The effect of immunization with seasonal influenza vaccine for health workers in primary health care centers in AI-Madinah AI- Munawwarah region

https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS4.10229

Authors

  • Majed Ghali Al-Harbi The General Directorate of Health Affairs in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah Region
  • Ibraheem Magbool Al-Oufi The General Directorate of Health Affairs in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah Region
  • Fares Swider Al-Saedi The General Directorate of Health Affairs in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah Region
  • Kaled Ghali Al-Harbi The General Directorate of Health Affairs in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah Region
  • Saud Ali Al-Hojaili The General Directorate of Health Affairs in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah Region
  • Abdulmohsen Melfi Al-Amrai The General Directorate of Health Affairs in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah Region
  • Belal Mohammad Abdulkareem The General Directorate of Health Affairs in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah Region
  • Rayan Talaat Karali The General Directorate of Health Affairs in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah Region
  • Mohamed Abdullah Al-Qaidi The General Directorate of Health Affairs in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah Region

Keywords:

effect immunization, seasonal influenza vaccine, primary health care

Abstract

Primary health care centers in Saudi Arabia have been playing an effective role in safeguarding the lives of the people and also maintaining order in entire Saudi Arabia. Most primary healthcare which employs influenza vaccination requires personnel awareness to know the different impacts of influenza vaccines. This paper seeks to research the suitability of effectiveness of influenza. Therefore the main aim of the research was to find out the effectiveness of taking influenza vaccines and the impacts of seasonal influenza diseases on the workers in primary health care in Madinah. In the literature review, various papers and articles have been explored to link the existing knowledge with the new knowledge. In the theoretical framework, influenza vaccine and seasonal influenza diseases theory were employed in this research whereby the theory thinks about how the accessibility, development, and exercises of individuals impact the probability of taking influenza vaccines. On the methodology, the research was composed of 403 respondents who were selected for sampling from primary healthcare centers in Madinah. A mixed approach was employed in this research. The questionnaire method was used to collect the data from the respondents. 

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Published

03-07-2022

How to Cite

Al-Harbi, M. G., Al-Oufi, I. M., Al-Saedi, F. S., Al-Harbi, K. G., Al-Hojaili, S. A., Al-Amrai, A. M., Abdulkareem, B. M., Karali, R. T., & Al-Qaidi, M. A. (2022). The effect of immunization with seasonal influenza vaccine for health workers in primary health care centers in AI-Madinah AI- Munawwarah region. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S4), 4423–4439. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS4.10229

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