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. 1994 Feb;10(1):63-8.
doi: 10.1007/BF01717454.

Attitudes and behavior of health care personnel regarding influenza vaccination

D Ballada  1 , L R Biasio, G Cascio, D D'Alessandro, I Donatelli, G M Fara, T Pozzi, M L Profeta, S Squarcione, D Riccò, et al.
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Attitudes and behavior of health care personnel regarding influenza vaccination

D Ballada et al. Eur J Epidemiol. 1994 Feb.

Abstract

This paper reports the results of a study conducted by the Italian Association for Immune-Prophylaxis Promotion (AIP.I) with the aim of surveying the attitudes and perceptions of Italian health care workers regarding the use and efficacy of influenza vaccine. The results clearly show that a high proportion of the questioned health care workers showed a general lack of concern about the severity of the disease. Doubts about vaccine efficacy and fear of post-vaccination side effects were also observed to have an important influence on the vaccination acceptance rates. These data underline the need for a systematic education program to provide influenza vaccination within the public and private health-care sectors in Italy.

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