The Attitudes of Healthcare Professionals in an Autonomous Community in Spain towards Paediatric Influenza Vaccination

Author:

Pérez-Martín Jaime J.1ORCID,Iofrío de Arce Antonio2ORCID,Zornoza-Moreno Matilde1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Prevention and Health Protection Service, Regional Ministry of Health, Ronda de Levante, 11, 30008 Murcia, Spain

2. Murcia-El Ranero Primary Care Centre, Murcia Health Service, Paseo Duques de Lugo, 30009 Murcia, Spain

Abstract

In the 2022–2023 influenza season, three autonomous communities anticipated the document approved by the Public Health Commission recommending influenza vaccination for all children aged 6 to 59 months. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the attitude of healthcare professionals towards the first universal vaccination campaign in our region, as well as the acceptability of the vaccines used and their attitude towards pilot school vaccination. This was a cross-sectional, survey-based, descriptive study. All healthcare professionals involved in the campaign were invited to participate. Overall, 91.9% of surveyed professionals thought that influenza vaccination from 6 to 59 months was important or very important, and 89.8% had previous experience regarding the intramuscular vaccine. Healthcare professionals rated the intranasal vaccine significantly more positively, but there were no differences when asking about each vaccine without comparison. The inhaled vaccine was preferred by 97.5% for the following campaign. Pilot school vaccination had a 75% acceptance rate. The inhaled vaccine was preferred by most professionals, and pilot school vaccination was highly accepted and independently associated with the importance of vaccination as considered by physicians, being a medical doctor, and participation in the pilot programme.

Funder

AstraZeneca Spain

Publisher

MDPI AG

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