Navneet K. Dhand. 1. , Jane Heller. 2. , Lynne Hayes. 2. , Heather F. Gidding ... Rm 245 J.D.Stewart Bld. Faculty of Veterinary Science. The University of Sydney ...
Willingness of Australian veterinarians to recommend Q fever vaccination to veterinary colleagues Emily Sellens1, Jacqueline M. Norris1, Navneet K. Dhand1, Jane Heller2, Lynne Hayes2, Heather F. Gidding3,4, Nicholas Wood3,4, Katrina L. Bosward1. 1 University of Sydney, 2 Charles Sturt University, 3National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, 4University of New South Wales
Results: Background: Q fever is a vaccine-preventable zoonoses caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii. A poor vaccine uptake (29%) among Australian veterinary nurses was recently reported, attributed to a lack of knowledge and awareness of Q fever disease and vaccination1. The nursing cohort studied identified veterinarians as one of their key sources of biosecurity information, suggesting that one of the main reasons for low vaccine uptake in veterinary nurses may be Australian veterinarians’ poor rate of vaccine recommendation to their fellow veterinary workers1.
Aims: 1) To determine the willingness of Australian veterinarians to recommend Q fever vaccination to colleagues 2) To identify significant factors influencing willingness to recommend vaccination. Methods: Online cross sectional survey March—June 2014. Targeted actively working veterinarians in Australia. Multivariable logistic regression analyses via (2,3) forward stepwise selection identified explanatory variables with a significant association (p
