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Abstract
A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted among HCW in internal medicine and pediatric hospitals in Ain Shams University and fever & chest hospitals
The aim of the study was to determine prevalence of novel H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccination among HCWs, and also to asses knowledge and perception of HCWS, and factor affecting vaccination status among them.
The study questionnaire was completed by (415) health care worker from studied hospitals.
The majority of participants were less than 40 years (87.5%), females (69.6%).Also the majority of sample were working in internal medicine hospital (31.3%), (27%) in fever hospital, (25.1%) in chest hospital and only 16.6% in pediatric hospital.
Most of them were junior staff having job experience less than 5 years (44.6%). physicians represent the majority of the sample (62.5%) and all participants have direct contact with patients. As regard nurses qualifications, most of them have secondary school grading.
Seasonal influenza vaccine for year 2008-2009 come as the 2nd prevalent vaccine (22.9%)after hepatitis B (75.7%) then Seasonal influenza vaccine for year 2009-2010, and the least prevalent vaccine was against swine flu with significant difference between doctors and nurses as nurses are vaccinated more than doctors.
The chest hospital has the highest prevalence of vaccination except swine influenza vaccine it was higher in fever hospital.
Vaccinated doctors against swine influenza were aged more than 40 years and above than, working for more than 5 years and working in fever hospital.
Vaccinated doctors against wine influenza were knowledgeable to swine and seasonal influenza vaccine, also had positive attitude towards vaccination.
Vaccinated nurses against influenza were working in fever hospital, for 10years and more.
There was no difference between vaccinated and unvaccinated nurses against swine influenza as regard their level of knowledge about swine influenza vaccine and their attitude towards vaccination.
Vaccinated doctors against seasonal influenza 2009-2010 were aged 40 years and more, senior doctors working for 10 years and more, working in chest hospital and married. No difference as regard gender.
Vaccinated doctors against seasonal influenza 2009-2010 were knowledgeable to swine influenza and seasonal influenza vaccine. But there was no difference as regard their knowledge about swine and seasonal influenza diseases and also in attitude.
Vaccinated nurses against seasonal influenza2009-2010 were working in chest hospital, but there was no difference as regard gender, age, work duration, marital status and contact with patient.
Vaccinated nurses against seasonal influenza2009-2010 knew more about swine influenza vaccine and had positive attitude towards vaccination. But there is no difference as regard their knowledge about seasonal influenza disease and vaccine.
The most important cause of unvaccination was being not sure of efficacy of vaccine and the least cause was allergy from vaccine among doctors and nurses.
The most important cause of vaccination was to protect themselves among doctors and nurses.
The most frequent place of vaccination was campaign among doctors and nurses. The most frequent place of vaccination campaign was fever hospital among doctors and chest hospital among nurses.
The most frequent reported complication from vaccine was fever among doctors and nurses as reported in the current study. Other complication from vaccine was Pain in injection site, Joint pain and Wrist pain being of the same frequency among doctors and Joint pain and Bone ache being of the same frequency among nurses.
There was difference between doctors and nurses as regard their intention to receive seasonal influenza vaccination with more intention among nurses than doctors, but there was no difference between them as regard intention for H1N1 vaccination.
Regard Participants’ knowledge about the international recommended categories for vaccination, the most frequent category reported to be vaccinated was HCW, then people live in hospice.
A difference between doctors and nurses as regard their knowledge about presence of international recommendation for influenza vaccination, as knowledge was more among nurses. But there was no difference between doctors and nurses about aim of this recommendation.
Increase vaccination efficacy information, health education campaign and presence of unpaid vaccine were factors Suggested by doctors for enhancing vaccination
The most frequent reported source of information about influenza was medical source, then Radio and TV.