European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden.
Euro Surveill. 2012 Jun 28;17(26):20206.
Measles is a highly contagious and potentially fatal disease. Europe is far from the 95% coverage rates necessary for elimination of the disease, although a safe and cost-effective vaccine is available. We reviewed the literature on studies carried out in European countries from January 1991 to September 2011 on knowledge, attitudes and practices of health professionals towards measles vaccination and on how health professionals have an impact on parental vaccination choices. Both quantitative and qualitative studies were considered: a total of 28 eligible articles were retrieved. Healthcare workers are considered by parents as a primary and trustworthy source of information on childhood vaccination. Gaps in knowledge and poor communication from healthcare workers are detrimental to high immunisation rates. Correct and transparent information for parents plays a key role in parental decisions on whether to have their children vaccinated. Healthcare workers' knowledge of and positive attitudes towards measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination are crucial to meeting the measles elimination goal. An effort should be made to overcome potential communication barriers and to strengthen vaccine education among healthcare professionals.
麻疹是一种高度传染性且可能致命的疾病。尽管有安全且具成本效益的疫苗，但欧洲远未达到消除该疾病所需的 95%覆盖率。我们回顾了 1991 年 1 月至 2011 年 9 月期间在欧洲国家进行的有关卫生专业人员对麻疹疫苗接种的知识、态度和实践，以及卫生专业人员如何影响父母疫苗接种选择的研究文献。考虑了定量和定性研究：共检索到 28 篇合格文章。父母认为医疗保健工作者是儿童疫苗接种的主要和值得信赖的信息来源。医疗保健工作者知识上的差距和沟通不畅不利于高免疫率。为父母提供正确和透明的信息对于他们是否决定让孩子接种疫苗起着关键作用。医疗保健工作者对麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹（MMR）疫苗的了解和积极态度对于实现消除麻疹的目标至关重要。应努力克服潜在的沟通障碍，并加强医疗保健专业人员的疫苗教育。
