Vaccination against influenza : Attitude of health care personnel in a multidisciplinary hospital in Latvia

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dc.contributor.authorViksna, Ludmila
dc.contributor.authorVilcans, Martiņš
dc.contributor.authorZeltiņa, Indra
dc.contributor.authorLeidere-Reine, Aija
dc.contributor.authorKrumiņa, Angelika
dc.contributor.authorKoļesova, Oksana
dc.contributor.authorĻeviņa, Jeļena
dc.contributor.authorKoļesovs, Aleksandrs
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Infectology
dc.contributor.institutionKlīniskās imunoloģijas un imunoģenētikas starpkatedru laboratorija
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-11T08:25:02Z
dc.date.available2021-05-11T08:25:02Z
dc.date.issued2019-08-01
dc.descriptionPublisher Copyright: © 2019 Ludmila Vīksna et al., published by Sciendo 2019. Copyright: Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
dc.description.abstractHealth care personnel (HCP) are at high risk of acquiring influenza due to exposure to patients. However, vaccination in HCP is lower than 40% for most European countries. The aim of this study was to determine the attitude towards influenza vaccination and possible reasons for this attitude in HCP. A cross-sectional study was performed in a multidisciplinary hospital of Latvia. The sample (n = 1099) included doctors (239), nurses (418), care services (236), administrative staff (108), and technical support staff (98). Five questions addressed vaccination of planned patients and HCP, knowledge of etiological anti-influenza drugs, and their storage at the hospital for immediate use. The results revealed that the level of regular vaccination against influenza in HCP was relatively low (14%). This contrasted with a more positive attitude towards vaccination of patients (53%) and personnel (60%). This contrast provided evidence for a low level of proactive action. High expectations regarding medications covered by the hospital (82%) indicated transferring of part of personal responsibility to the organisation. Doctors demonstrated a better understanding of the problem and a higher level of vaccination. However, some of doctors' attitudes showed underestimation of influenza-associated risk.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.format.extent126695
dc.identifier.citationViksna, L, Vilcans, M, Zeltiņa, I, Leidere-Reine, A, Krumiņa, A, Koļesova, O, Ļeviņa, J & Koļesovs, A 2019, 'Vaccination against influenza : Attitude of health care personnel in a multidisciplinary hospital in Latvia', Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences, vol. 73, no. 4, pp. 403-406. https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2019-0063
dc.identifier.doi10.2478/prolas-2019-0063
dc.identifier.issn1407-009X
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/4153
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85069681018&partnerID=8YFLogxK
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectattitude
dc.subjectinfluenza
dc.subjectprimary control
dc.subjectsecondary control
dc.subjectvaccination
dc.subject3.2 Clinical medicine
dc.subject3.3 Health sciences
dc.subject1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
dc.subjectGeneral
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleVaccination against influenza : Attitude of health care personnel in a multidisciplinary hospital in Latviaen
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