title: [Attitude and compliance towards influenza vaccination among health care workersin two Italian hospitals after a vaccination promotion campaign].
abstract: In the season 2013-2014, a campaign to promote influenza vaccination among health care workers (HCWs) was conducted in two Italian hospitals, based on an educational toolkit and attitude and compliance towards vaccination were investigated. Overall, 36% of the HCWs get vaccinated almost once, 2.3% in 2013-14 season for the first time, 57% never, 7% do not know or not remember. The main reason for vaccination was reportedly to avoid taking sick-leave (29.7%); while refusal was guided by the low risk-perception associated with influenza (38.5%). Interventions based only on education and communication seem not to be sufficient; an integrated approach with multiple components is needed to achieve higher coverage rates and to ensure a successful vaccination campaign.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), Centro Nazionale di Epidemiologia, Sorveglianza e Promozione della Salute (CNESPS), Roma.
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Alfonsi
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Università di Foggia, Foggia.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cozza
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Roma.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ciofi Degli Atti
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Igiene e Sanità Pubblica - AUSL Latina.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Porcelli
authors.affiliation: Ospedale "Santa Maria Goretti" - AUSL Latina.
authors.forename: Anna Lisa
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Grandinetti
authors.affiliation: Ospedale "Santa Maria Goretti" - AUSL Latina.
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giacomini
authors.affiliation: Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), Centro Nazionale di Epidemiologia, Sorveglianza e Promozione della Salute (CNESPS), Roma.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giambi
authors.affiliation: Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), Centro Nazionale di Epidemiologia, Sorveglianza e Promozione della Salute (CNESPS), Roma.
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bella
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biomedicina e Prevenzione - Università Tor Vergata, Roma.
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.affiliation: Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), Centro Nazionale di Epidemiologia, Sorveglianza e Promozione della Salute (CNESPS), Roma.
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Rota