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. 2020 Aug 27;8(3):480. doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030480

Table 1.

Study characteristics of included studies for travellers, ICP and HCW.

Study Study Design Enrolment Period Enrolment Site Sample Size Study Population Theoretical Framework Outcome Measures * Vaccination Coverage Quality Score **
Balaban, 2013 [16] Pre- and post-travel surveys 2009 USA 186 American Hajj pilgrims None Seasonal influenza - Low
Barasheed, 2014 [17] Cross-sectional survey 2011–2012 Mina (Mecca) 966 Australian Hajj pilgrims None Influenza 62% High
Duffy, 2013 [18] Cross-sectional survey 2007 (Aug.–Sept.) United States 1691 American travellers to Asia None JE 11% Medium
Frew, 2017 [19] Cross-sectional survey 2015 (Feb.–March) Ferry ports of 2 popular islands, Thailand 1680 Backpackers from Europe, Canada, Australia and New-Zealand (94%) None (KAP) HBV 31% completed series High
Goodman, 2014 [20] Online cross-sectional survey 2010 (Feb.) UK 302 Travellers to the meningitis belt of Africa in last 3 years or planned to do so next 6 months None MenAWCY 30% Medium
Herbinger, 2011 [21] Online cross-sectional survey 2009 (Dec.) Netherlands, Czech Republic, Spain, Sweden 4203 Travellers to countries of moderate or high prevalence for HBV in the last 5 years None HBV 39% in the previous 5 years Medium
Heywood, 2016 [22] Online cross-sectional survey 2014 (Aug.–Oct.) Australia, Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, UK, Canada 27,386 Travellers (18–65 years) who travelled to HAV endemic countries in Africa, Asia, South/Central America in the last 3 years None HAV/HBV 27% for 3-dose combined HAV and HBV and 37% for 2-dose monovalent HAV schedules Medium
Igreja, 2019 [23] Cross-sectional survey 2019 (May–June) Travel Clinic, Lisbon, Portugal 55 Portuguese travellers None Attitudes to vaccinations in general - Low
Lammert, 2016 [24] Retrospective study 2012–2014 clinics from Global TravEpiNet, USA 24,478 International travellers who sought pre-travel health advice None Refusal rates of recommended vaccines and reasons 25% refused one or more recommended vaccine(s) High
Paudel, 2017 [25] Prospective enhanced surveillance study 2013 (Feb–2014 (Jan.) Australia 180 confirmed cases of typhoid, paratyphoid, measles, HAV, HEV, chikungunya, malaria None Seeking pre-travel advice and uptake 25% sought pre-travel advice and 16% got vaccinated Medium
Pavli, 2019 [26] Cross-sectional survey by email 2015 (Nov.)–2016 (Mar.) Greece 231 Greek (non-healthcare) students from 36 universities, planning to study abroad None Men, intention to vaccinate 23% vaccinated, 15% intention Medium
Pfeil, 2010 [27] 2 cross-sectional surveys 2009 (Jan.–Feb.), 2010 (Jan.) Centre for Travel Health, Zurich, Switzerland 623 Travellers to a resource-limited destination None (KAP) Seasonal (and pandemic) influenza 14% seasonal influenza High
Selcuk, 2016 [28] Cross-sectional survey 2013 (July) Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey 124 Turkish travellers to Africa None Recommended for destination 53% vaccinated pre-travel Medium
Tan, 2017 [29] Retrospective cohort study 2012 (Jan.)–2013 (Dec.) Mayo Clinic Travel and Tropical Medicine Clinic, Minnesota, USA 2073 Children and adults who sought pre-travel advice (19% VFR) None Documented receipt or positive serology or completion of series 94% men in VFR, 12% rabies in VFR High
Tashani, 2016 [30] Cross-sectional survey 2014–2015 Immunization clinic, Sydney, Australia 300 Travellers (>18 year) planning to attend Hajj None Pneu and DTP when recommended 17% pneu, 14% DTP Medium
