Behaviours regarding preventive measures against pandemic H1N1 influenza among Italian healthcare workers, October 2009

G La Torre; D Di Thiene; C Cadeddu; W Ricciardi; A Boccia

doi:10.2807/ese.14.49.19432-en

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Behaviours regarding preventive measures against pandemic H1N1 influenza among Italian healthcare workers, October 2009
G La Torre¹ , D Di Thiene¹ , C Cadeddu² , W Ricciardi² , A Boccia¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Clinical Medicine and Public Health Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy ² Institute of Hygiene, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Rome, Italy

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G La Torre
giuseppe.latorre uniroma1.it
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Citation style for this article: La Torre G, Di Thiene D, Cadeddu C, Ricciardi W, Boccia A. Behaviours regarding preventive measures against pandemic H1N1 influenza among Italian healthcare workers, October 2009. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(49):pii=19432. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.14.49.19432-en Received: 04 Dec 2009

Abstract

A survey on attitudes and behaviours towards preventive measures against pandemic H1N1 influenza 2009 was carried out during the month of October 2009 in Italy through an online questionnaire adapted to the Italian situation from a similar survey of the Harvard School of Public Health in the United States (US). Results show that the intention to get vaccinated against pandemic H1N1 influenza 2009 is generally low and that there are differences in attitudes and behaviours towards preventive measures against pandemic H1N1 influenza 2009 between physicians and nurses, especially concerning vaccination. Differences relate also to sex, region of residence and marital status.