Predicting influenza vaccination uptake among health care workers: What are the key motivators?

Publié le 04 septembre 2013 • Catégorie(s) : Vaccination • Mot(s) clef(s) : grippe

Auteur    Kimberly Corace
Auteur    Chatura Prematunge
Auteur    Anne McCarthy
Auteur    Rama C Nair
Auteur    Virginia Roth
Auteur    Thomas Hayes
Auteur    Kathryn N Suh
Auteur    Louise Balfour
Auteur    Gary Garber
Volume    41
Numéro    8
Pages    679-684
Publication    American journal of infection control
ISSN    1527-3296
Date    Aug 2013
Extra    PMID: 23523520
Abrév. de revue    Am J Infect Control
DOI    10.1016/j.ajic.2013.01.014
Catalogue de bibl.    NCBI PubMed
Langue    eng
Résumé    BACKGROUND: Health care worker (HCW) vaccination was critical to protecting HCW during the H1N1 pandemic. However, vaccine uptake rates fell below recommended targets. This study examined motivators and barriers influencing HCW pH1N1 vaccination to identify modifiable factors that can improve influenza vaccine uptake. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted at a large Canadian tertiary care hospital. HCW (N = 3,275) completed measures of demographics, vaccination history, influenza risk factors, and attitudes toward pH1N1 vaccination. Self-reported vaccination was verified with staff vaccination records. Of the total sample, 2,862 (87.4%) HCW received the pH1N1 vaccine. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to predict HCW vaccination. RESULTS: HCW attitudes toward vaccination significantly predicted vaccination, even after adjusting for demographics, vaccine history, and influenza risk factors. This model correctly predicted 95% (confidence interval [CI]: 0.93-0.96) of HCW vaccination. Key modifiable factors driving HCW vaccination include (1) desire to protect family members and patients, (2) belief that vaccination is important even if one is healthy, (3) confidence in vaccine safety, and (4) supervisor and physician encouragement. CONCLUSION: This research identified fundamental reasons why HCW get vaccinated and provides direction for future influenza vaccination programs. To enhance vaccine uptake, it is important to target HCW attitudes in influenza vaccine campaigns and create a culture of vaccine promotion in the workplace, including strong messaging from supervisors and physicians.