Predictors of Influenza Vaccine Acceptance Among Healthy Adult Workers

摘要: A self administered questionnaire with items derived from the Health Belief Model was mailed to a random sample of workers prior to worksite influenza vaccine program in this descriptive study 207 service and clerical workers. The researchers investigated utility Health Belief predicting influenza acceptance. A second postcard mailed after verify vaccination status. Workers who received had higher scores for susceptibility, seriousness, benefits, cues to action, knowledge, health motivation and lower scores barriers than did did not receive vaccine. Logistic regression analysis revealed importance barriers, and cues action vaccine acceptance. Study results suggest education and program efforts directed toward increasing benefits, dispelling myths about vaccine, reducing developing campaign to increase awareness may increase workers'vaccine acceptance.