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Seasonal influenza vaccination coverage: a multicenter cross-sectional study among healthcare workers

Mevsimsel grip aşısı kapsama oranları: sağlık çalışanları arasında çok merkezli kesitsel bir çalışma

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113–119
Publication Date
2020-03-01
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It is important to know the HCWs attitudes and behaviors towards the vaccination to increase the rates.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the attitudes of healthcare workers against seasonal influenza vaccine and the reasons for vaccine avoidance.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Methods: This national survey was conducted from April 1st to June 30th in 2017.
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Conclusion & Impact:It is important to know the HCWs attitudes and behaviors towards the vaccination to increase the rates.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:2017 Verileri
⚙️Variables:mevsimsel inluenza aşısı · sağlık çalışanları · tutumlar

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the attitudes of healthcare workers against seasonal influenza vaccine and the reasons for vaccine avoidance. Materials and Methods: This national survey was conducted from April 1st to June 30th in 2017. The study was carried out among health care workers working in primary, secondary and tertiary care settings. A total of 12 questions were sent to 5046 health care professionals from 55 different cities who agreed to participate in the survey.Results: 7% of the participants stated that they get vaccinated regularly every year. 65.8% of the participants stated that they don’t get vaccinated at all. The most important reason for those who did not receive influenza vaccination was their disbelief in the necessity of the vaccination (51.9%). The most common reason for the seasonal influenza vaccination was the prevention of influenza infection (56.7%).Conclusion: The results of the study showed that HCWs influenza vaccination rates are very low. Doctors have been found to have slightly better rates than other HCWs. The high level of education and the increase in professional experience had a positive effect on the vaccination rate. It is important to know the HCWs attitudes and behaviors towards the vaccination to increase the rates.

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Amaç: İnfluenza tüm dünyada önemli ölçüde morbidite, mortalite ve maliyet yükünden sorumludur. Sağlık çalışanları (HCP) mesleksel bulaş açısından risk altındadırlar. Bu çalışmada sağlık çalışanlarının mevsimsel influenza aşısına karşı tutumlarının ve aşıdan kaçınma nedenlerinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çok merkezli ulusal anket çalışması 1 Nisan-30 Haziran 2017 tarihleri arasında gerçekleştirildi. Ankete katılmayı kabul eden 55 şehirden toplam 5046 HCP uzaktan katılım yoluyla cevaplamaları için toplam 12 sorudan oluşan bir anket gönderildi.Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılanların %7’si her yıl düzenli olarak aşı yaptırdığını belirtti. Hiç yaptırmıyorum diyenlerin oranı %65,8 idi. İnfluenza aşışını yaptırmayanların en önemli nedeni grip aşısının gerekliliğine inanmama idi (%51,9). Mevsimsel grip aşısı yaptıranların en önemli gerekçesi grip infeksiyonundan korunma (%56,7) idi.Sonuç: Sonuçlarımız, tüm HCP influenza aşılama oranlarının çok düşük olduğunu göstermiştir. Doktorların diğer HCP’lerden biraz daha iyi oranlara sahip olduğunu görülmüştür. Eğitim düzeyinin yüksek olması ve mesleki tecrübenin artması aşılama oranını olumlu yönde etkilemiştir. Sağlık çalışanlarının aşılanma oranlarının artırılabilmesi için öncelikle aşı konusundaki tutum ve davranışlarının bilinmesi gerekir.

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TUMTURK, A., TOSUN, S., YILDIZ, İ. E., ALAY, H., OZATAY, D. M., MERT, D., UGURLU, K., MUNGAN, İ., DOĞAN, M., SEZER, B. E., SAYAR, M. S., DENİZ, S. S. Ö., KARACAER, Z., UGUZ, M., YILDIZ, F., DURMUS, G., UNLU, F., KIZMAZ, Y. U., MENEKSE, S., ÖZ, N. (2020). Seasonal influenza vaccination coverage: a multicenter cross-sectional study among healthcare workers. Ortadoğu Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 12 - Sayı: 1, 113–119. https://ajindex.com/articles/82641

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