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Attitudes of junior healthcare professionals towards mandatory vaccination

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VACCINE
卷 40, 期 15, 页码 2247-2250

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.03.010

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Mandatory vaccination; Health-care professionals; Health-care workers; Knowledge; Education; Vaccines

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This survey assessed the attitudes and beliefs of healthcare trainees towards mandatory vaccination for healthcare professionals (HCPs). The results showed that the majority of medical and nursing trainees supported mandatory occupational vaccination. Continuing professional education on vaccines is important in shaping positive attitudes towards occupational vaccination and increasing vaccination uptake rates among HCPs.
Vaccination of healthcare professionals (HCPs) is a key measure to prevent infections in healthcare facilities, but uptake rates often remain low. Mandatory vaccination policies have been occasionally implemented to increase compliance among HCPs, but this remains an issue of controversy. The purpose of this survey was to assess the attitudes and beliefs of trainee HCPs towards mandatory occupational vaccination and further explore the factors that determine their decision. In this cross-sectional survey, trainees consisted of medical residents and medical and nursing students undergoing their clinical clerkship. An anonymous questionnaire was distributed following pilot testing. In total, 410 trainees participated (response rate: 90.1%), of whom 194 (47.3%) were residents, 154 (37.6%) medical and 62 (15.1%) nursing students. Most participants (320/410, 78%) supported mandatory occupational vaccination, stating that it should be applied to promote public welfare and benefit (294/320, 91.9%) or should be a prerequisite for employment (271/320, 84.7%). Only 22/410 (5.4%) of HCPs opposed to mandatory occupational vaccination. The primary reasons for a negative attitude were the belief that personal rights outweigh public benefit (10/22, 45.5%) and the fear of side effects (9/22, 40.9%). Univariate analysis revealed that HCPs that have been informed by vaccination campaigns or had higher knowledge scores, were more likely to support mandatory occupational vaccination (OR 1.7, 95% CI: 1.1-2.7, p 0.038 and OR 1.7, 95% CI: 1.02-2.7. p 0.044, respectively). In conclusion, most medical and nursing trainees in this study supported mandatory vaccination for HCPs. Focusing on continuing professional education on vaccines is important to positively determine HCPs' attitudes towards occupational vaccination and increase their vaccination uptake rates. (C) 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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