The aim of this cross-sectional study is to address whether health literacy (HL) and vaccine
confidence are related with influenza vaccination uptake among staff of nursing homes …

Background: Low coverage of influenza vaccination in nursing home (NH) staff may be
attributed to factors such as vaccine confidence (VC) and vaccine literacy (VL). Our study …

Vaccine literacy (VL) mediates the transfer of information and facilitates vaccination
acceptance. The aims of this study are to validate the HLVa-IT (Health Literacy Vaccinale …

BACKGROUND: Seasonal influenza has become a serious public health problem
worldwide and vaccination is recognized as the most effective preventative measure …

Seasonal influenza is recognized to be a significant public health problem and a cause of
death, especially in fragile persons. In nursing homes (NHs), vaccination for both residents …

Vaccines are among the most important public health achievements of the last century;
however, vaccine awareness and uptake still face significant challenges and the COVID-19 …

Influenza is an infectious disease with a high impact on the population in terms of morbidity
and mortality, but despite International and European guidelines, vaccination coverage rates …

Every year, about 20% of health care workers (HCWs) acquire influenza, continuing to work
and encouraging virus spreading. Influenza vaccination coverage rates and absenteeism …

Objectives Notwithstanding decades of efforts to increase the uptake of seasonal influenza
(flu) vaccination among European healthcare workers (HCWs), the immunisation rates are …

Background: Health Literacy (HL) has been recently hypothesized to affect the relationship
between socio-economic status (SES) and health conditions. However, to date no study has …