Barriers associated with seasonal influenza vaccination uptake among nurses: A cross-sectional study

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the barriers associated with seasonal influenza vaccination uptake among nurses Material and Method: This web-based survey conducted in Turkey, from November to December 2021. A cross-sectional study included 390 nurses. The data were collected online by the researchers through a survey form that prepared in line with the literature. Descriptive statistics and chi-square analysis were used to evaluate the data (p<0.05). Results: A total of 69% (n=269) of the nurses had never received an influenza vaccine, and 10.3% (n=40) had received an influenza vaccine in the last year. Most common barrier to vaccination was the thought that the vaccine was ineffective (21.6%) and most encouraging factor was COVID-19 for nurses to be vaccinated. A significant relationship was observed between the work experience (in years), geographical region, education level, the institution of employment, perception of income status, alcohol consumption, presence of chronic disease, and vaccination (p<0.05). Conclusion: The results of this study showed that more than half of the nurses did not get the influenza vaccine, and there are some barriers and against to getting vaccinated.

Keywords

• Influenza Vaccine
• Nurse
• Barrier
• Influenza Vaccine, Nurse, Barrier

Hemşirelerin mevsimsel grip aşısı yaptırma ile ilgili engelleri: Kesitsel bir çalışma

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, hemşirelerin mevsimsel grip aşısı yaptırma önündeki engellerinin belirlenmesidir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu web tabanlı anket, Kasım-Aralık 2021 tarihleri arasında Türkiye'de yapıldı. Kesitsel türde olan çalışmaya 390 hemşire dahil edildi. Veriler, araştırmacılar tarafından literatür doğrultusunda hazırlanan anket formu aracılığıyla çevrimiçi olarak toplandı. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler ve ki-kare analizi kullanıldı (p<0.05). Bulgular: Hemşirelerin toplam %69'unun (n=269) hiç influenza aşısı yaptırmadığı ve %10,3'ünün (n=40) son bir yıl içinde influenza aşısı yaptırdığı belirlendi. Aşılamanın önündeki en yaygın engel aşının etkisiz olduğunu düşünme idi (%21,6). Hemşireleri aşı olmaya teşvik eden en önemli faktör ise COVID-19 idi. İş deneyimi (yıl olarak), coğrafi bölge, eğitim düzeyi, çalışılan kurum, gelir durumu algısı, alkol tüketimi, kronik hastalık varlığı ve aşı yaptırma arasında anlamlı ilişki gözlendi (p<0.05). Sonuç: Bu çalışmanın sonuçları, hemşirelerin yarısından fazlasının grip aşısı olmadığını ve aşı yaptırmanın önünde bazı engellerin olduğunu göstermiştir.

Keywords

• Grip aşısı
• Hemşire
• Bariyer

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