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Am J Infect Control. 2017 Apr 24. pii: S0196-6553(17)30239-0. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.03.017. [Epub ahead of print]
Psychosocial determinants of influenza vaccination intention: A cross-sectional study on inpatient nurses in Singapore.
Lim DW1, Lee LT2, Kyaw WM1, Chow A3.
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Abstract
Nurses have the closest interaction with inpatients and could transmit influenza to patients. From a self-administered questionnaire survey among inpatient nurses at a tertiary hospital, we observed that the strongest factors associated with intention for future vaccination were perceived benefits of and motivations for vaccination (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 3.30; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.55-4.27), and perceived nonsusceptibility to influenza and preference for vaccination alternatives (aOR, 0.26; 95% CI, 0.20-0.34). These factors need to be addressed to increase vaccination uptake and prevent nosocomial transmission.
Copyright ? 2017 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Barriers; Influenza vaccination; Nurses; Psychosocial determinants
PMID: 28449916 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.03.017
Psychosocial determinants of influenza vaccination intention: A cross-sectional study on inpatient nurses in Singapore.
Lim DW1, Lee LT2, Kyaw WM1, Chow A3.
Author information
Abstract
Nurses have the closest interaction with inpatients and could transmit influenza to patients. From a self-administered questionnaire survey among inpatient nurses at a tertiary hospital, we observed that the strongest factors associated with intention for future vaccination were perceived benefits of and motivations for vaccination (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 3.30; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.55-4.27), and perceived nonsusceptibility to influenza and preference for vaccination alternatives (aOR, 0.26; 95% CI, 0.20-0.34). These factors need to be addressed to increase vaccination uptake and prevent nosocomial transmission.
Copyright ? 2017 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Barriers; Influenza vaccination; Nurses; Psychosocial determinants
PMID: 28449916 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.03.017