Publications by authors named "Daniel Biesiada"
Article Synopsis
- Migrants, particularly Ukrainian economic migrants (UMs) in Poland, face significant barriers to accessing vaccinations like HPV and MMR, stemming from gaps in health systems and healthcare integration.
- Focus groups with UMs and interviews with healthcare workers revealed issues such as language difficulties, lack of reliable health information, and discrimination, which complicate the vaccination process.
- Effective policy changes are needed to improve awareness and access to vaccines for UMs, including addressing cost issues and enhancing communication to remove barriers to healthcare services.
In February 2021, Polish teachers were offered the ChAdOx1-S vaccine as a priority group. However, there have been concerns among educators regarding the efficacy of this vaccine, as compared to the other types of vaccines (e.g.
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- A study was conducted to explore vaccination practices, attitudes, and healthcare access among approximately 1.2 million Ukrainian migrants in Poland, focusing on participants in Szczecin.
- Findings revealed that while Ukrainian migrants were skeptical about vaccines and healthcare in Ukraine, they had more trust in Polish healthcare services, perceiving vaccines as safer and higher quality.
- Despite their children being vaccinated according to the Polish schedule, many adult migrants had incomplete vaccination records and reported low interest in the influenza vaccine and unfamiliarity with the HPV vaccine.
Frequency of Occupational Bloodborne Infections and Sharps Injuries among Polish Paramedics from Selected Ambulance Stations.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
December 2020
To evaluate the prevalence of bloodborne infections (BBIs) and assess the incidence and selected risk factors for sharps injuries (SIs), a cross-sectional serosurvey was performed between December 2018 and October 2019 among 286 paramedics (76.5% males; mean age, 37 years) from 17 randomly selected ambulance stations in the West Pomeranian region of Poland. An ELISA system was used to detect anti-HBc, anti-HCV, and anti-HIV.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The general public influenza vaccination coverage in Poland is one of the lowest in the EU (3.7% in 2017/2018). Teachers have the potential to be a target group for immunization programs against influenza infection, however, there is yet to be a study in Poland, or even in the EU that has assessed influenza vaccine uptake among this group.
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