American Journal of Infection Control
March 2016 Volume 44, Issue 3, p253-372, e15-e36
http://www.ajicjournal.org/current

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Major Articles
Nosocomial transmission of Ebola virus disease on pediatric and maternity wards: Bombali and Tonkolili, Sierra Leone, 2014
Angela C. Dunn, Tiffany A. Walker, John Redd, David Sugerman, Jevon McFadden, Tushar Singh, Joseph Jasperse, Brima Osaio Kamara, Tom Sesay, James McAuley, Peter H. Kilmarx
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Published online: October 30 2015

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Brief Reports
Barriers of influenza vaccination in health care personnel in France
Zoher Kadi, MD, Mohamed-Lamine Atif, MD, Annie Brenet, RN, Sylvain Izoard, PharmD,
Pascal Astagneau, MD, PhD
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2015.09.027
Highlights
:: A self-assessment questionnaire on influenza vaccination was proposed to every health care facility in the Picardie region (Northern France).
:: A total of 67 health care facilities participated, including 3,213 health care personnel.
:: Despite the annual influenza vaccination for health care personnel being supported by the health authority in France, vaccination coverage in health care personnel was reported as 22%.
:: Lack of knowledge was the most important barrier of influenza vaccination in health care personnel.

To identify barriers against influenza vaccination of health care personnel in Northern France, a cross-sectional study was conducted in health care facilities. A total of 3,213 questionnaires from 67 health care facilities were completed. In multivariate analysis using a logistic model, influenza vaccine coverage in health care personnel was significantly associated with level of knowledge about influenza disease and vaccine.