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ToolsHunt, Charlotte and Arthur, Antony (2012) Student nurses’ reasons behind the decision to receive or decline influenza vaccine: A cross-sectional survey. Vaccine, 30 (40). pp. 5824-5829. ISSN 0264-410X
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This cross-sectional questionnaire survey examined influenza vaccination among 430 student nurses. Only 12.2% (95% CI 9.1–15.3%) of student nurses received the seasonal vaccine regularly with 27.6% (95% CI 23.3–31.8%) ever having received seasonal or pandemic H1N1 vaccine. Intention to be vaccinated was associated with having previously been vaccinated (p < 0.001) but not whether the vaccine was perceived as beneficial (p = 0.36). Previous influenza illness was associated with having the influenza vaccine (p < 0.001). The most frequently reported reason for receiving the seasonal influenza vaccine was being deemed at risk (42.4%) and for H1N1 vaccine was because it was offered for free (32.6%). For both vaccines the most reported reason for not being vaccinated was a perception of it not being needed. Student nurses form a substantial and influential part of the future healthcare workforce but to translate the widely held acceptance that influenza vaccine is beneficial into actual uptake, a more targeted and persuasive message is needed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | influenza vaccination,survey,student nurses,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being |
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| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health in Later Life (former - to 2017) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Dementia & Complexity in Later Life |
| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Oct 2013 20:48 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2022 04:45 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/43627 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.07.027 |
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