School of Public Health & Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China.
BMC Infect Dis. 2010 Oct 29;10:316. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-316.
The 2009 pandemic of influenza A (H1N1) infection has alerted many governments to make preparedness plan to control the spread of influenza A (H1N1) infection. Vaccination for influenza is one of the most important primary preventative measures to reduce the disease burden. Our study aims to assess the willingness of nurses who work for the community nursing service (CNS) in Hong Kong on their acceptance of influenza A (H1N1) influenza vaccination.
401 questionnaires were posted from June 24, 2009 to June 30, 2009 to community nurses with 67% response rate. Results of the 267 respondents on their willingness to accept influenza A (H1N1) vaccine were analyzed.
Twenty-seven percent of respondents were willing to accept influenza vaccination if vaccines were available. Having been vaccinated for seasonable influenza in the previous 12 months were significantly independently associated with their willingness to accept influenza A (H1N1) vaccination (OR = 4.03; 95% CI: 2.03-7.98).
Similar to previous findings conducted in hospital healthcare workers and nurses, we confirmed that the willingness of community nurses to accept influenza A (H1N1) vaccination is low. Future studies that evaluate interventions to address nurses' specific concerns or interventions that aim to raise the awareness among nurses on the importance of influenza A (H1N1) vaccination to protect vulnerable patient populations is needed.
2009 年甲型 H1N1 流感大流行促使许多政府制定了流感大流行防控预案。流感疫苗接种是减少疾病负担的最重要的初级预防措施之一。本研究旨在评估香港社区护理服务（CNS）护士对甲型 H1N1 流感疫苗接种的接受意愿。
2009 年 6 月 24 日至 2009 年 6 月 30 日，向社区护士寄出 401 份问卷，回应率为 67%。分析了 267 名应答者接受甲型 H1N1 疫苗的意愿。
如果疫苗可用，27%的应答者愿意接受流感疫苗接种。在过去 12 个月内接种季节性流感疫苗与他们接受甲型 H1N1 流感疫苗接种的意愿显著相关（OR=4.03；95%CI：2.03-7.98）。
与先前在医院医护人员和护士中进行的研究结果相似，我们证实社区护士接受甲型 H1N1 流感疫苗接种的意愿较低。需要进一步研究评估针对护士具体关注点的干预措施或旨在提高护士对甲型 H1N1 流感疫苗接种重要性的认识，以保护弱势群体的干预措施。
