Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) in Cote d'Ivoire: health-care providers’ knowledge of influenza and attitudes towards vaccination
Introduction: During the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic (pH1N1), different methods were promoted to reduce the spread of influenza, including respiratory etiquette and vaccination. To identify knowledge gaps about influenza and to plan the vaccination campaign against the pandemic in Côte d’Ivoire...
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Introduction: During the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic (pH1N1), different methods were promoted to reduce the spread of influenza, including respiratory etiquette and vaccination. To identify knowledge gaps about influenza and to plan the vaccination campaign against the pandemic in Côte d’Ivoire, a survey was conducted among health-care providers (HCPs) to assess their knowledge about influenza and their willingness to be vaccinated.
Methodology: A cross-sectional survey was performed in the city of Abidjan on 16-18 February 2010, in the three university teaching hospitals, a randomly selected general hospital, and two randomly selected private clinics. In face-to-face interviews, 383 health-care professionals were asked questions about their knowledge of influenza, means of influenza prevention, and their willingness to be vaccinated. Data analysis, both univariate and multivariate, was performed using SPSS.
Results: Willingness to be vaccinated against pH1N1 was 80% (n = 284), and 83% of the HCPs would recommend the vaccine to others. The respiratory mode of transmission of influenza was known by 85% (n = 295) of the participants and 50% (n = 174) believed that seasonal influenza virus and pH1N1 virus were different. In a multivariate model, the factors significantly associated with willingness to receive pH1N1vaccine were fear of pH1N1 disease (OR = 2.1; IC = 1.02-4.35), having only a high school education (OR = 8.28; IC = 2.04-33.60), and feeling at risk to contract pH1N1 (OR = 11.43; IC = 4.77-27.38).
Conclusion: The willingness to be vaccinated against influenza A (H1N1) by health professionals is real.
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| spelling | doaj-art-5ad48045f9344b8a98ef281946ca20422025-08-20T02:27:23ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802013-07-0170710.3855/jidc.2771Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) in Cote d'Ivoire: health-care providers’ knowledge of influenza and attitudes towards vaccinationDaouda Coulibaly0Ndahwouh T Nzussouo1Hervé A Kadjo2Youssouf Traoré3Daniel K Ekra4Djibril Chérif5Paquin D Kouassi6Anderson K N’gattia7Simplice N Dagnan8National Institute of Public Hygiene, Abidjan, Cote d’IvoireInfluenza Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Influenza Division, Atlanta, GAPasteur Institute, Abidjan, Cote d’IvoireNational Institute of Public Hygiene, Abidjan, Cote d’IvoireNational Institute of Public Hygiene, Abidjan, Cote d’IvoireNational Institute of Public Hygiene, Abidjan, Cote d’IvoireNational Institute of Public Hygiene, Abidjan, Cote d’IvoireNational Institute of Public Hygiene, Abidjan, Cote d’IvoireNational Institute of Public Hygiene, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire Introduction: During the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic (pH1N1), different methods were promoted to reduce the spread of influenza, including respiratory etiquette and vaccination. To identify knowledge gaps about influenza and to plan the vaccination campaign against the pandemic in Côte d’Ivoire, a survey was conducted among health-care providers (HCPs) to assess their knowledge about influenza and their willingness to be vaccinated. Methodology: A cross-sectional survey was performed in the city of Abidjan on 16-18 February 2010, in the three university teaching hospitals, a randomly selected general hospital, and two randomly selected private clinics. In face-to-face interviews, 383 health-care professionals were asked questions about their knowledge of influenza, means of influenza prevention, and their willingness to be vaccinated. Data analysis, both univariate and multivariate, was performed using SPSS. Results: Willingness to be vaccinated against pH1N1 was 80% (n = 284), and 83% of the HCPs would recommend the vaccine to others. The respiratory mode of transmission of influenza was known by 85% (n = 295) of the participants and 50% (n = 174) believed that seasonal influenza virus and pH1N1 virus were different. In a multivariate model, the factors significantly associated with willingness to receive pH1N1vaccine were fear of pH1N1 disease (OR = 2.1; IC = 1.02-4.35), having only a high school education (OR = 8.28; IC = 2.04-33.60), and feeling at risk to contract pH1N1 (OR = 11.43; IC = 4.77-27.38). Conclusion: The willingness to be vaccinated against influenza A (H1N1) by health professionals is real. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2771health-care providersinfluenzapandemic vaccination |
| spellingShingle | Daouda Coulibaly Ndahwouh T Nzussouo Hervé A Kadjo Youssouf Traoré Daniel K Ekra Djibril Chérif Paquin D Kouassi Anderson K N’gattia Simplice N Dagnan Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) in Cote d'Ivoire: health-care providers’ knowledge of influenza and attitudes towards vaccination Journal of Infection in Developing Countries health-care providers influenza pandemic vaccination |
| title | Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) in Cote d'Ivoire: health-care providers’ knowledge of influenza and attitudes towards vaccination |
| title_full | Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) in Cote d'Ivoire: health-care providers’ knowledge of influenza and attitudes towards vaccination |
| title_fullStr | Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) in Cote d'Ivoire: health-care providers’ knowledge of influenza and attitudes towards vaccination |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) in Cote d'Ivoire: health-care providers’ knowledge of influenza and attitudes towards vaccination |
| title_short | Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) in Cote d'Ivoire: health-care providers’ knowledge of influenza and attitudes towards vaccination |
| title_sort | pandemic influenza a h1n1 in cote d ivoire health care providers knowledge of influenza and attitudes towards vaccination |
| topic | health-care providers influenza pandemic vaccination |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2771 |
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