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Correlates of Improved Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel: A Survey of Hospitals in Louisiana

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Kayla L. Fricke ,
Mariella M. Gastañaduy ,
Renee Klos  and
Rodolfo E. Bégué
Kayla L. Fricke
Affiliation:
Baylor University, Waco, Texas
Mariella M. Gastañaduy
Affiliation:
Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Renee Klos
Affiliation:
Children's Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana
Rodolfo E. Bégué*
Affiliation:
Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana Children's Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana
*
Infectious Diseases, ACC 2316, Children's Hospital, New Orleans, LA 70118 (rbegue@lsuhsc.edu)
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Abstract

Objective.

To describe practices for influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel (HCP) with emphasis on correlates of increased vaccination rates.

Design.

Survey.

Participants.

Volunteer sample of hospitals in Louisiana.

Methods.

All hospitals in Louisiana were invited to participate. A 17-item questionnaire inquired about the hospital type, patients served, characteristics of the vaccination campaign, and the resulting vaccination rate.

Results.

Of 254 hospitals, 153 (60%) participated and were included in the 124 responses that were received. Most programs (64%) required that HCP either receive the vaccine or sign a declination form, and the rest were exclusively voluntary (36%); no program made vaccination a condition of employment. The median vaccination rate was 67%, and the vaccination rate was higher among hospitals that were accredited by the Joint Commission; provided acute care; served children, pregnant women, oncology patients, or intensive care unit patients; required a signed declination form; or imposed consequences for unvaccinated HCP (the most common of which was to require that a mask be worn on patient contact). Hospitals that provided free vaccine, made vaccine widely available, advertised the program extensively, required a declination form, and imposed consequences had the highest vaccination rates (median, 86%; range, 81%–91%).

Conclusions.

The rate of influenza vaccination of HCP remains low among the hospitals surveyed. Recommended practices may not be enough to reach 90% vaccination rates unless a signed declination requirement and consequences are implemented. Wearing a mask is a strong consequence. Demanding influenza vaccination as a condition of employment was not reported as a practice by the participating hospitals.

Type
Original Article
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 34 , Issue 7 , July 2013 , pp. 723 - 729
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013

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