TY - JOUR T1 - Vaccination and factors that influence the attitude of health professionals towards the antiflu vaccination JO - Vacunas (English Edition) T2 - AU - Pérez-Ciordia,I. AU - Guillén-Grima,F. AU - Aguinaga Ontoso,I. AU - García García,P. AU - Ezenarro Muruamendiaraz,A. AU - Aguinaga Ontoso,E. AU - Brugos Larumbe,A. SN - 24451460 M3 - 10.1016/j.vacune.2016.11.002 DO - 10.1016/j.vacune.2016.11.002 UR - https://www.elsevier.es/en-revista-vacunas-english-edition--259-articulo-vaccination-factors-that-influence-attitude-S2445146017300031 AB - ObjectiveFlu represents an important problem for public health. The objective of the study is to establish the vaccination cover and the motivating factors of health professionals from the hospitals and primary healthcare in Navarra. MethodMulti health centre analytical study by means of a questionnaire using 3 sources. Kraut, CIBERESP and a qualitative study in universities. The questionnaire with the reasons for vaccinations is made up of 29 items, sent by email with professional data of the healthcare workers, vaccination history information, current situation and future intentions. A study of the Ji square, odd ratio (OR), logistical regression, non parameter tests (Kruskall–Wallis and U of Mann–Whitney). Results1178 questionnaires are obtained with a 27% and a 24.7% completion rate in primary healthcare and hospitals respectively. Global vaccination rate of 31.8%. The predicting indicating factors for vaccinations are: history of previous vaccination (ORa: 190.99), be a doctor (ORa: 2.28) and workers in paediatric services (ORa: 3.47).From the those vaccinated the item with the highest average (4.3) is that “the vaccination is efficient for the prevention of flu and the resulting complications” and from those not vaccinated (3.3) is “I’ve decided that I’m not interested” on the Likert scale.Healthcare workers are of the opinion that their fellow professionals and health care colleagues vaccinate in numbers that would be the average on the scale with significant differences between those vaccinated and those not (p<0.001). ConclusionImprove information on the personal, family and professional benefits of vaccination and inform that the social cost (effect) of the vaccination can increase the rates of vaccination. ER -