Promotion of Immunizations for Health Professionals in Europe: A Qualitative Study in Seven European Member States |
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| Authors: | Archontoula Dalma Pania Karnaki Agoritsa Baka Vasilios Raftopoulos Dina Zota Afroditi Veloudaki |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Preventive Medicine, Environmental &2. Occupational Health, Prolepsis, Maroussi, Greece;3. Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece;4. Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Maroussi, Attika, Greece;5. Department of Nursing, Cyprus University of Technology, Mediterranean Research Centre for Public Health and Quality of Care, Limassol, Cyprus |
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| Abstract: | Health Care Workers (HCWs) are a high-risk group for contracting Vaccine-Preventable Diseases who, despite legislation and guidance, remain undervaccinated. In order to understand their barriers and needs, focus groups were formed with 278 physicians, nurses, infection-control personnel, and policy-makers in 7 EU MS. Several implications for the development of promotional initiatives were identified including the need to overcome organizational barriers, to sensitize HCWs about the importance of immunization and to provide specific up-to-date information about vaccinations covering prevalence of diseases, protection years, side effects, administration times, antibody examinations, costs and immunization settings. |
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| Keywords: | Immunization barriers healthcare workers focus groups Europe |
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