Exploring factors improving support for vaccinations among Polish primary care physicians.

ABSTRACT: In Poland, primary care physicians are the most used and most trusted source of information on immunisation. We aimed to explore factors influencing support for vaccinations among physicians employed in the childhood immunisation programme, in order to inform education of healthcare workers and programme organization. In June-July 2017, we carried out a national cross-sectional survey of physicians working in randomly selected primary healthcare practices, and interviewed them by telephone. We assessed support for vaccinations using an ordinal scale (0-6) comprised of three equally weighted questions on the respondent support of the programme and vaccination of self and family. We also created a scale (0-3) based on correct answers to vaccination myths. We used ordered logistic regression

SUBMITTER: Stefanoff P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7194393 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature