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Seasonal Influenza vaccination coverage among Egyptian HealthCare Workers in Fayoum University Hospitals: Influencing attitude, Barriers, and Relation with COVID-19

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Last updated: 04 May 2025

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Prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections

Abstract

Background As the COVID-19 situation remain dynamic, there is a possibility of influenza and COVID-19 co-circulation. The World Health Organization has re-evaluated the prioritization of influenza risk groups such as HCWs. This study aimed to assess the coverage of influenza vaccination among HCWs over four consecutive flu seasons and to examine the barriers, motivators, and attitudes towards influenza vaccination among HCWs during the 2022-2023 flu season. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out using a pre-prepared, self-administered questionnaire. The study surveyed 304 HCWs at Fayoum University Hospitals. Results: The rate of influenza vaccine uptake increased from 16.9% during 2019-2020 flu season to 40.8% in the last season. The attitude score was greater for those who received a flu vaccination last season than for those who did not (39.93 ± 4.89 vs. 37.77 ± 5.50, p=0.001). SARS-CoV2 infection during the pandemic was significantly associated with vaccine uptake during the last flu season (2022-2023). Most respondents indicated that the flu vaccine would protect them or their families (93.5%). While the main perceived barrier was that the flu vaccine was not mandatory (55.0%). Multiple logistic regression analysis recognized that having COVID-19 during the pandemic (AOR =1.92, 95% CI: 1.07-3.47), and individuals who received the flu vaccine in 2021-2022 flu season (AOR = 6.53, 95% CI: 3.28 -12.98) to be significant predictors for the increased vaccine uptake during 2022-2023 flu season. Conclusions: Influenza vaccine coverage is suboptimal among HCWs due to inadequacy of knowledge and misperceptions and fears regarding vaccine efficacy and safety.

DOI

10.21608/ejcm.2024.308496.1314

Keywords

Attitude, barriers, COVID-19, Healthcare workers, influenza vaccine

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Masoud

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Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.

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mms07@fayoum.edu.eg

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-

Orcid

0000-0002-5189-0862

First Name

wafaa

Last Name

abdel wahed

MiddleName

Y.

Affiliation

Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.

Email

wya00@fayoum.edu.eg

City

fayoum

Orcid

0000-0002-8524-6135

First Name

Enas

Last Name

Hefzy

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.

Email

emh01@fayoum.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

0000-0001-9363-3998

First Name

Azza

Last Name

Elashiry

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.

Email

aaa39@fayoum.edu.eg

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-

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0000-0002-8524-6135

Volume

43

Article Issue

2

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55344

Issue Date

2025-04-01

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2024-08-03

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2025-04-01

Page Start

73

Page End

83

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1110-1865

Online ISSN

2090-2611

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413,973

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234

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The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine

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https://ejcm.journals.ekb.eg/

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Seasonal Influenza vaccination coverage among Egyptian HealthCare Workers in Fayoum University Hospitals: Influencing attitude, Barriers, and Relation with COVID-19

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04 May 2025