Reasons for low influenza vaccination coverage: cross-sectional survey in Poland
Reasons for low influenza vaccination coverage: cross-sectional survey in Poland
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DOI：
10.3325/cmj.2011.52.126
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发表时间：
2011-04-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Stachurska, Magdalena
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作者：
Kardas, Przemyslaw;Zasowska, Anna;Stachurska, Magdalena
目的了解波兰流感疫苗接种率低的原因，包括流感知识和对流感疫苗接种的态度。方法对波兰中部洛兹基沃伊沃州的初级保健患者进行横断面匿名调查。研究对象为2007年1月1日至4月30日因各种原因就诊的成年人。结果640名患者完成了调查。在研究之前的12个月里，20.8%的参与者接受了流感疫苗接种。未接种者最常见的原因是身体健康(27.6%)、对接种效果缺乏信任(16.8%)、接种费用(9.7%)。有关流感疫苗接种的最常见信息来源是初级保健医生(46.6%)。尽管对流感有较好的了解，但高达20%的参与者不能指出流感与其他呼吸道病毒感染的区别。结论波兰流感疫苗接种率低的主要原因是患者的误解和疫苗接种费用。因此，需要免费接种疫苗和开展更有效的宣传运动，特别注重高危群体。
Aim To assess the reasons for low influenza vaccination coverage in Poland, including knowledge of influenza and attitudes toward influenza vaccination.Methods This was a cross-sectional, anonymous, self-administered survey in primary care patients in Lodzkie voivodship (central Poland). The study participants were adults who visited their primary care physicians for various reasons from January 1 to April 30, 2007.Results Six hundred and forty participants completed the survey. In 12 months before the study, 20.8% participants had received influenza vaccination. The most common reasons listed by those who had not been vaccinated were good health (27.6%), lack of trust in vaccination effectiveness (16.8%), and the cost of vaccination (9.7%). The most common source of information about influenza vaccination were primary care physicians (46.6%). Despite reasonably good knowledge of influenza, as many as approximately 20% of participants could not point out any differences between influenza and other viral respiratory tract infections.Conclusions The main reasons for low influenza vaccination coverage in Poland were patients' misconceptions and the cost of vaccination. Therefore, free-of-charge vaccination and more effective informational campaigns are needed, with special focus on high-risk groups.