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Healthcare Workers Attitudes, Practices and Sources of Information for COVID-19 Vaccination: An Italian National Survey

Background: Vaccination of healthcare workers (HCWs) is a crucial element to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this survey was to assess attitudes, sources of information and practices among Italian Healthcare workers (HCWs) in relation to COVID-19 vaccination. Methods: From 19 February to...

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Autores principales: Papini, Francesca, Mazzilli, Sara, Paganini, Dania, Rago, Lucia, Arzilli, Guglielmo, Pan, Angelo, Goglio, Antonio, Tuvo, Benedetta, Privitera, Gaetano, Casini, Beatrice
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8775438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35055555
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020733
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author Papini, Francesca
Mazzilli, Sara
Paganini, Dania
Rago, Lucia
Arzilli, Guglielmo
Pan, Angelo
Goglio, Antonio
Tuvo, Benedetta
Privitera, Gaetano
Casini, Beatrice
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Mazzilli, Sara
Paganini, Dania
Rago, Lucia
Arzilli, Guglielmo
Pan, Angelo
Goglio, Antonio
Tuvo, Benedetta
Privitera, Gaetano
Casini, Beatrice
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description Background: Vaccination of healthcare workers (HCWs) is a crucial element to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this survey was to assess attitudes, sources of information and practices among Italian Healthcare workers (HCWs) in relation to COVID-19 vaccination. Methods: From 19 February to 23 April 2021, an anonymous voluntary questionnaire was sent to the mailing list of the main National Health Service structures. Data were collected through the SurveyMonkey platform. Results: A total of 2137 HCWs answered. Hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccination was more frequent in females, in those with lower concern about COVID-19, and in nurses, auxiliary nurses (AN) and healthcare assistants. Hesitant professionals were more likely to not recommend vaccination to their patients or relatives, while a high concern about COVID-19 was related to an increased rate of recommendation to family members. HCWs were mostly in favor of mandatory vaccination (61.22%). Female sex, a lower education level, greater hesitancy and refusal to adhere to flu vaccination campaigns were predictors influencing the aversion to mandatory vaccination. All categories of HCWs referred mainly to institutional sources of information, while scientific literature was more used by professionals working in the northern regions of Italy and in infection control, infectious diseases, emergencies and critical areas. HCWs working in south-central regions, nurses, AN, healthcare technicians, administrators and HCWs with a lower education level were more likely to rely on internet, television, newspapers, and the opinions of family and friends. Conclusions: Communication in support of COVID-19 immunization campaigns should consider the differences between the various HCWs professional categories in order to efficiently reach all professionals, including the most hesitant ones.
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spelling pubmed-87754382022-01-21 Healthcare Workers Attitudes, Practices and Sources of Information for COVID-19 Vaccination: An Italian National Survey Papini, Francesca Mazzilli, Sara Paganini, Dania Rago, Lucia Arzilli, Guglielmo Pan, Angelo Goglio, Antonio Tuvo, Benedetta Privitera, Gaetano Casini, Beatrice Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: Vaccination of healthcare workers (HCWs) is a crucial element to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this survey was to assess attitudes, sources of information and practices among Italian Healthcare workers (HCWs) in relation to COVID-19 vaccination. Methods: From 19 February to 23 April 2021, an anonymous voluntary questionnaire was sent to the mailing list of the main National Health Service structures. Data were collected through the SurveyMonkey platform. Results: A total of 2137 HCWs answered. Hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccination was more frequent in females, in those with lower concern about COVID-19, and in nurses, auxiliary nurses (AN) and healthcare assistants. Hesitant professionals were more likely to not recommend vaccination to their patients or relatives, while a high concern about COVID-19 was related to an increased rate of recommendation to family members. HCWs were mostly in favor of mandatory vaccination (61.22%). Female sex, a lower education level, greater hesitancy and refusal to adhere to flu vaccination campaigns were predictors influencing the aversion to mandatory vaccination. All categories of HCWs referred mainly to institutional sources of information, while scientific literature was more used by professionals working in the northern regions of Italy and in infection control, infectious diseases, emergencies and critical areas. HCWs working in south-central regions, nurses, AN, healthcare technicians, administrators and HCWs with a lower education level were more likely to rely on internet, television, newspapers, and the opinions of family and friends. Conclusions: Communication in support of COVID-19 immunization campaigns should consider the differences between the various HCWs professional categories in order to efficiently reach all professionals, including the most hesitant ones. MDPI 2022-01-10 /pmc/articles/PMC8775438/ /pubmed/35055555 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020733 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Goglio, Antonio
Tuvo, Benedetta
Privitera, Gaetano
Casini, Beatrice
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title_short Healthcare Workers Attitudes, Practices and Sources of Information for COVID-19 Vaccination: An Italian National Survey
title_sort healthcare workers attitudes, practices and sources of information for covid-19 vaccination: an italian national survey
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8775438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35055555
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020733
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