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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Am Coll Health. 2017 Jun 16:0. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2017.1341899. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Student and Faculty Perceptions about Mandatory Influenza Vaccinations on a Health Sciences Campus.[/h] Looper P[SUP]1[/SUP], George D[SUP]2[/SUP], Johnson EJ[SUP]3[/SUP], Conway SE[SUP]4[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]OBJECTIVE:[/h] To examine the perceptions among faculty and health professional students regarding mandatory vaccination policies on a health sciences campus.
[h=4]PARTICIPANTS:[/h] A total of 296 faculty and 244 students completed surveys during fall 2015.
[h=4]METHODS:[/h] The online survey administered to individuals who received the influenza vaccine during the fall 2015 influenza vaccination clinic season included 5 items evaluating perceptions of employer mandatory vaccination requirements.
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] Chi-Square analysis indicated that although faculty and students agree mandatory vaccinations in a health care environment are appropriate, faculty are more likely than students to get vaccinated in the absence of a mandate. Additionally, a small fraction of faculty would consider employment elsewhere when facing this mandate.
[h=4]CONCLUSIONS:[/h] Overall, faculty and students had favorable perceptions about mandatory influenza vaccine policies. Since students were less likely to be vaccinated in the absence of a mandate, education of students should be improved to support the importance of vaccinations in a health care environment.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] health care faculty; health professional students; influenza vaccine; mandatory immunizations
PMID: 28622121 DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2017.1341899
[h=1]Student and Faculty Perceptions about Mandatory Influenza Vaccinations on a Health Sciences Campus.[/h] Looper P[SUP]1[/SUP], George D[SUP]2[/SUP], Johnson EJ[SUP]3[/SUP], Conway SE[SUP]4[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]OBJECTIVE:[/h] To examine the perceptions among faculty and health professional students regarding mandatory vaccination policies on a health sciences campus.
[h=4]PARTICIPANTS:[/h] A total of 296 faculty and 244 students completed surveys during fall 2015.
[h=4]METHODS:[/h] The online survey administered to individuals who received the influenza vaccine during the fall 2015 influenza vaccination clinic season included 5 items evaluating perceptions of employer mandatory vaccination requirements.
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] Chi-Square analysis indicated that although faculty and students agree mandatory vaccinations in a health care environment are appropriate, faculty are more likely than students to get vaccinated in the absence of a mandate. Additionally, a small fraction of faculty would consider employment elsewhere when facing this mandate.
[h=4]CONCLUSIONS:[/h] Overall, faculty and students had favorable perceptions about mandatory influenza vaccine policies. Since students were less likely to be vaccinated in the absence of a mandate, education of students should be improved to support the importance of vaccinations in a health care environment.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] health care faculty; health professional students; influenza vaccine; mandatory immunizations
PMID: 28622121 DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2017.1341899