What lies behind the low rates of vaccinations among nurses who treat infants?

Highlights ► Nurses expressed low trust in health authorities regarding vaccinating themselves. ► The nurses demanded the autonomy to decide whether to receive vaccinations. ► These attitudes stemmed from their experience with the influenza vaccines.

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Published in:Vaccine 2012-05, Vol.30 (21), p.3151-3154
Main Authors: Baron-Epel, O, Bord, S, Madjar, B, Habib, S, Rishpon, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allergy and Immunology
Attitude of Health Personnel
attitudes and opinions
Autonomy
children
Compliance
Fear
fearfulness
Focus Groups
Guideline Adherence - statistics & numerical data
guidelines
Health Facilities
health services
Humans
Infant
Infants
Influenza
Israel
Medical personnel
Non-compliance
Nurses
pandemic
Pandemics
Perception
Pertussis
Public health
qualitative analysis
Risk factors
risk perception
Trust
vaccination
Vaccination - statistics & numerical data
Vaccination - utilization
Vaccinations
Vaccines
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Summary:Highlights ► Nurses expressed low trust in health authorities regarding vaccinating themselves. ► The nurses demanded the autonomy to decide whether to receive vaccinations. ► These attitudes stemmed from their experience with the influenza vaccines.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.02.074