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Editor, Senior Moderator
Vaccine. 2018 Mar 1. pii: S0264-410X(18)30297-4. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.02.098. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Factors contributing to declination of annual influenza vaccination by healthcare workers caring for cancer patients: An Australian experience.[/h] Surtees TC[SUP]1[/SUP], Teh BW[SUP]2[/SUP], Slavin MA[SUP]3[/SUP], Worth LJ[SUP]4[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] Healthcare workers (HCWs) at an Australian cancer centre were evaluated using a voluntary declination form program to determine factors contributing to declination of annual influenza vaccination. Overall, 1835/2041 HCWs (89.9%) completed a consent or declination form; 1783 were vaccinated and 52 declined. Staff roles with minimal patient contact were significantly associated with lower vaccine uptake (adjusted odds ratio 0.48, 95% confidence interval 0.23-0.99). Reasons for vaccine refusal included personal choice (41%), previous side-effect/s (23.1%), and medical reasons (23.1%). Of these, a large proportion may not be amenable to intervention, and this must be considered in setting threshold targets for future campaigns.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Declination forms; Healthcare worker; Influenza vaccination
PMID: 29503114 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.02.098
[h=1]Factors contributing to declination of annual influenza vaccination by healthcare workers caring for cancer patients: An Australian experience.[/h] Surtees TC[SUP]1[/SUP], Teh BW[SUP]2[/SUP], Slavin MA[SUP]3[/SUP], Worth LJ[SUP]4[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] Healthcare workers (HCWs) at an Australian cancer centre were evaluated using a voluntary declination form program to determine factors contributing to declination of annual influenza vaccination. Overall, 1835/2041 HCWs (89.9%) completed a consent or declination form; 1783 were vaccinated and 52 declined. Staff roles with minimal patient contact were significantly associated with lower vaccine uptake (adjusted odds ratio 0.48, 95% confidence interval 0.23-0.99). Reasons for vaccine refusal included personal choice (41%), previous side-effect/s (23.1%), and medical reasons (23.1%). Of these, a large proportion may not be amenable to intervention, and this must be considered in setting threshold targets for future campaigns.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Declination forms; Healthcare worker; Influenza vaccination
PMID: 29503114 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.02.098