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Medicine, Research & Experimental |
| Manuscript Type |
Observational Study |
| Article Title |
Mandatory meningococcal vaccine, and other recommended immunisations: Uptake, barriers, and facilitators among health care workers and trainees at Hajj
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| Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Al-Mamoon Badahdah, Mohammad Alfelali, Amani S Alqahtani, Saeed Alsharif, Osamah Barasheed and Harunor Rashid |
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| Corresponding Author |
Harunor Rashid, MBBS, MD, Doctor, Doctor, Senior Lecturer, Senior Researcher, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Locked Bag 4001, Westmead 2145, NSW, Australia. harunor.rashid@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Key Words |
Influenza; Meningococcal disease; Hajj; Health care workers; Pneumococcal disease; Vaccine uptake |
| Core Tip |
This survey aimed to assess the uptake of the meningococcal, influenza and pneumococcal vaccines among health care workers (HCWs) within the Hajj workforce, and to explore the facilitators and barriers for their uptake. Key findings of this study are: some HCWs in Hajj, mostly males, failed to receive these vaccines, including the compulsory meningococcal vaccine. Health authority’s recommendation was the main motivator. Lack of awareness about vaccines and the respondents’ perception that they were up-to-date with all vaccinations; were the two main barriers. |
| Publish Date |
2018-12-24 01:07 |
| Citation |
Badahdah AM, Alfelali M, Alqahtani AS, Alsharif S, Barasheed O, Rashid H; the Hajj Research Team. Mandatory meningococcal vaccine, and other recommended immunisations: Uptake, barriers, and facilitators among health care workers and trainees at Hajj. World J Clin Cases 2018; 6(16): 1128-1135 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v6/i16/1128.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v6.i16.1128 |
