Knowledge, attitudes, and practices for the use of seasonal influenza vaccination, healthcare workers, Costa Rica.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Annual seasonal influenza vaccination in healthcare workers prevents nosocomial transmission to patients, coworkers, and visitors, and reduces absenteeism. This study aimed to describe knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of seasonal influenza vaccine among public healthcare workers attending patients in Costa Rica.

Methodology

We conducted a cross-sectional survey of healthcare personnel attending patients in public hospitals in 2017-2018. Frequency distributions of demographics, vaccination KAP, sources of information, clinical manifestations and reasons for non-vaccination were reported. Logistic regression was used to analyze associations between exposures of interest (demographics, sources of information, knowledge, attitudes towards vaccination) and s

SUBMITTER: Madewell Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9131022 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature