Estudio de las campañas de vacunación antigripal 2005 y 2006 a trabajadores sanitarios del área 2 de Madrid

The vaccination against the influenza is the most effective way of preventing this illness. Workers in the Sanitary sector are ones of the most recommended to be vaccinated against the flu. Objectives: To study whether there are significant differences between the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 Campaigns addressed to the workers in the Sanitary area no 2 in the Madrid Community. Methodology: Descriptive study of both campaigns in the Sanitary area no 2 in the Madrid Community. A uni-variant analysis is carried out to build a Logistic Regression model in which the two campaigns are the dependant variables. The following independent variables were also included: age, professional category, service, working center, previous year anti-flu vaccination, side effects in previous year, chronic diseases, medication taken, smoking habits and allergic processes. Results: In the 2005 campaign, vaccination was more intense in central services, catering and administration. There were more side effects, more sanitary workers were vaccinated and more workers declared to have taken any sort of medication. However, in the 2006 campaign there were more vaccinations in the “H.U. la Princesa”, within the first week of campaign, in the medical services, and more workers declared to suffer any type of chronic disease. Conclusions: The coverage of the vaccination has been equal or lower than in previous years in all working centers, with the exception of the “H.U. la Princesa”, where the coverage was higher.