AI Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to assess the intention of healthcare professionals, specifically doctors and nurses, to get vaccinated against the A/H1N1 influenza virus and their views on the pandemic's severity compared to seasonal flu.
- - Conducted between November 6-16, 2009, the survey received responses from 115 health workers, revealing that only 33.3% of doctors and 13.6% of nurses planned to receive the vaccine, with significant differences noted.
- - Findings indicated that a majority of health professionals, especially nurses, were reluctant to get vaccinated against A/H1N1 at the start of the vaccination campaign, despite some recognizing a high risk for themselves.
Article Abstract
Objective: To determine the intention of health professionals, doctors and nurses, concerning whether or not to be vaccinated against A/H1N1 influenza virus, and their perception of the severity of this pandemic compared with seasonal flu.
Material And Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out based on an questionnaire e-mailed to health professionals in public healthcare centres in Vitoria between 6 and 16 November 2009; the percentage of respondents who wanted to be vaccinated and who perceived the pandemic flu to carry a high risk of death were calculated.
Results: A total of 115 people completed the questionnaire of whom 61.7% (n=71) were doctors and 38.3% (n=44) were nurses. Of these, 33.3% (n=23) of doctors and 13.6% (n=6) of nurses intended to be vaccinated (p=0.019). Even among those who considered themselves to be at a high risk, 70.6% (n=48) of doctors and 31.7% (n=13) of nurses participating in the study (p=0.001) planned to have the vaccination.
Conclusions: Most health professionals, and in particular nurses, had no intention to be vaccinated against A/H1N1 influenza virus at the beginning of the vaccination campaign.
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