title: [Low influenza vaccination coverage rate among hospital employees].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the influenza vaccine coverage rate among employees of Dutch hospitals in 2012.
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational questionnaire study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-two Dutch hospitals that were affiliated to a sick-leave registration office were asked to report the number of employees who had received the annual influenza vaccination via their employer in 2012. They also received a questionnaire concerning vaccination policy in their hospital.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-five hospitals were willing to participate in the study (response rate: 73%). The median vaccination coverage rate was 13% (range: 2-33).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The influenza vaccination coverage rate among employees of Dutch hospitals is very low. As it is likely that vaccinating healthcare workers against influenza can reduce transmission of influenza to vulnerable patients, investigation into how the vaccine coverage rate can be increased is recommended.
authors.affiliation: RIVM, Centrum Infectieziektebestrijding, Bilthoven.
authors.forename: Arianne B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: van Gageldonk-Lafeber
authors.forename: Frederika
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dijkstra
authors.forename: Hellen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: van 't Veen
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orchudesch
authors.forename: Wim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: van der Hoek
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines