The acceptance of H1N1 Influenza A vaccine by resident doctors in a tertiary care hospital of Mumbai
Journal Title: Healthline - Year 2014, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Following the confirmation by the World Health Organization, that H1N1 influenza virus had reached pandemic proportions; rapid implementation of large-scale immunization programs was considered essential to reduce the burden of disease. Method: A tertiary care hospital based cross sectional study of six months duration was undertaken with the objective to assess the acceptability of influenza A (H1N1) vaccination, the factors influencing it and to assess outcome of the H1N1 immunization program for the resident doctors. Study participants were all resident doctors working in all departments of the tertiary care hospital of Mumbai. Method of sampling was universal sampling. All the 317 resident doctors working in tertiary care hospital were interviewed by personal interview using a pretested semi-structured questionnaire after obtaining their informed consent. The questionnaire included information pertaining to the H1N1 pandemic and its vaccine. Privacy and confidentiality was maintained. Data entry and statistical analysis was done using licensed SPSS version 17. Frequency distributions were calculated for all the variables. Results and conclusions: Only 5 (1.75%) of study participants were not knowing about the availability of vaccine. There were no accessibility barriers for receiving the vaccine. There was a poor knowledge regarding H1N1 Influenza A vaccine amongst the doctors’ still 152 (47.94%) doctors felt the need of vaccine. Only 4 (1.3%) doctors have taken the vaccine. Fear of side effect was the leading cause for non-acceptance of vaccine followed by no lifelong immunity and questionable efficacy of the vaccine.
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Tarun Khandednath, Saurabh Shrivastava, Jitesh Kuwatada, Sophia Fernandes
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