Occupational Health Providers’ Perceptions of Employee Vaccine Hesitancy

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• Personal Author:
  Cloeren M ; Dooley CE ; Doyle ML ; Edwards LA ; Gucer PW ; Hodorowicz MT ; Saif NT
• Description:
  Objective: This study examined the perspectives of occupational health providers (OHPs) on the most frequently encountered clinically relevant reasons for employee vaccine hesitancy. Methods: We conducted an anonymous, online, cross-sectional survey of US OHPs (N = 217). The survey asked OHPs about the major reasons that employees cite for being unwilling to receive the following three categories of vaccines: COVID-19, annual influenza, and others relevant to the workplace. Results: Concern about adverse effects was the most frequently reported reason for employee vaccine hesitancy for each vaccine category. Mistrust was reported more frequently for COVID-19 than for the influenza vaccine or other vaccines (X2P < 0.05). Targets of employee mistrust included government and researchers or scientists, but mistrust of healthcare providers was uncommon. Conclusions: These results can be used to inform interventions to address vaccine hesitancy in the occupational health setting. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Influenza, Human Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Vaccine COVID-19 Cross Sectional Studies Employee Health Influenza Occupational Health Occupational Health Providers Vaccine Hesitancy Vaccines
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068647
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2024 Feb; 66(2):e42-e47
• Contact Point Address:
  Cara Elizabeth Dooley, 655 W Baltimore St S, Baltimore MD, 21201
• Email:
  caraedooley@gmail.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Performing Organization:
  Johns Hopkins University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:31a9610778531d016b51daa373207bda1467ed7c82b4cdc44c92abe74e0960b56e1cef9ffe80f5764d99bc22464480e47e727b97ae36ddda55013828e654ee72
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207247/cdc_207247_DS1.pdf
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