AUTHOR=Gattini Vittorio , Napoletano Marco , Bonotti Alessandra , Mignani Aldo , Cosentino Francesca , Guglielmi Giovanni , Fallahi Poupak , Cristaudo Alfonso , Foddis Rudy 

TITLE=Antimeningococcal Vaccination Coverage Among Healthcare Workers in an Italian University Hospital

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 9 - 2021

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.651100

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2021.651100

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=Introduction
Following an outbreak of meningococcal invasive disease in 2015 and 2016 in Tuscany, we registered a higher demand for anti-meningococcal vaccination (anti-Men ACWY) by Healthcare Workers of the University Hospital of Pisa (Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana - AOUP). The purpose of this work is to analyze and discuss data on vaccination coverage resulting from this vaccination campaign.
Materials and Methods
We conducted a monocentric study about anti-Men vaccination in the healthcare workers of the AOUP following the outbreak of Meningococcal Meningitis occurred mainly in the population of the Tuscan provinces of Pisa, Pistoia, Prato and Florence. The variables under examination were: age, sex, educational qualification, job profile, department Healthcare workers were vaccinated with two types of conjugated tetravalent vaccines for the A, C, Y, W135 strains. Data were analyzed using SPSS software.
Results
The total population of the workers in AOUP was 7188 subjects; the population considered in the study was 5889. Between 2015 and 2017 a total of 2423 subjects (41.1%) underwent anti-Men vaccination. Women, older HCWs, those with a lower educational qualification, doctors, and the HCWs of the maternal and child department, and imaging department recorded a statistically significant better vaccine compliance.
Discussion
The AOUP, implementing the program of the Tuscany Region of vaccination against N. meningitidis, has contributed to reduce the incidence of meningococcal invasive disease. Some critical issues remain in the compliance of some sections of the population, despite the high level of adherence recorded in this case, probably also due to the great media coverage of the event.