Influenza vaccination coverage among medical residents: an Italian multicenter survey
- Costantino, Claudio
- Mazzucco, Walter
- Azzolini, Elena
- Baldini, Cesare
- Bergomi, Margherita
- Biafiore, Alessio Daniele
- Bianco, Manuela
- Borsari, Lucia
- Cacciari, Paolo
- Cadeddu, Chiara
- Camia, Paola
- Carluccio, Eugenia
- Conti, Andrea
- De Waure, Chiara
- Di Gregori, Valentina
- Fabiani, Leila
- Fallico, Roberto
- Filisetti, Barbara
- Flacco, Maria E
- Franco, Elisabetta
- Furnari, Roberto
- Galis, Veronica
- Gallea, Maria R
- Gallone, Maria F
- Gallone, Serena
- Gelatti, Umberto
- Gilardi, Francesco
- Giuliani, Anna R
- Grillo, Orazio C
- Lanati, Niccolò
- Mascaretti, Silvia
- Mattei, Antonella
- Micò, Rocco
- Morciano, Laura
- Nante, Nicola
- Napoli, Giuseppe
- Nobile, Carmelo Giuseppe
- Palladino, Raffaele
- Parisi, Salvatore
- Passaro, Maria
- Quarto, Michele
- Ricciardi, Walter
- Romano, Gabriele
- Rustico, Ennio
- Saponari, Anita
- Schioppa, Francesco S
- Signorelli, Carlo
- Siliquini, Roberta
- Trabacchi, Valeria
- Triassi, Maria
- Varetta, Alessia
- Ziglio, Andrea
- Zoccali, Angela
- Vitale, Francesco
- Amodio, Emanuele
- PELISSERO, GABRIELE
DOIAbstract
Although influenza vaccination is recognized to be safe and effective, recent studies have confirmed that immunization coverage among health care workers remain generally low, especially among medical residents (MRs). Aim of the present multicenter study was to investigate attitudes and determinants associated with acceptance of influenza vaccination among Italian MRs. A survey was performed in 2012 on MRs attending post-graduate schools of 18 Italian Universities. Each participant was interviewed via an anonymous, self-administered, web-based questionnaire including questions on attitudes regarding influenza vaccination. A total of 2506 MRs were recruited in the survey and 299 (11.9%) of these stated they had accepted influenza vaccination...
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