Cluster Analysis: Vaccination Attitudes and Beliefs of Healthcare Personnel

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• Personal Author:
  Ball SW ; Bardenheier BH ; De Perio, Marie A. ; Gravenstein S ; Laney S ; Lindley MC
• Description:
  Objectives: We sought to identify patterns of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors (KABs) about influenza and influenza vaccination among healthcare personnel (HCP) and define characteristics associated with these patterns. Methods: We used an Internet panel survey of HCP (N = 2265) during March 27-April 17, 2018; clustered HCP by their vaccination-related KABs. Results: Four clusters were identified: Immunization Champions (61.1% of the sample) received influenza vaccine to prevent disease; Unworried Vaccinators (15.4%) received the influenza vaccine but did not believe influenza is a serious threat to themselves; Fence Sitters (8.1%) believed the vaccine is safe and worth the time and expense but is not effective; Skeptics (15.4%) did not believe the vaccine is safe or effective. Influenza vaccination coverage was 78.4% overall and higher among Immunization Champions (90.2%) and Unworried Vaccinators (87.0%) than Fence Sitters (61.6%) or Skeptics (32.2%). Conclusions: Findings suggest that based on KABs, the 3 clusters comprising 85% of HCP might be vaccinated in the future. Using messages specific to each group may improve vaccination coverage among HCP. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Communicable Diseases Health Personnel Influenza, Human Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Safety
• Keywords:
  Attitude Author Keywords: Healthcare Personnel Cluster Analysis Health Care Personnel Immunizations Infection Prevention Infectious Diseases Influenza Influenza Vaccination Preventive Measures Vaccines

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• ISSN:
  1087-3244
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Massachusetts ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Rhode Island
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director ; RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  302-312
• Volume:
  44
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066198
• Citation:
  Am J Health Behav 2020 May; 44(3):302-312
• Contact Point Address:
  Barbara Bardenheier, Assistant Professor, Brown University, Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Providence, RI
• Email:
  Barbara_bardenheier@brown.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Health Behavior
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f8dc16e7ab8acda008da525029ab74b8e4552bee804cdf23c102a3649130b0cefa226ecf67dc7ef57e725de1cb23f5e4f92fa77b40c0c3de736ad351bbb04232
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212695/cdc_212695_DS1.pdf
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