Percepción de la vacunación antigripal entre los trabajadores sanitarios de atención primaria de Cataluña

espanolObjetivos. Determinar la prevalencia de trabajadores sanitarios (TS) de atencion primaria vacunados de la gripe durante la campana de vacunacion 2002-2003, e identificar las actitudes hacia la vacuna. Material y metodos. Estudio transversal mediante cuestionario autoadministrado en 27 centros de atencion primaria de Cataluna elegidos aleatoriamente entre octubre de 2002 y marzo de 2003. Los medicos fueron clasificados en los que atendian a ninos hasta 14 anos (P) y medicos de familia (MF). Las enfermeras se dividieron de igual forma (EP y EMF, respectivamente). Fueron preguntados sobre si se habian vacunado de la gripe, porque lo habian hecho o no, el absentismo laboral, las reacciones adversas y la evaluacion de la utilidad de la vacuna mediante una escala Likert. Resultados. La tasa de respuesta fue del 76,4%. Se vacuno al 40,1% de los participantes. La valoracion de la efectividad de la vacuna alcanzo un valor medio de 3,65. La mejor evaluacion la dieron las EP (4), seguidas de los MF (3,76); la peor puntuacion fue la de las EMF (3,42; p Conclusiones. La principal conclusion del trabajo es la baja prevalencia de vacunacion antigripal entre los TS. El sexo fue el unico factor asociado a la vacunacion. Es necesario mejorar la concienciacion y la formacion respecto a la necesidad de la vacunacion en los TS. EnglishObjectives. To determine the prevalence of primary care workers (PCW) vaccinated against influenza during the 2002-03 campaign and to identify attitudes toward the vaccine. Material and methods. We performed a cross sectional survey through a self-administered questionnaire in 27 randomly chosen Catalonian primary health centers between October 2002 and March 2003. Physicians were classified into pediatricians (attending patients up to 14 years old) and general practitioners. Nurses were classified in the same way. Participants were asked whether they had received the influenza vaccine and why they had or had not received it. They were also asked about absenteeism from work and adverse effects. The utility of the vaccine was evaluated through a Likert scale. Results. The response rate was 76.4%. A total of 40.1% of the PCW had been vaccinated. The utility of the vaccine was given a mean value of 3.65. The highest value was given by pediatric nurses (4), followed by general practitioners (3.76), and the lowest value by general practice nurses (3.42; p Conclusions. The main conclusion of this study is that the prevalence of influenza vaccination among PCW is low. The only factor associated with vaccination was gender. Education about this vaccine and awareness of the need for it should be increased among PCW.