Wiemken, 2015 [31] Cross-sectional study 2013 (Nov.)–2014 (July) University of Louisville, Travel Clinic, USA 183 American travellers before their consultation TPB Intention to get vaccinated Not given High
Yanni, 2010 [32] Pre- and post-travel surveys 2008 (June–Sept.) Departure lounges at airports in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco 1301 (pre) (337 post) American travellers who will travel to Asia KAP Influenza 41% High
Akin, 2016 [33] Cross-sectional survey 2015 (July–Sep.) Daycare chemotherapy unit of Hacettepe University Cancer Institute, Ankara, Turkey 229 Adult patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy None Adult vaccination coverage (influenza, tetanus, hepatitis, pneu) 54% were vaccinated at least once, only 9% after cancer diagnosis Medium
Althoff, 2010 [34] Nested influenza study (interview administered surveys) 2006–2007 and 2007–2008 5 cities in the USA 1462 HIV+ women HBM Influenza 55–57% of women reported vaccination (about 44% not vaccinated) Medium
Battistella, 2019 [35] Cross-sectional observational study 2017 (Jan.–July) 7 large dialysis services, Italy 703 Dialysis patients None Influenza 58% adherence High
Chehab, 2018 [36] Cross-sectional study (in longitudinal cohort) 2012 (Nov.)–2013 (Oct.) Germany 579 SLE patients (48% on IS) None Influenza, tetanus, pneu, men and previous refusal 45% influenza (last year); 65% tetanus; 32% pneu; 6% men High
Chin-Yee, 2011 [37] Cohort study (one time follow-up) 2009 (Oct.)–2010 (Mar.) Tertiary care cancer center, Canada 129 Patients with hematologic malignancies (92% chemotherapy, 76% in past 3 mo) None Seasonal influenza (and pandemic) 57% seasonal influenza Medium
Gagneux-Brunon, 2019 [38] Cross-sectional survey Unknown France 468 HIV+ patients None Pneu, HAV, HBV, seasonal influenza 30% IPD; 24% HAV; 64% HBV; 40% influenza Low
Haroon, 2011 [39] Cross-sectional survey (audit) 2009 (Sept.) Outpatient clinics, tertiary university hospital, Ireland 110 Rheumatology patients on IS None Seasonal influenza and pneu 34% influenza; 11% pneu; 11% both Medium
Harrison, 2017 [40] Cross-sectional survey 2015 (Aug.–June) HIV out-patient department of the University Hospital of Vienna, Austria 455 HIV patients None Seasonal influenza 12% influenza Medium
Harrison, 2018 [41] Cross-sectional survey 2017 (July–Oct.) Outpatient clinic, Medical University of Vienna, Austria 490 Inflammatory rheumatic disease patients on IS None Seasonal influenza 25% influenza Medium
Lachenal, 2010 [42] Cross-sectional survey (standardized questionnaire) 2008 (Jan.) Centre Léon-Bérard, Lyon, France 200 Patients with haematological malignancies (hospitalized or at outpatient clinic) None Influenza 26% Medium
Loubet, 2015 [43] Self-reported cross-sectional survey 2013 (Summer) AVNIR, a group of associations whose goal is to support ICP, France 3653 79% autoimmune, 13% SOT, 8% treated for hematological malignancies. 85% on IS. KAP Influenza and pneu 59% seasonal influenza and 49% pneu Medium
Loubet, 2018 [44] Self-reported cross-sectional survey 2015 (Dec.)–2016 (March) AFA, national association of patients with IBD, France 199 IBD patients (62% receiving IS) KAP Influenza and pneu 34% influenza, 38% pneu Medium
Malhi, 2015 [45] Cross-sectional survey (self-reported, paper-based) 2013 (Sept)–2014 (Jan.) IBD Clinic or Endoscopy Suite at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada 305 IBD patients (53% using biologicals/steroids) None Influenza, pneu, HAV, HBV, VZV, men, HVZ, HPV 61% influenza, 10% pneu, 61% HBV, 52% HAV, 26% VZV, 21% men, 5% HZV, 11% HPV High
