Attitudes of healthcare professionals in primary healthcare about influenza vaccination

Barbara Kegl, Zoran Simonović, Zala Žvikart
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Introduction: Influenza is a viral respiratory disease. The most effective way to counteract that disease is by vaccination. Due to aerosol transmission of the virus, its virulence, and the amount of patient–healthcare worker contact in primary care, it is highly recommended for both patient and healthcare worker to get vaccinated.Aim: The study aims to investigate attitudes about flu vaccination among primary healthcare professionals.Material and methods: Quantitative methodology was used in the descriptive cross-sectional survey. That was carried out using a survey questionnaire in 12 healthcare centers around Styria in Slovenia, where the target group of the survey was healthcare professionals in health centers. The data was processed using descriptive statistics, calculating average values, and presented in tables and graphs.Results: Vaccination among healthcare professionals in healthcare centers was found to be higher compared to other studies. They are vaccinated primarily to protect themselves, their family, and their patients. The ones not vaccinated choose to opt out due to personal beliefs regarding their health and the side effects caused by the vaccine. It was also established that free vaccination would contribute greatly to increased interest, as well as vaccination during working hours and a higher number of vaccination sites. Discussion: Based on our results, only a third of healthcare professionals in health centers are vaccinated regularly each year. As vaccination rates are low among healthcare professionals, raising awareness among them and the general population regarding the importance of flu vaccination is of great importance.Conclusion: The vaccination of healthcare professionals in health centers is quite good; however, there is some space for improvement in vaccination coverage. Further prospective research on this topic is needed to obtain a broader aspect of the vaccination problem. In addition to vaccination, we can prevent the spread of influenza through other safeguards and good hygiene habits.
基层医疗机构医护人员对流感疫苗接种的态度
导言流感是一种病毒性呼吸道疾病。预防这种疾病最有效的方法是接种疫苗。由于病毒的气溶胶传播、病毒的毒性以及基层医疗机构中患者与医护人员的大量接触,我们强烈建议患者和医护人员都接种疫苗:在描述性横断面调查中使用了定量方法。在斯洛文尼亚施蒂里亚州周围的 12 个医疗保健中心使用调查问卷进行调查,调查的目标群体是医疗保健中心的医疗保健专业人员。数据采用描述性统计方法进行处理,计算平均值,并以表格和图表的形式呈现:与其他研究相比,医疗中心医护人员的疫苗接种率较高。他们接种疫苗主要是为了保护自己、家人和病人。没有接种疫苗的人则出于对自身健康和疫苗副作用的个人信仰而选择不接种疫苗。研究还发现,免费接种疫苗、在工作时间接种疫苗以及增加接种点数量都将大大提高接种兴趣。讨论情况:根据我们的调查结果显示,卫生中心每年只有三分之一的医护人员定期接种疫苗。由于医护人员的疫苗接种率较低,因此提高医护人员和普通民众对流感疫苗接种重要性的认识非常重要:结论:医疗中心医护人员的疫苗接种情况相当不错,但疫苗接种覆盖率还有待提高。需要对这一主题进行进一步的前瞻性研究,以便从更广泛的角度了解疫苗接种问题。除了接种疫苗,我们还可以通过其他保障措施和良好的卫生习惯来预防流感的传播。
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