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Adverse events self-declaration system and influenza vaccination coverage of healthcare workers

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Med Clin (Barc). 2015 Dec 22. pii: S0025-7753(15)00631-4. doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2015.11.010. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1][Adverse events self-declaration system and influenza vaccination coverage of healthcare workers].[/h] [Article in Spanish]
Velasco Munoz C[SUP]1[/SUP], Sequera VG[SUP]2[/SUP], Vilajeliu A[SUP]2[/SUP], Aldea M[SUP]2[/SUP], Mena G[SUP]3[/SUP], Quesada S[SUP]4[/SUP], Varela P[SUP]4[/SUP], Oliv? V[SUP]4[/SUP], Bayas JM[SUP]2[/SUP], Trilla A[SUP]2[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]

[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]INTRODUCTION:[/h] During the influenza vaccination campaign 2011-2012 we established a self-declaration system of adverse events (AEs) in healthcare workers (HCW). The aim of this study is to describe the vaccinated population and analyse vaccination coverage and self-declared AEs after the voluntary flu vaccination in a university hospital in Barcelona.
[h=4]METHODS:[/h] Observational study. We used the HCW immunization record to calculate the vaccination coverage. We collected AEs using a voluntary, anonymous, self-administered survey during the 2011-2012 flu vaccination campaign. We performed a logistic regression model to determine the associated factors to declare AEs.
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] The influenza vaccination coverage in HCW was 30.5% (n=1,507/4,944). We received completed surveys from 358 vaccinated HCW (23.8% of all vaccinated). We registered AEs in 186 respondents to the survey (52.0% of all respondents). Of these, 75.3% (n=140) reported local symptoms after the flu vaccination, 9.7% (n=18) reported systemic symptoms and 15.1% (n=28) both local and systemic symptoms. No serious AEs were self-reported. Female sex and aged under 35 were both factors associated with declaring AEs.
[h=4]CONCLUSIONS:[/h] Our self-reporting system did not register serious AEs in HCW, resulting in an opportunity to improve HCW trust in flu vaccination.
Copyright ? 2015 Elsevier Espa?a, S.L.U. All rights reserved.


[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Acontecimientos adversos; Drug-related side effects and adverse reactions; Health personnel vaccination; Influenza vaccines; Occupational health; Salud laboral; Vaccination; Vacuna de la gripe; Vacunaci?n; Vacunaci?n del personal sanitario

PMID: 26726108 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
 
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