Healthcare workers' perceptions of mandatory vaccination: results of an anonymous survey in a German University Hospital

Sabine Wicker; Georg Marckmann; Gregory A Poland; Holger F Rabenau

doi:10.1086/656242

Healthcare workers' perceptions of mandatory vaccination: results of an anonymous survey in a German University Hospital

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Oct;31(10):1066-9. doi: 10.1086/656242.

Authors

Sabine Wicker¹, Georg Marckmann, Gregory A Poland, Holger F Rabenau

Affiliation

¹ Occupational Health Service, Hospital of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. sabine.wicker@kgu.de

PMID: 20804415
DOI: 10.1086/656242

Abstract

Despite decades of effort to encourage healthcare workers (HCWs) to be immunized, vaccination rates remain insufficient. Among German HCWs, 831 (68.4%) of 1,215 respondents supported mandatory vaccinations for HCWs in general. However, acceptance of mandatory vaccination varied significantly between physicians and nurses and also depended on the targeted disease.

MeSH terms

Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel*
Female
Germany
Health Care Surveys*
Health Personnel / psychology
Health Personnel / statistics & numerical data
Hospitals, University*
Humans
Male
Mandatory Programs*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vaccination / psychology
Vaccination / statistics & numerical data*
Virus Diseases / prevention & control
Whooping Cough / prevention & control
Young Adult