TY - JOUR AU - James, Peter Bai AU - Rehman, Inayat Ur AU - Bah, Abudulai Jawo AU - Lahai, Michael AU - Cole, Christine Princess AU - Khan, Tahir Mehmood PY - 2017 DA - 2017/09/05 TI - An assessment of healthcare professionals’ knowledge about and attitude towards influenza vaccination in Freetown Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study JO - BMC Public Health SP - 692 VL - 17 IS - 1 AB - Vaccinating healthcare professionals against influenza is considered an effective infection control measure. However, there is a low uptake of influenza vaccine among healthcare professionals around the globe. Currently, it is unknown whether healthcare professionals in Sierra Leone are aware of, and have been vaccinated against influenza. Also, there is a paucity of research evidence on their level of knowledge and attitude toward influenza vaccination. This study assessed healthcare professionals’ current influenza vaccine uptake rate, reasons for not getting vaccinated as well as their awareness, knowledge of, and attitude towards influenza vaccination in Freetown Sierra Leone. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4700-2 DO - 10.1186/s12889-017-4700-2 ID - James2017 ER -