questionnaire adequately. Respondents believed that the influenza outbreak represented less of a threat to their practices than to Hungary or the world as a whole. They mostly agreed that vaccination was important and were frequently dissatisfied with the support from health authorities. The proportion of vaccinated patients ranged between 2% and 53%, without differences according to geographical region, age, sex, and duration of physicians' employment in family practice. Physicians who were satisfied with the payment for procedures and underwent vaccination themselves were more active in vaccination.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Health authorities should provide clear and evidence-based professional support to family physicians and should encourage them to get vaccinated against pandemic influenza, while insurance funds have to establish appropriate reimbursement system.
authors.affiliation: University of Debrecen, Department of Family and Occupational Medicine, Moricz Zs krt. 22., Debrecen, Hungary. Rurik@med.unideb.hu
authors.forename: Imre
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rurik
authors.forename: Zoltán
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Langmár
authors.forename: Hajnalka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Márton
authors.forename: Eszter
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kovács
authors.forename: Endre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Szigethy
authors.forename: István
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ilyés
mesh_terms: D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000276:immunology*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology; D009042:Motivation; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires