TY - JOUR AU - Pless, Anina AU - McLennan, Stuart R. AU - Nicca, Dunja AU - Shaw, David M. AU - Elger, Bernice S. PY - 2017 DA - 2017/04/28 TI - Reasons why nurses decline influenza vaccination: a qualitative study JO - BMC Nursing SP - 20 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - To explore reasons of non-vaccinated nursing staff for declining seasonal influenza vaccination. The annual influenza vaccination of healthcare workers reduces morbidity and mortality among vulnerable patients. Still, vaccination rates remain very low, particularly in nursing staff. While several studies have explored barriers for healthcare workers to get vaccinated, most have used a quantitative approach. SN - 1472-6955 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-017-0215-5 DO - 10.1186/s12912-017-0215-5 ID - Pless2017 ER -