Association between health care workers’ knowledge of influenza vaccine and vaccine uptake

• Published in: American journal of infection control Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 69 - 70
• Main Authors: Jaiyeoba, Oluwatosin, MD, MSCR, Villers, Margaret, MD, MSCR, Soper, David E., MD, Korte, Jeffrey, PhD, Salgado, Cassandra D., MD, MS
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 2014; Elsevier; Mosby-Year Book, Inc
• Subjects: Attitude of Health Personnel; Biological and medical sciences; Cross-Sectional Studies; Epidemiology. Vaccinations; General aspects; Health care provider; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Personnel; Human viral diseases; Humans; Immunization; Infection Control; Infectious Disease; Infectious diseases; Influenza; Influenza Vaccines - administration & dosage; Influenza Vaccines - immunology; Influenza, Human - prevention & control; Knowledge; Medical personnel; Medical sciences; Opinion; Physicians; Prevention; United States; Vaccination - utilization; Vaccine acceptance; Vaccine declination; Vaccines; Viral diseases; Viral diseases of the respiratory system and ent viral diseases; United States; United States > US; Prevention; Immunization; Opinion; Vaccine acceptance; Health care provider; Vaccine declination; Acceptance; Vaccination; Check; Health care staff; Vaccine; Knowledge; Infection; Immunoprophylaxis; Viral disease; Influenza
• ISSN: 0196-6553; 1527-3296
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.06.020

Immunization is the most effective measure available to prevent influenza and its complications, and health care workers (HCWs) play a pivotal role. We conducted a cross-sectional survey study to determine HCWs knowledge and opinions regarding influenza vaccine and its acceptance at our institution. The most important reason for vaccine uptake was because it required formal declination (33%); physicians were more likely to be vaccinated because of patient care, whereas nurses were more likely to be vaccinated because it required formal declination.