Influenza vaccination rates, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of healthcare workers in Turkey: A multicentre study | Zendy

Korkmaz Nesibe | Zendy; Nazik Selçuk | Zendy; Gümüştakım Raziye Ş. | Zendy; Uzar Hanife | Zendy; Kul Gülnur | Zendy; Tosun Selma | Zendy; Torun Ayşe | Zendy; Demirbakan Hadiye | Zendy; Seremet Keskin Ayşegül | Zendy; Kaçmaz Asiye B. | Zendy; Erdem Hüseyin A. | Zendy; Uysal Serhat | Zendy; Aliravci Işıl D. | Zendy; Yeşilyurt Şölen Emine | Zendy; Can Hüseyin | Zendy; Deniz Mustafa | Zendy; Demiray Gürbüz Ebru | Zendy; Kostakoğlu Uğur | Zendy; Bölükbaşı Hilal | Zendy

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Influenza vaccination rates, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of healthcare workers in Turkey: A multicentre study

Author(s) -

Korkmaz Nesibe,

Nazik Selçuk,

Gümüştakım Raziye Ş.,

Uzar Hanife,

Kul Gülnur,

Tosun Selma,

Torun Ayşe,

Demirbakan Hadiye,

Seremet Keskin Ayşegül,

Kaçmaz Asiye B.,

Erdem Hüseyin A.,

Uysal Serhat,

Aliravci Işıl D.,

Yeşilyurt Şölen Emine,

Can Hüseyin,

Deniz Mustafa,

Demiray Gürbüz Ebru,

Kostakoğlu Uğur,

Bölükbaşı Hilal

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

international journal of clinical practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756

H-Index - 98

eISSN - 1742-1241

pISSN - 1368-5031

DOI - 10.1111/ijcp.13659

Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , health care , family medicine , influenza vaccine , disease , healthcare worker , environmental health , immunology , economics , economic growth

Aim Influenza vaccination is the most effective method in prevention of influenza disease and its complications. Our study aimed to investigate the rates of vaccination and the behaviours and attitudes against the vaccine in healthcare workers in Turkey. Methods This multicentre national survey is a descriptive study in which 12 475 healthcare workers. Healthcare workers were asked to answer the questionnaire consisting of 12 questions via the survey. Results It was found that 6.7% of the healthcare workers regularly got vaccinated each year and that 55% had never had the influenza vaccine before. The biggest obstacle against getting vaccinated was determined as not believing in the necessity of the vaccine (53.1%). Conclusion The rates of influenza vaccination in healthcare workers in Turkey are quite low. False knowledge and attitudes on the vaccine and disease are seen as the most important reasons to decline vaccination. It is important to detect reasons for anti‐vaccination and set a course in order to increase the rates of vaccination.

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