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Work-Site-Based Influenza Vaccination in Healthcare and Non-Healthcare Settings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Sarah J. D'Heilly  and
Kristin L. Nichol
Sarah J. D'Heilly
Affiliation:
Medicine Service and Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Kristin L. Nichol*
Affiliation:
Medicine Service and Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
*
VA Medical Center (111), One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417
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Abstract

Objective:

To better understand work-site–based programs for influenza vaccination.

Design:

Self-administered, mailed questionnaire.

Setting:

Healthcare and non-healthcare companies.

Participants:

Random sample of 2,000 members of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses.

Results:

The response rate was 55%, and 88% of the respondents were employed by companies sponsoring work-site influenza vaccination. Thirty-two percent of respondents worked for healthcare and healthcare-related services companies. Healthcare companies were more likely to sponsor worksite-based vaccination (94% vs 85%; P < .0001) compared with non-healthcare companies. Healthcare companies were also more likely to encourage vaccination of high-risk employees (70% vs 55%; P < .0001) and cover its cost (86% vs 61%; P < .0001). Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine factors associated with highly successful vaccination. Being a healthcare-related company (OR, 2.1; CI95 1.4–3.2; P < .0001), employers covering the vaccination cost (OR, 3.1; CI95, 1.4–6.6; P = .004), having more experience with work-site vaccination (OR, 1.6; CI95, 1.0–2.4; P = .036), and management encouraging vaccination (OR, 2.6; CI95, 1.4–4.9; P = .002) were associated with highly successful programs.

Conclusions:

Most of the occupational health nurses surveyed work for employers sponsoring work-site vaccination, and 32% were employed by healthcare and related services companies. Healthcare companies were more likely to sponsor worksite–based vaccination and to vaccinate most of their employees; however, only 18% had vaccination rates higher than 50%. Strategies need to be developed to increase vaccination rates so that benefits of vaccination can be realized by employers and employees.

Type
Original Articles
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 25 , Issue 11 , November 2004 , pp. 941 - 945
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2004

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