Miller, 2018 [46] Cross-sectional survey 2016 (June–Sept.) 3 tertiary autologous and allogeneic HSCT centres, UK 93 HSCT patients (79% autologous) adjusted HBM Intention to receive seasonal influenza 76% expressed high intent High
Mouthon, 2010 [47] Cross-sectional survey (standardized questionnaires) 2006 and 2007 Dept. Of Internal Medicine, Cochin Hospital, France 177 Patients with systemic sclerosis None Influenza 39% (last year) Medium
Narula, 2012 [48] Cross-sectional survey 2010 (May–Aug.) McMaster University Medical Centre Digestive Disease Clinic, Canada 250 IBD patients (63% on IS) None Seasonal (and H1N1) influenza 25% seasonal influenza High
Nguyen, 2017 [49] Cross-sectional survey with invitation RCT for new pneu vaccine) 2014 (Oct.–Nov.) Outpatients clinic of rheumatology at 2 hospitals in Graasten, Denmark 192 RA patients None Influenza and pneu 59% seasonal influenza ever, 49% last year, 6% pneu High
Poeppl, 2015 [50] Cross-sectional survey 2013 (July)–2013 (Oct.) Outpatient departments of the General Hospital Vienna, Austria 444 Patients with malignancies (55% solid tumours, 22% haematological malignancy, and 17% had no diagnosed malignancy) None Influenza 18% influenza last year Medium
Price, 2019 [51] Cross-sectional survey 2014 (June–July) Cancer center providing ambulatory care, USA 703 Patients (83%) (and caregivers and family (17%) of patients) treated for malignancies None Influenza Patients 72%, caregivers 71% (last year) Medium
Restivo, 2017 [52] Prospective observational study 2014 (Oct.)–2015 (April) SOT Reference Center in Palermo, Sicilia, Italy 82 SOT recipients during hospital admission for transplantation None Influenza 38% Medium
Ruiz-Cuesta, 2016 [53] Prospective observational study 2012 (Jan.–March) Reina Sofía University Hospital, Córdoba, Spain 153 IBD (50% UC, 50% CD) patients (>14 years old), 34% on biologicals/corticosteroids None HAV, HBV, VZV, MMR assessed by registry 84% Medium
Sadlier, 2015 [54] Retrospective study, with provider-delivered survey 2014 (Jan.–Feb.) Tertiary university hospital in Ireland 170 Dermatology patients prescribed systemic IS None Influenza and pneu 38% seasonal influenza last year, 21% pneu last 5 years, 18% both. Medium
Sandler, 2016 [55] Cross-sectional, telephone survey 2013 (July–Sept.) Memorial Medical Center in Chicago, USA 102 RA patients (85–91% taking IS) None Self-reported and EHR influenza, pneu, and HZV 79% influenza last season, 54% pneu and 8% HZV High
Savage, 2011 [56] Retrospective audit 2010 (Aug.–Oct.) Outpatient dermatology clinics in Aberdeen RoyalInfirmary, Scotland 87 Immunocompromised dermatology patients None Influenza and pneu 70% influenza (last year), 22% pneu Medium
Struijk, 2015 [57] Cross-sectional survey Unknown Renal Transplant Unit, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, NL 526 77% renal transplant recipients (and their nephrologists) KAB Influenza, tetanus, pneumococci, HAV, HBV 56% influenza, 15–30% tetanus, 0–5% pneu, 5–30% HAV, 10–20% HBV High
Teich, 2011 [58] Cross-sectional survey 2009 (April–Sept.) Germany 203 IBD patients who had not received vaccination counseling ≥1 year (54% on IS) None Vaccinations in general 67% tetanus (<10 years), 21% pertussis, 28% seasonal influenza, 9% pneu High
Urun, 2013 [59] Cross-sectional survey (with face-to-face interviews) 2012 (Jan.–March) Medical Oncology Department of Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey 359 Patients with malignancies None Influenza and pneu 17% influenza 4% pneumococcal Medium
