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10.2478/prolas-2019-0063
Title: | Vaccination against influenza : Attitude of health care personnel in a multidisciplinary hospital in Latvia |
Authors: | Viksna, Ludmila Vilcans, Martiņš Zeltiņa, Indra Leidere-Reine, Aija Krumiņa, Angelika Koļesova, Oksana Ļeviņa, Jeļena Koļesovs, Aleksandrs Department of Infectology Joint Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Immunogenetics |
Keywords: | attitude;influenza;primary control;secondary control;vaccination;3.2 Clinical medicine;3.3 Health sciences;1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database;General;SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being |
Issue Date: | 1-Aug-2019 |
Citation: | Viksna , 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 |
Abstract: | Health 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. |
Description: | Publisher Copyright: © 2019 Ludmila Vīksna et al., published by Sciendo 2019. Copyright: Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.2478/prolas-2019-0063 |
ISSN: | 1407-009X |
Appears in Collections: | Research outputs from Pure / Zinātniskās darbības rezultāti no ZDIS Pure |
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