Perception and receptiveness of primary healthcare personnel to seasonal influenza vaccine. Kannan, P., Tang, W. E., Toh, M. P. H. S., Chen, S. Y. C., Chng, F. L. C., Ng, K. M. Y., Lew, Y. J., & Matthew, J. Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore, 39(11 SUPPL. 1):S32, 2010.
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Background/Hypothesis: Seasonal influenza vaccination is a key strategy to prevent infection, morbidity, work-absenteeism and the spread of influenza among primary healthcare personnel (PHP) and their patients but uptake is often suboptimal. This study aims to elicit the perceptions and receptiveness of PHP in the public sector in Singapore to seasonal influenza vaccination. Method(s): Survey was conducted amongst doctors, nurses, allied health and operations personnel working in all 9 National Healthcare Group-Polyclinics in November 2009. Result(s): The survey response rate was 80%. Of the 871 respondents, 64.6 % had previously received influenza vaccination whereas 35.4% had not or were unsure. Only 56.5% of PHP were willing to go for influenza vaccination again. The 3 most common reasons for being unwilling for influenza vaccination were: fear of side-effects, dislike of injections and the perception of "not getting flu easily". Those who had seasonal influenza vaccination previously were more amenable to this vaccination compared to those who had not (75.3% vs 21.9%, P \textless0.01). Only 11.9% of respondents believed that the seasonal influenza vaccine provided protection against H1N1-influenza. The receptiveness to seasonal influenza vaccine uptake was higher among those who had been assigned to fever/flu tent (59.8% vs 50.8%, P \textless0.05) during the H1N1-pandemic and among PHP who had attended workplace health-talks (59.7 % vs 42.8%, P \textless0.01). Doctors and dentists reported the highest uptake of influenza vaccine in the preceding 2 years (75.4%) as compared to Nurses (65.6%), Allied Health (68%) and Operations personnel (58.1%). Discussion & Conclusion(s): This study reinforces the need for a multi-prong approach to seasonal influenza vaccine promotional activities among PHP. This may include targeted health education to address fears and misconceptions coupled with provision of alternative vaccine routes for PHP with fear/dislike of injections.
@article{kannan_perception_2010,
	title = {Perception and receptiveness of primary healthcare personnel to seasonal influenza vaccine},
	volume = {39},
	issn = {0304-4602},
	url = {http://www.annals.edu.sg/pdf/39VolNo11SupplNov2010/V39N11(Suppl).pdf http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&PAGE=reference&D=emed11&NEWS=N&AN=71795893},
	abstract = {Background/Hypothesis: Seasonal influenza vaccination is a key strategy to prevent infection, morbidity, work-absenteeism and the spread of influenza among primary healthcare personnel (PHP) and their patients but uptake is often suboptimal. This study aims to elicit the perceptions and receptiveness of PHP in the public sector in Singapore to seasonal influenza vaccination. Method(s): Survey was conducted amongst doctors, nurses, allied health and operations personnel working in all 9 National Healthcare Group-Polyclinics in November 2009. Result(s): The survey response rate was 80\%. Of the 871 respondents, 64.6 \% had previously received influenza vaccination whereas 35.4\% had not or were unsure. Only 56.5\% of PHP were willing to go for influenza vaccination again. The 3 most common reasons for being unwilling for influenza vaccination were: fear of side-effects, dislike of injections and the perception of "not getting flu easily". Those who had seasonal influenza vaccination previously were more amenable to this vaccination compared to those who had not (75.3\% vs 21.9\%, P {\textless}0.01). Only 11.9\% of respondents believed that the seasonal influenza vaccine provided protection against H1N1-influenza. The receptiveness to seasonal influenza vaccine uptake was higher among those who had been assigned to fever/flu tent (59.8\% vs 50.8\%, P {\textless}0.05) during the H1N1-pandemic and among PHP who had attended workplace health-talks (59.7 \% vs 42.8\%, P {\textless}0.01). Doctors and dentists reported the highest uptake of influenza vaccine in the preceding 2 years (75.4\%) as compared to Nurses (65.6\%), Allied Health (68\%) and Operations personnel (58.1\%). Discussion \& Conclusion(s): This study reinforces the need for a multi-prong approach to seasonal influenza vaccine promotional activities among PHP. This may include targeted health education to address fears and misconceptions coupled with provision of alternative vaccine routes for PHP with fear/dislike of injections.},
	language = {English},
	number = {11 SUPPL. 1},
	journal = {Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore},
	author = {Kannan, P. and Tang, W. E. and Toh, M. P. H. S. and Chen, S. Y. C. and Chng, F. L. C. and Ng, K. M. Y. and Lew, Y. J. and Matthew, J.},
	year = {2010},
	keywords = {*Singapore, *health, *health care personnel, *human, *influenza vaccine, *primary health care, *seasonal influenza, absenteeism, dentist, fear, health care, health education, infection, influenza, influenza vaccination, injection, morbidity, nurse, organization and management, outpatient department, pandemic, patient, personnel, physician, protection, side effect, vaccination, vaccine, workplace},
	pages = {S32},
}
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