Waszczuk, 2018 [60] Cross-sectional survey (self-completed) Unknown Wrowclaw, Poland 195 IBD patients (70% on IS) None Influenza, HBV and pneu HBV 55%; Tdap 12%; HAV 7%; annual influenza 6%; VZV/HZV 3%, and pneu 2% High
Wilckens, 2011 [61] Cross-sectional survey 2009 (April–Oct.) IBD outpatients’ clinic, a tertiary referral center, Lueneburg, Germany 102 IBD patients (57% CD, 91% on IS) None Vaccinations in general 19% influenza, 3% pneumoccous, 22% HBV, 5% VZV, 55% MMR, and 63% tetanus. Of those who had traveled, 9% HAV and 1% YF High
Akan, 2016 [62] Cross-sectional study 2014 (June–Sept.) family health care centres in Turkey 596 GPs used, name not mentioned Seasonal influenza 27% High
Asma, 2016 [63] Cross-sectional study 2015 (Jan.) 6 university hospitals in Turkey 642 177 (28%) physicians and 448 (71%) nurses None Seasonal influenza 9% Medium
Boey, 2018 [64] Cross-sectional study 2015 (Nov.–Dec.) 13 hospitals and 14 nursing homes in Belgium 5141 4506 hospital staff, 635 HCW nursing home staff. HBM, HIM and ASE Seasonal influenza 2014: 62% (hospital) 2015: 65% (hospital) High
Bonaccorsi, 2015 [65] Cross-sectional study 2010 (Oct.–Nov.) Careggi University Teaching Hospital, Florance, Italy 2576 10% physicians, 39% nurses, 23% students, 4% health care assistant, 15% other None Seasonal influenza 18% Medium
Castilla, 2013 [66] Cross-sectional study 2012 (Mar.–May) PHC workers, Spain 1956 47% GP, 10% paediatricians, 43% nurses None Seasonal influenza 52–61% (2008–2011) High
Ciftci, 2018 [67] Cross-sectional study 2015 (Sept.–Dec.) University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey 470 Tertiary healthcare setting (18% physicians, 29% nurses, 11% assistants, 23% auxillary, 9% paramedics, 10% secretaries) None Seasonal influenza 27% High
Costantino, 2019 [68] Cross sectional study Influenza seasons 2016–2019 University Hospital of Palermo, Italy 1237 Hospital HCW that had not received influenza vaccination None Seasonal influenza 0% High
Dedoukou, 2010 [69] Cross-sectional study 2018 (Oct.–Nov.) 76 PHCs in Greece 1617 PHC: 35% physicians, 32% nurses, 23% paramedical/technical, 8% administrative None Seasonal influenza 41% Medium
deSante, 2010 [70] Cross-sectional study 2009 (Apr.) 2 tertiary care hospitals in Pennsylvania, USA 227 House officers and attending physicians in emergency/internal medicine depts. None Seasonal influenza 94% Medium
Dominguez, 2013 [71] Cross-sectional study 2012 (Mar.–May) PHC workers in 7 Spanish regions 1749 Familiy physician (47%), paediatrician (10%), nurses (43%). None Seasonal influenza 51% High
Durando, 2016 [72] Cross-sectional study 2013 (Oct.)–2014 (Apr.) San Martino Teaching Hospital/Scientific Research Institute, Italy 830 HCW None Seasonal influenza 26% High
Ehrenstein, 2010 [73] Cross-sectional study 2006 (Feb.) Tertiary care university hospital in Germany 652 HCW (physicians 36%, nurses 42%, administrators 22%) None Seasonal influenza 34% Medium
Giese, 2016 [74] Cross-sectional study 2013 Ireland 164 HCW in a study group of Irish residents None Seasonal influenza 28% Medium
Gramegna, 2018 [75] Cross-sectional study 2016 Italy 144 Italian Respiratory Society members Seasonal influenza 55% Medium
Gutknecht, 2016 [76] Cross-sectional study 2016 (Feb.–Mar.) Poland 77 Physicians None Seasonal influenza - Low
Hagemeister, 2018 [77] Cross-sectional study 2015 (June-July) University Hospital Würzburg, Germany 677 Physicians and nursing staff None Seasonal influenza 55% Medium
Harrison, 2016 [78] Cross-sectional study - Vienna General Hospital, Austria 116 Nursing staff None HAV/HBV, DTP/Tdap, MMR, influenza, VZV, men, pneu Seasonal influenza: 42%; Measles: 60% Medium
