Continuing education programme on vaccines for primary healthcare professionals: mixed-method protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Vaccination is a fundamental intervention in disease prevention; therefore, the advice and recommendations of health professionals have a major influence on the population's decision to be vaccinated or not. Professionals must have sufficient competencies to carry out their work and recommend vaccination with evidence-based knowledge. The aim is to design and validate a strategy to improve professional competencies in vaccination to positively influence adherence and increase vaccination rates in the population.

Methods and analysis

Training will be designed based on evidence and previous studies and piloted with healthcare providers. To test changes in knowledge, a pretest and post-test will be conducted. To test feasibility, a think-aloud method will be used w

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Cano-Caballero M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9196173 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature