@article{PAR00005951,
  title = {{L}ikely correlation between sources of information and acceptability of {A}/{H}1{N}1 swine-origin {I}nfluenza virus vaccine in {M}arseille, {F}rance},
  author = {{N}ougair{\`e}de, {A}. and {L}agier, {J}.{C}. and {N}inove, {L}. and {S}artor, {C}. and {B}adiaga, {S}. and {B}otelho, {E}. and {B}rouqui, {P}. and {Z}andotti, {C}. and {L}amballerie, {X}avier de and {L}a {S}cola, {B}. and {D}rancourt, {M}. and {G}ould, {E}. {A}. and {C}harrel, {R}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {I}n {F}rance, there was a reluctance to accept vaccination against the {A}/{H}1{N}1 pandemic influenza virus despite government recommendation and investment in the vaccine programme. {M}ethods and {F}indings: {W}e examined the willingness of different populations to accept {A}/{H}1{N}1 vaccination (i) in a {F}rench hospital among 3315 employees immunized either by in-house medical personnel or mobile teams of {MD}s and (ii) in a shelter housing 250 homeless persons. {G}oogle was used to assess the volume of enquiries concerning incidence of influenza. {W}e analyzed the information on vaccination provided by {G}oogle, the website of the major {F}rench newspapers, and {P}ub{M}ed. {T}wo trust {S}urveys were used to assess public opinion on the trustworthiness of people in different professions. {P}aramedics were significantly more reluctant to accept immunisation than qualified medical staff. {A}cceptance was significantly increased when recommended directly by {MD}s. {A}necdotal cases of directly observed severe infections were followed by enhanced acceptance of paramedical staff. {S}cientific literature was significantly more in favour of vaccination than {G}oogle and {F}rench newspaper websites. {I}n the case of the newspaper websites, information correlated with their recognised political reputations, although they would presumably claim independence from political bias. {T}he {T}rust {S}urveys showed that politicians were highly distrusted in contrast with doctors and pharmacists who were considered much more trustworthy. {C}onclusions: {T}he low uptake of the vaccine could reflect failure to convey high quality medical information and advice relating to the benefits of being vaccinated. {W}e believe that the media and internet contributed to this problem by raising concerns within the general population and that failure to involve {GP}s in the control programme may have been a mistake. {GP}s are highly regarded by the public and can provide face-to-face professional advice and information. {T}he top-down strategy of vaccine programme management and information delivered by the {M}inistry of {H}ealth could have aggravated the problem, because the general population does not always trust politicians.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {O}ne},
  volume = {5},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {e11292},
  ISSN = {1932-6203},
  year = {2010},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0011292},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00005951},
}