Rabaan Ali A, Wyse Richard, Al-Tawfiq Jaffar A, Alahmed Shamsah H, Aljeldah Mohammed M, Bazzi Ali M, Asseri Abdullah M, Binjomah Abdulwahab Z, Haque Shafiul
Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
The Cure Parkinson's Trust, London, UK.
Infez Med. 2020 Mar 1;28(1):70-77.
The aim of this study was to gauge the reasons for accepting or declining influenza vaccine in healthcare staff in Saudi Arabia. A questionnaire was administered to healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia. In all, 633 respondents who provided gender, nationality and profession were included. Reasons for vaccine uptake or refusal were assessed according to profession and educational level. Uptake of vaccine was lower in the period from 2010 to 2014 (3-13.3%) compared to pre-2010 figures (20.7%), rising to 44.1% in 2015. Comparing data for 'never having been vaccinated' to 'being vaccinated in 2015', there was no significant difference in distribution between nurses (9.27% v 38.8%), physicians (13.9% v 56.0%) and laboratory technicians (15.9% v 33.5%) (p= 0.08). The top reason for vaccination was protection of self and family, while the top reason for refusal was not considering the vaccine to be necessary. Education level had no significant effect on the likelihood of being vaccinated. Improvement of healthcare worker vaccination levels in Saudi Arabia might be achieved by addressing staff concerns on vaccine safety and efficacy, emphasizing the potential dangers of influenza and capitalizing on the staff's focus on protecting themselves and their families.
本研究旨在探究沙特阿拉伯医护人员接受或拒绝流感疫苗接种的原因。对沙特阿拉伯的医护人员进行了问卷调查。总共纳入了633名提供了性别、国籍和职业信息的受访者。根据职业和教育水平评估接种或拒绝接种疫苗的原因。与2010年之前的数据（20.7%）相比，2010年至2014年期间疫苗接种率较低（3 - 13.3%），2015年升至44.1%。比较“从未接种过疫苗”与“2015年接种过疫苗”的数据，护士（9.27%对38.8%）、医生（13.9%对56.0%）和实验室技术人员（15.9%对33.5%）之间的分布没有显著差异（p = 0.08）。接种疫苗的首要原因是保护自己和家人，而拒绝接种的首要原因是认为疫苗没有必要。教育水平对接种疫苗的可能性没有显著影响。通过解决工作人员对疫苗安全性和有效性的担忧、强调流感的潜在危险以及利用工作人员对保护自己和家人的关注，可能会提高沙特阿拉伯医护人员的疫苗接种水平。