Hopman, 2010 [79] Cross-sectional study 2008 (Nov.–Dec.) All 8 University Medical Centers in NL 1238 HCW at medium and high risk for influenza HBM, BIM, ASE Seasonal influenza 38% Medium
Hulo, 2017 [80] Cross-sectional study 2014 University Hospital Lille, France 344 HCW in the emergency departments and the IC units None Seasonal influenza 18% Medium
Johansen, 2012 [81] Cross-sectional study 2007 (May) North and South Dakota 155 Randomly selected nurses (52% hospital, 13% clinic, 12% long term) Triandis Seasonal influenza - Medium
Kalemaki, 2020 [82] Cross-sectional study - Crete, Greece 260 GPs None Seasonal influenza, measlesHBV, Tdap Seasonal influenza 57%; Measles 26% HBV 68%; Tdap 47% High
Karlsson, 2019 [83] Cross-sectional study - Public hospitals in Finland 2962 Hospital personnel who may work with vaccinations (14% physicians) None Seasonal influenza - High
Kisic-Tepavcevic, 2017 [84] Cross-sectional study 2015 (Dec.) Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia 352 HCW None HBV 66% High
Lehmann, 2015 [85] Cross-sectional study 2013 (Feb.–Apr.) 20 hospitals in Belgium, Germany and NL 1022 56% nurse, 15% physicians, 14% paramedics None Seasonal influenza Total: 37%; Netherlands: 28%; Belgium: 53%; Germany: 36% High
Maridor, 2017 [86] Cross-sectional study 2013 3 medium-sized, non-teaching hospitals, Switzerland 252 Nursing staff None Seasonal influenza 58% Medium
Napolitano, 2019 [87] Cross-sectional study 2018 (Sept.–Nov.) 8 hospitals in Italy 531 Random sample of HCWs (29% physicians, 59% nurses) None HBV, influenza, MMR, VZV, pertussis HBV: 98%; DTP: 91%; MMR: 64%; VZV: 59%; TBC: 50%; Influenza: 30%; Men C: 41% High
Nowrouzi, 2014 [88] Cross-sectional study 2011 (Sept.–Nov.) University of Toronto 963 Medical trainee’s (post graduate) HBM Seasonal (and pandemic) influenza Seasonal influenza 69–76% (2008–2010) High
Pielak, 2010 [89] Cross-sectional study 2005 (Apr.) British Columbia, Canada 719 Immunization nurses of all health units and all physicians that administer vaccinations TPB Seasonal influenza - High
Prematunge, 2014 [90] Cross-sectional study 2010 (June) Tertiary care hospital Ontario, Canada 3275 35% nurse, 5% physician, 11% allied HCW’s, 22% administrative/clerical None Seasonal (and pandemic) influenza Seasonal influenza: 74% Medium
Quan, 2012 [91] Retrospective cohort study 2006–2011 University of California Irvine Healthcare 32,808 all HCWs None Seasonal influenza 44–92% (2007–2011) Medium
Rabensteiner, 2018 [92] Cross-sectional study 2016 (Oct.–Dec.) South Tyearolean Health Service, Italy 4091 13% physicians, 20% administrative, 67% sanitary or executive non-medical staff None Seasonal influenza 10% High
Real, 2013 [93] Cross-sectional study - Academic medical center in Lexington, USA 318 80% clinical, 20% non-clinical RPA Seasonal influenza 66% already received the vaccination or planned to get one soon Medium
Rebmann, 2012 [94] Cross-sectional study 2011 (Apr.–June) Saint Louis region, USA 3188 54% non-hospital HCW, 46 % hospital HCW None Seasonal (and pandemic) influenza 2010/11: 79% High
Scatigna, 2017 [95] Cross-sectional study 2015 (Apr.–May) San Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Italy 334 Nurses 53%, physicians 23%, other 24% None HBV, influenza, MMR, VZV - Medium
Surtees, 2018 [96] Cross-sectional study 2016 Tertiary referral hospital in Victoria, Australia 1835 HCW None Seasonal influenza 97% High
Taddei, 2014 [97] Cross-sectional study 2011 (June–Oct.) 6 public hospitals in Florence, Italy 436 59% nurses, 21% physicians, 13% nursing assistants, and 7% were midwives None MMR, VZV, Pertussis 11% measles, 7% mumps, 17% rubella, 2% VZV, 7% pertussis Medium
