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(P2-21) Differences in Self-Protective Behavior between Hospital Workers and Community Care Workers in Israel during the Peak of A/H1N1 Pandemic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2011

Y. Rofe  and
Y. Bar-Dayan
Y. Rofe
Affiliation:
Management, OR Yehuda, Israel
Y. Bar-Dayan
Affiliation:
CEO, OR Yehuda, Israel
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Abstract

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Background

Effective function of the community care system is important during a pandemic. Self-protective behavior might help stop the spread of the disease during a pandemic and prevent system dysfunction because of personnel morbidity.

Objective

To compare the immunization rate and reported self-protective behavior of healthcare workers between hospitals and community care clinics during the peak of the winter A/H1N1 pandemic in Israel.

Methods

A questionnaire was completed by 1,147 healthcare workers in 21 hospitals and 40 primary care clinics in Israel between 26 November 2009 and 10 December 2009 (the peak of the winter A/H1N1 flu outbreak).

Results

The rate of vaccination against A/H1N1 among hospital workers (27.9%) was significantly higher compared with primary care clinics workers (19.3%) (OR = 0.691 (0.821–0.582)).

Type
Poster Abstracts 17th World Congress for Disaster and Emergency Medicine
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 26 , Supplement S1 , May 2011 , pp. s142
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2011