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http://dx.doi.org/10.14776/piv.2019.26.e21

Non-Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Rates among Healthcare Workers during the 2017-2018 Influenza Season: a Multicenter Study in Korea

Kang, Ji-Man (Infection Control Unit, National Cancer Center)
Lee, Jinhong (Infection Control Unit, National Cancer Center)
Park, Yoon Soo (Division of Infectious disease, Department of Internal Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital)
Park, Yoonseon (Division of Infectious disease, Department of Internal Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital)
Kwak, Yee Gyung (Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital)
Song, Je Eun (Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital)
Choi, Young Ju (Infection Control Unit, National Cancer Center)

Publication Information

Pediatric Infection and Vaccine / v.26, no.3, 2019 , pp. 170-178 More about this Journal

Abstract

Purpose: Annual influenza vaccination is the best strategy to prevent healthcare-associated influenza transmission. Influenza vaccination rates among healthcare workers (HCWs) vary by country, region, and year. We investigated the influenza vaccination rates for HCWs during the 2017-2018 influenza season in South Korea, where a non-mandatory vaccination campaign was conducted. Methods: We retrospectively investigated factors affecting the influenza vaccination rate among HCWs during the 2017-2018 influenza season in three tertiary hospitals in Goyang City, where the non-mandatory influenza vaccination program is conducted. Results: Consequently, 6,994 of 7,180 HCWs (97%) were included, and the overall vaccination rate was 85%. Nurses had the highest rate with 92%, followed by health technicians (88%), physicians (84%), and non-medical HCWs (79%, P<0.001). Vaccination rates differed, depending on the frequency of contact with patients in the non-medical HCWs (frequent contact vs. less-frequent contact; 90% vs. 73%, P<0.001). Conclusions: The influenza vaccination rate among HCWs during the 2017-2018 influenza season in Korea was 85%, which is among the highest rates compared with previously reported non-mandatory vaccination rates in other countries. The vaccination rate may vary depending on the HCW's occupational characteristics, including the extent of contact with the patient. Therefore, a multifaceted strategy is needed to increase the vaccination rate of HCWs.

Keywords

Healthcare workers; Influenza vaccine; Mass vaccination; Korea; Healthcare worker-patient transmission;

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