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Nursing and Healthcare 2019

Journal of Primary Care and General Practice | Volume 2

Page 36

OF EXCELLENCE

IN INTERNATIONAL

MEETINGS

YEARS

March 27-28, 2019 | Amsterdam, Netherlands

NURSING AND HEALTHCARE

Global Conference on

INFLUENZA VACCINE COVERAGE AND EFFICACY AMONG KING SALMAN

ARMED FORCES HOSPITAL 2017-2018

Rofayda Mansour Ahmed

King Salman Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabia

ackground despite recommendations for annual influenza vaccination of health care workers (HCWs) still

vaccination coverage is low, studies suggested that misconceptions about safety or efficacy discourage

HCWs from up taking the vaccine.

Methods:

This is a case control study to measure coverage and efficacy of seasonal influenza vaccination

among HCW at King Salman Armed Forces Hospital- Saudi Arabia. Case group were vaccinated (324) and con-

trol group were not (324).

Results:

Total number of employees is 4118. Influenza vaccination coverage among employee, non-medical

and medical are 45.11%, 34.76% and 61.73% respectively. The results showed higher acceptance rate among

female than male, higher among non-Arabic nationality next, non-Saudi Arabic then Saudi nationality but did

not show relationship with age or smoking. Comparison of the two groups for vaccine efficacy failed to report

any association between vaccination status and incidence of influenza like illness, pneumonia, severe acute re-

spiratory infection, hospital admission, seekingmedical care or even decreasing duration of sick leaves. Willing-

ness to uptake the coming vaccine found to be associated with up taking the current one and no association

with being infected during this season.

Conclusion:

This study revealed vaccination acceptance rate increases with being male, non-medical staff

Non- Arabic and Non-Saudi Arabic nationality rather than Saudi one, no relationship with age group and smok-

ing. However, failed to show association between up taking the vaccine and lowering incidence of influenza

like illness, pneumonia, sever acute respiratory infection, hospital admission, seeking medical care or even

decreasing duration of sick leaves. We suggested that vaccine-targeted viruses are not compatible with the

circulating viruses at Tabuk area, so studies are needed to identify these viruses.

Rofayda Mansour Ahmed, J Prim Care Gen Pract 2019, Volume 2

Rofayda Mansour Ahmed completed his master’s in health profession education University of Gezira, Sudan. Currently

he is the supervisor of training and research unit of Saudi board preventive medicine program. He works in preventive

medicine department of King Salman North Western Armed Forced Hospital, Saudi Arabia.

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