Immune status and risk perception of acquisition of vaccine preventable diseases among health care workers

Risk perception of acquiring vaccine preventable diseases and the immune status of 187 health care workers (HCW) from a high-complexity university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, were assessed. The vaccine preventable diseases more cited as at risk for acquisition were hepatitis B (94.1%), influenza...

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Published in:American journal of infection control 2009-12, Vol.37 (10), p.858-860
Main Authors: Dinelli, Maria Isabel Saraiva, MD, MSc, Moreira, Thais das Neves Fraga, MD, Paulino, Érica Regina Cruz, MD, da Rocha, Maria Carolina Pereira, MD, Graciani, Flávia Bracale, MD, de Moraes-Pinto, Maria Isabel, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Brazil
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Disease prevention
Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control
Epidemiology. Vaccinations
Female
General aspects
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Personnel
Hospitals, University
Humans
Immunization
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Influenza
Male
Medical personnel
Medical sciences
Nosocomial infections
Occupational Diseases - prevention & control
Perceptions
Risk Reduction Behavior
Vaccination - psychology
Vaccination - utilization
Vaccines
Vaccines - immunology
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Summary:Risk perception of acquiring vaccine preventable diseases and the immune status of 187 health care workers (HCW) from a high-complexity university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, were assessed. The vaccine preventable diseases more cited as at risk for acquisition were hepatitis B (94.1%), influenza (92.5%), meningococcal disease (90.3%), tuberculosis (85.0%), and varicella (72.7%). Previous disease or vaccination reported by HCW were hepatitis B (82.4%), tetanus (87.7%), diphtheria (81.8%), measles (86.6%), mumps (85.6%), rubella (85.0%), varicella (82.9%), and influenza (35.8%). One third of HCW reported previous percutaneous or mucosal occupational accidents, and 83.6% had notified the event to the Hospital Infection Control Committee. Despite good risk perception of acquiring vaccine preventable diseases, only 35.8% of individuals were fully immunized. Efforts should be made to increase influenza vaccination coverage among all professionals and to reduce the number of nonreported accidents, especially among physicians.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2009.04.283