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Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2016 May 31:0. [Epub ahead of print]
Understanding motivators and barriers of hospital-based obstetric and paediatric health care worker influenza vaccination programs in Australia.
Tuckerman JL1,2, Shrestha L3, Collins JE1,2,4, Marshall HS1,2,3,4.
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Abstract
Understanding motivators and barriers of health care worker (HCW) vaccination programs is important for determining strategies to improve uptake. The aim of this study was to explore key drivers and HCW decision making related to recommended vaccines and seasonal influenza vaccination programs. We used a qualitative approach with semi-structured one-to-one interviews with 22 HCWs working at a tertiary paediatric and obstetric hospital in South Australia. A thematic analysis and coding were used to examine data. Key motivators that emerged included: sense of responsibility, convenience and ease of access, rotating trolleys, the influenza vaccine being free, basic knowledge about influenza and influenza vaccination, peer pressure, personal values and family culture, as well as the culture of support for the program. Personal decisions were the major barrier to HCWs receiving the influenza vaccine which were predominantly self-protection related or due to previous experience or fear of adverse reactions. Other barriers that emerged were misconceptions about the influenza vaccine, needle phobia and privacy concerns. This study identified both attitudinal and structural barriers that could be addressed to improve uptake of the seasonal influenza vaccine.
KEYWORDS:
Health care workers; attitudes; barriers; influenza; motivators; vaccination
PMID: 27245460 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Understanding motivators and barriers of hospital-based obstetric and paediatric health care worker influenza vaccination programs in Australia.
Tuckerman JL1,2, Shrestha L3, Collins JE1,2,4, Marshall HS1,2,3,4.
Author information
Abstract
Understanding motivators and barriers of health care worker (HCW) vaccination programs is important for determining strategies to improve uptake. The aim of this study was to explore key drivers and HCW decision making related to recommended vaccines and seasonal influenza vaccination programs. We used a qualitative approach with semi-structured one-to-one interviews with 22 HCWs working at a tertiary paediatric and obstetric hospital in South Australia. A thematic analysis and coding were used to examine data. Key motivators that emerged included: sense of responsibility, convenience and ease of access, rotating trolleys, the influenza vaccine being free, basic knowledge about influenza and influenza vaccination, peer pressure, personal values and family culture, as well as the culture of support for the program. Personal decisions were the major barrier to HCWs receiving the influenza vaccine which were predominantly self-protection related or due to previous experience or fear of adverse reactions. Other barriers that emerged were misconceptions about the influenza vaccine, needle phobia and privacy concerns. This study identified both attitudinal and structural barriers that could be addressed to improve uptake of the seasonal influenza vaccine.
KEYWORDS:
Health care workers; attitudes; barriers; influenza; motivators; vaccination
PMID: 27245460 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]