Influenza immunization among Canadian health care personnel: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Influenza immunization coverage among Canadian health care personnel remains below national targets. Targeting this group is of particular importance given their elevated risk of influenza infection, role in transmission and influence on patients' immunization status. We examined influenza immunization coverage in health care personnel in Canada, reasons for not being immunized and the impact of "vaccinate-or-mask" influenza prevention policies.

Methods

In this national cross-sectional study, we pooled data from the 2007 to 2014 cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey and restricted it to respondents who reported a health care occupation. Using bootstrapped survey weights, we examined immunization coverage by occupation and by presence of vaccinate-or-mask

SUBMITTER: Buchan SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5047845 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature