Beliefs and attitudes of health workers and nursing students toward an influenza pandemic in a region of Spain

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Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2019 Jul-Sep;36(3):481-486. doi: 10.17843/rpmesp.2019.363.4371. Epub 2019 Dec 2. [Beliefs and attitudes of health workers and nursing students toward an influenza pandemic in a region of Spain].

[Article in Spanish; Abstract available in Spanish from the publisher]

Santana-L?pez BN¹, Santana-Padilla YG¹, Mart?n-Santana JD², Santana-Cabrera L¹, Rodr?guez CE¹.
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1 Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Espa?a. 2 Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Espa?a.

Abstract

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A survey was carried out during March-May 2017 to analyze the beliefs and attitudes of health workers and nursing students in the face of an influenza pandemic in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. A high percentage doubted that there is a vaccine to protect them against an influenza pandemic, although workers showed greater certainty than students concerning access to a vaccine. Health workers showed themselves as more responsible for their work than students; i.e., 46.7% would be in favor of penalizing anyone who refused to go to work because there is a high percentage that put work before their responsibility toward themselves and their families. In conclusion, this study suggests promoting initiatives for reducing absenteeism, identifying those factors that would facilitate it, and having a contingency plan prepared in the event of an influenza pandemic.


PMID: 31800943 DOI: 10.17843/rpmesp.2019.363.4371