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Aija Leidere-reine

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Vaccination Against Influenza: Attitude of Health Care Personnel in a Multidisciplinary Hospital in Latvia

2019

Abstract Health care personnel (HCP) are at high risk of acquiring influenza due to exposure to patients. However, vaccination in HCP is lower than 40% for most European countries. The aim of this study was to determine the attitude towards influenza vaccination and possible reasons for this attitude in HCP. A cross-sectional study was performed in a multidisciplinary hospital of Latvia. The sample (n = 1099) included doctors (239), nurses (418), care services (236), administrative staff (108), and technical support staff (98). Five questions addressed vaccination of planned patients and HCP, knowledge of etiological anti-influenza drugs, and their storage at the hospital for immediate use.…

medicine.medical_specialtyMultidisciplinaryGeneral interestbusiness.industryScience030231 tropical medicineQvaccinationVaccination03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineprimary controlMultidisciplinary approachFamily medicineattitudeHealth caremedicine030212 general & internal medicinesecondary controlbusinessinfluenzaProceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B, Natural Sciences
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