Programs & practice

PUBLISHED: 2006 CATEGORY: Health care providers TYPE: PDFPredisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors influencing influenza vaccination acceptance among healthcare workers

Predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors influencing influenza vaccination acceptance among healthcare workers

According to the present case-control study about influenza vaccine acceptance among hospital workers, vaccination campaigns should focus mainly on predisposing and enabling factors, emphasizing the likelihood of acquiring influenza and the positive benefits to patients, addressing concerns about vaccine efficacy or safety, and minimizing the time required for the worker to undergo vaccination.

Authors: Bautista D et al.

Journal Issue: 1

Journal Title: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Journal Volume: 27

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Pubmed: 16418992

PUBLISHED: 2005 CATEGORY: Health care providers TYPE: External Link Physician practices and attitudes regarding adult immunizations

Physician practices and attitudes regarding adult immunizations

Assesses immunization practices and attitudes of U.S. primary care physicians regarding adult influenza and pneumococcal immunizations.

Authors: Szilagyi P et al.

Journal Issue: 2

Journal Title: Preventive Medicine

Journal Volume: 40

Publisher: Elsevier

Pubmed: 15533524

PUBLISHED: 2003 CATEGORY: Health care providers TYPE: External Link Canada's first universal varicella immunization program : lessons from Prince Edward Island

Canada's first universal varicella immunization program : lessons from Prince Edward Island

Describes the first universal varicella immunization program in Canada.

Authors: Sweet L et al.

Journal Issue: 1

Journal Title: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology

Journal Volume: 14

Publisher: Pulsus

PUBLISHED: 2002 CATEGORY: Health care providers TYPE: PDFRefusals and delay of immunization within southwest Alberta : understanding alternative beliefs and religious perspectives

Refusals and delay of immunization within southwest Alberta : understanding alternative beliefs and religious perspectives

Explores how adherence to different beliefs has affected immunization coverage in one Regional Health Authority in Southwest Alberta.

Authors: Kulig J et al.

Journal Issue: 2

Journal Title: Canadian Journal of Public Health

Journal Volume: 93

Publisher: Canadian Public Health Association

Pubmed: 11963513