TY - JOUR
T1 - Attitude of Hospital Personnel toward Hepatitis B Vaccination
AU - Scapa, E.
AU - Karpuch, J.
AU - Waron, M.
AU - Eshchar, J.
PY - 1989/4
Y1 - 1989/4
N2 - During a 1‐yr period (November 1985–86), a free‐of‐charge vaccination program against hepatitis B was offered to 809 of the 1200 medical workers in a 650‐bed general and regional hospital in Israel. Three hundred and eighteen (39.3%) accepted the offer and were vaccinated. The higher rates of acceptance were among cleaning personnel (96.3%) and student nurses (63.9%). The lower rates of acceptance were among physicians (46.5%) and nurses (24.9%). Different types of fear, as well as lack of knowledge, were the reasons responsible for 73.3% of all refusals. More specific and continuous health educational efforts among high‐risk groups should be initiated for voluntary vaccination programs in Israel.
AB - During a 1‐yr period (November 1985–86), a free‐of‐charge vaccination program against hepatitis B was offered to 809 of the 1200 medical workers in a 650‐bed general and regional hospital in Israel. Three hundred and eighteen (39.3%) accepted the offer and were vaccinated. The higher rates of acceptance were among cleaning personnel (96.3%) and student nurses (63.9%). The lower rates of acceptance were among physicians (46.5%) and nurses (24.9%). Different types of fear, as well as lack of knowledge, were the reasons responsible for 73.3% of all refusals. More specific and continuous health educational efforts among high‐risk groups should be initiated for voluntary vaccination programs in Israel.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1989.tb02536.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1989.tb02536.x
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AN - SCOPUS:0024592880
SN - 0002-9270
VL - 84
SP - 400
EP - 402
JO - American Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - American Journal of Gastroenterology
IS - 4
ER -