Tanguy, 2011 [98] Cross-sectional study 2009 (Nov.)–2010 (Feb.) Tertiary care centre in Pays de la Loire Region, France 532 24% medical staff, 65% nursing staff, 11% ancillary staff None Seasonal (and pandemic) influenza 22% Medium
Vallée-Tourange, 2018 [99] Cross-sectional study 2014 (June–July) A single metropolitan hospital group, UK 784 11% physicians, 36% nurses, 30% allied health professionals, 17% assistants CME Seasonal influenza - Medium
Verger, 2016 [100] Cross-sectional study 2014 (Apr.–July) France 1582 GPs None Seasonal influenza, DTP, HBV 72% influenza, 84% DTP, 86% HBV High
Virseda, 2010 [101] Cross-sectional study 2009 (Dec.)–2010 (Jan.) University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain 527 HCW (23% physician, 29% nurse, 19% nursing assistant, 29% ancillary staff) None Seasonal (and pandemic) influenza 50% Medium
Wicker, 2010 [102] Cross-sectional study 2010 (Jan–May) Frankfurt University Hospital, Germany 1504 Physicians 26%, nurses 35%, other HCW 23%, students 16% None Pertussis 22% in last 10 years Medium
Wilson, 2019 [103] Cross-sectional study Influenza seasons 2015–2017 Southeast France 1539 74% hospital nurses, 26% community nurses None Seasonal influenza Both seasons: 24% at least one season: 34% Medium
Wilson, 2020 [104] Cross-sectional study 2017–2018 Southeast France 1539 74% hospital nurses, 26% community nurses None Mandatory and recommended vaccines in France 96% BCG, 73% DTP (<10 years), 61% HBV, 58% pertussis, 64% measles, 39% VZV, 27% seasonal influenza (last year) Medium
Zhang, 2011 [105] and 2012 [106] Cross-sectional study 2010 (May-Oct.) University Hospital London 522 Qualified nurses (79% working in hospital None Seasonal influenza 36% Medium

* concerns vaccination uptake unless otherwise specified. ** Quality is assessed with the AXIS tool. A low score represents fulfillment of 1–9 out of 20 items, medium 10–14 and high 15–20 items (Exact scores are given in Supplementary Table S2). The following abbreviations are used (organized per column, in alphabetical order): Enrolment sites: USA = United States of America; UK = United Kingdom; NL = the Netherlands. Study populations: CD = Crohn’s Disease; GP = general practitioner; HCW = healthcare workers; HIV = human immunodefiency virus; HSCT = hematological stem cell transplantation; IBD = inflammatory bowel disease; ICP = immunocompromised patients; IS = immunosuppressive treatment; PHC = primary healthcare; RA = rheumatoid arthritis; SOT = solid organ transplantation; UC = colitis ulcerosa; VFR = travellers visiting friends and relatives. Theoretical frameworks: ASE = attitude, social influence and self-efficacy model; HBM = health belief model; KAP = knowledge, attitude, practice; HIM = the Health Intention Model; BIM = behavioral intention model; CME = Cognitive model of empowerment; RPA = risk perception attitude framework; Triandis = Triandis model of interpersonal behavior. Vaccinations: BCG = Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (vaccine for tuberculosis); DTP = diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis; HAV = hepatitis A virus; HBV = hepatitis B virus; HZV = herpes zoster virus; JE = Japanese encephalitis; Men = meningococcal disease; menACWY = meningococcal serotype A, C, W and Y; MMR = measles, mumps, rubella; Pneu = pneumococcal disease; TBC = tuberculosis; Tdap = tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis; VZV = varicella zoster virus, YF = yellow fever.