Health professionals´ attitudes against influenza vaccination in a spanish terciary hospital

e201908057

Authors

  • Yolanda Queipo-Herías Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo. España.
  • Marta Sánchez-Zaballos Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo. España. / Universidad de Oviedo. Oviedo. España.
  • David Zuazua-Rico Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo. España. / Universidad de Oviedo. Oviedo. España.
  • Mª Pilar Mosteiro-Diaz Universidad de Oviedo. Oviedo. España.
  • Alba Maestro-Gonzalez Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo. España. / Universidad de Oviedo. Oviedo. España.

Keywords:

Health personnel, Vaccination, Human influenza, Hospital, Vaccination coverage, Public health, Preventive health services

Abstract

Background: Healthcare professionals is one of the risk groups to which influenza vaccination is recommended. The main objective was to know the attitudes of healthcare professionals about influenza vaccination in the Principality of Asturias´ reference centre during the campaign 2017-2018.

Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study between September 2017 and May 2018, using a questionnaire. Sociodemographic variables and reasons for accepting or refuse the influenza vaccination were studied. For descriptive analysis we used the mean, mode, standard deviation, range, frequencies and percentages. The comparison between vaccinated and unvaccinated was made by the Chi square test, Saphiro-Wilk test and U Mann-Whitney test.

Results: The sample was formed by 518 participants, finally resulted a 29.53% vaccination rate. The principal reason for accepting the vaccine was its efficacy (average on the Likert scale of 4.11 out of 5), while the main reason for not vaccination was the lack of interest (mean=3.41 out of 5). It confirmed relationship between the type of contract and the professional category, the lower vaccination was in the temporary staff (p=0.003) and the nursing profession (p<0.001). We also found association between professionals that used to receive the vaccine in all the campaigns (p<0.001) and those who received the immunization in their workplace (p=0.002). Finally, the profession (p=0.014) and the family (p<0.001) also were influential in the decision of the immunized.

Conclusions: The vaccination rate of the professionals who work in the Asturias´ reference hospital is similar to that of other health centres in Spain, but it is below the objective set by the World Health Organization. The previous contact with the influenza immunization, a positive working environment respecting the vaccine and the promotion of information, could be favourable factors in the vaccinal decision of the health workers.

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Published

2019-08-08

How to Cite

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Queipo-Herías Y, Sánchez-Zaballos M, Zuazua-Rico D, Mosteiro-Diaz MP, Maestro-Gonzalez A. Health professionals´ attitudes against influenza vaccination in a spanish terciary hospital: e201908057. Rev Esp Salud Pública [Internet]. 2019 Aug. 8 [cited 2026 Apr. 4];93:11 páginas. Available from: https://ojs.sanidad.gob.es/index.php/resp/article/view/1196