Decreased influenza vaccination coverage among Chinese healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

作     者：Libing Ma Xuan Han Yuan Ma Yuan Yang Yunshao Xu Di Liu Weizhong Yang Luzhao Feng Libing Ma;Xuan Han;Yuan Ma;Yuan Yang;Yunshao Xu;Di Liu;Weizhong Yang;Luzhao Feng

作者机构：School of Population Medicine and Public HealthChinese Academy of Medical Sciences&Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing 100730China Department of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineThe Afliated Hospital of Guilin Medical UniversityGuilinGuangxi 541001China “Breath Circles”Network PlatformBeijingChina. 

出 版 物：《Infectious Diseases of Poverty》 (贫困所致传染病（英文）)

年 卷 期：2022年第11卷第5期

页      面：63-73页

核心收录：

学科分类：1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100401[医学-流行病与卫生统计学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：The Peking Union Medical College Group Medical Discipline Construction Project funded this research(NO: WH10022021145) Guilin talent mini-highland scientific research project(Municipal Committee Talent Office of Guilin City No. 3-05) Non-profit Central Research Institute Fund of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences(NO: 2021-RC330-002) 

主　　题：Influenza Healthcare worker Vaccination Coverage Internet-based survey China 

摘      要：Background:Healthcare workers(HCWs)were the priority group for influenza vaccination,in China during the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 influenza ***,vaccination rates in HCWs have always been *** study investigated influenza vaccination status among Chinese HCWs and analyzed the factors driving ***:We provided electronic questionnaires to HCWs from January 27,2022 to February 21,2022,using the WeChat platformBreath Circles.HCWs who received the link could also forward it to their *** logistic regression models were used to analyze vaccination-associated factors among ***:Among the 1697 HCWs surveyed,vaccination coverage was 43.7%(741/1697)during the 2020/2021 influenza season,and 35.4%(600/1697)during the 2021/2022 influenza season,as of February 21,***,22.7%(385/1697)and 22.1%(358/1697)of HCWs reported that their workplaces implemented a free vaccination policy for all employees during the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 influenza *** who were required to be vaccinated according to hospital regulations,and whose hospitals implemented the free influenza vaccine policy were more likely to be vaccinated(2020/2021 and 2021/2022;P0.05).In addition,the economic level of the HCWs province(2021/2022,P0.05)and the HCWs’knowledge about vaccination and willingness to get vaccinated,such as active learning about vaccines(2020/2021,P0.05),supportive attitude toward vaccination for all HCWs(2020/2021 and 2021/2022;P0.05),also had an impact on vaccine ***:A free influenza vaccination policy and workplace required vaccination are effective in improving influenza vaccination coverage among *** vaccination coverage of Chinese HCWs remained low and showed a downward trend after the COVID-19 *** effective measures,such as advocacy campaigns,free vaccine policies,and on-site vaccination could be implemented to improve influenza vaccination coverage.