A Nationwide Survey on the Hospital Vaccination Policies in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare personnel (HCP) are at risk of being exposed to or transmitting infections in hospitals, and vaccination against vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) is a well-known preventive strategy. Vaccination against influenza, hepatitis B virus, measles-mumps-rubella, varicella, and pertussis is recommended for HCP. However, there is no information on the current status of hospitals' vaccination policies for HCP in Korea.

Methods

We conducted a nationwide survey on hospital vaccination policies and barriers to implementing recommended vaccination programs in 2018. The online survey questionnaire was distributed to 652 hospitals, and 200 of them responded.

Results

Of the 200 surveyed hospitals, 151 (75.5%) conducted a pre-employment screening program for at

SUBMITTER: Park SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7105507 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature