title: Attitudes regarding occupational vaccines and vaccination coverage against vaccine-preventable diseases among healthcare workers working in pediatric departments in Greece.
abstract: We studied the attitudes with regard to occupational vaccines and vaccination coverage among healthcare workers in pediatric departments. Completed vaccination rates were 33%, 33%, 41.7%, 3%, 5.8%, 69.2% and 36.3% against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis A, hepatitis B and tetanus-diphtheria, respectively. Susceptibility rates were 14.2%, 15.7%, 14.6%, 7.6%, 87.4%, 22.6% and 61.8% for measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis A, hepatitis B and tetanus-diphtheria, respectively. Mandatory vaccinations were supported by 70.6% of healthcare workers, with considerable differences by target disease.
authors.affiliation: Department for Interventions in Health Care Facilities, Hellenic Center for Diseases Control and Prevention Athens, Greece. helen-maltezou@ath.forthnet.gr
authors.forename: Helena C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Maltezou
authors.forename: Athanasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lourida
authors.forename: Aspasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katragkou
authors.forename: Ioanna N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Grivea
authors.forename: Panos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Katerelos
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wicker
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Syrogiannopoulos
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roilides
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Theodoridou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006282:Health Personnel; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014612:Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines