Applied Modeling Techniques and Data Analysis 2

8Vaccination Coverage Against Seasonal Influenza of Workers in the Primary Health Care Units in the Prefecture of Chania

Influenza is a contagious disease of the respiratory system, which causes mild to severe disease and leads to disorganization in both professional and social lives. The most effective way to minimize its spread is through the influenza vaccine, which protects the population from its crucial complications. The purpose of this dissertation is to record the vaccination coverage rate in the last three years and search for factors that can affect the vaccination positively or negatively. The research is based on data obtained from the questionnaires distributed to the Health Centers (HC) and Local Health Units (LHU) of the prefecture of Chania, in the period February to March 2020, and compared with data from studies of both Greek and international scientific literature over the last 15 years. The percentage of influenza vaccinations of employees in public structures PHC in the prefecture of Chania shows an increasing trend in the last three years, with 41.7% in 2017-2018, 48.4% in 2018-2019 and 57.1% in 2019-2020. Men are vaccinated more often than women, with the highest rates recorded at the age of ≤ 34 years, while in the period 2019-2020, 68.7% of doctors, 57.6% of nurses and 43.6% other staff were vaccinated. The most common reasons for avoiding vaccination are the view that there is no risk of influenza (29.4%), the fear of vaccine safety/side effects (25.5%) ...