TY - JOUR T1 - Beliefs and attitudes of health care workers on influenza and pneumococcal vaccine JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J VL - 40 IS - Suppl 56 SP - P757 AU - Fatma Ciftci AU - Elif Sen AU - Nalan Demir AU - Oya Kayacan Y1 - 2012/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P757.abstract N2 - It is recommended to vaccinate health care workers against influenza and streptococcus pneumoniae if at risk group. This study is done to determine the vaccination rates and attitudes on vaccines of health care workers. A total of 192 health care workers (100 female, 92 males) consisting of 55 nurses, 42 health officers, 21 paramedics, 19 medical secretaries, 52 auxiliary staff, and 3 domestic health care givers were questioned between October 2011-January 2012. One-hundred and fifty-five (80.7%) health care workers were nonvaccinated against influenza. The reasons of this were fear of side effects (% 30,2 (n:29), doubt on efficacy (%27,1 (26), unawaraness of the vaccine (%23,5 (n:23), doubt on safety (%19,8 (n:19), and lack of adequate data %16,8 (n:16). Sixty-eight (48.6%) of influenza-nonvaccinated workers recommended patients vaccination whereas 23 (69.7%) of vaccinated workers recommended the vaccine. Vaccine recommendation rates of influenza-vaccinated workers were significantly higher. Pneumococcal vaccinatation recommendation rates were similar in influenza-vaccinated or nonvaccinated workers. Six (3.4%) health care workers were vaccinated against streptoccocus pneumoniae. Vaccine recommendation rates for pneumococcal vaccine were significantly higher in vaccinated than nonvaccinated workers (66% and 48%, respectively). The reasons for nonvaccination were fear of side effects (% 28,9 (n:33), doubt on efficacy (%25,4 (n:29), unawareness of the vaccine (%23,1 (n:27), doubt on safety (%20,2 (n:23), and lack of adequate data (%16,8 (n:19).As a conclusion, health care workers have a low rate of vaccination and recommendation of vaccination against influenza and streptococcus pneumoniae. ER -