Does Vaccinating against Influenza in a Given Epidemic Season Have an Impact on Vaccination in the Next Season
A Follow-Up Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15468044 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Gańczak (0000-0002-6424-128X, University of Zielona Góra, corresponding author), Paulina Dubiel (0000-0003-2762-3809, University of Zielona Góra), Marzena Drozd-Dąbrowska (Primary Care Clinic, Parkowa 7, 74-100 Gryfino, Poland), Marcin Korzeń (0000-0002-1306-7146, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 13 |
| Pages | 7976-7976 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-29 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19137976 |
| PMID | 35805631 |
| OpenAlex | W4283719165 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 29 |
To improve the uptake of influenza vaccine in the elderly, it is important to understand the factors that predict vaccination. The study objective was to explain influenza vaccination uptake in the next season (2019/2020) in a sample of primary care clinic patients from Gryfino, Poland, vaccinated in 2018/2019 with the free-of-charge quadrivalent vaccine. A baseline and a follow-up survey assessed respondent intentions to receive a vaccine (2018), then (2020) vaccine uptake and its predictors. Patients ( n = 108, 54.6% males, M age = 66.7 ± 6.7) filled in a researcher-administered questionnaire. A majority (69.3%) intended to get vaccinated in the next season, with 25.9% receipt. Of those willing to be immunized, only 31.9% were vaccinated in the next season; of those whose decision was dependent on reimbursement, none received influenza vaccine; of undecided patients, 23.1% were vaccinated. Multivariable analysis indicated that living with a partner (OR 6.22, p = 0.01), being employed (OR = 4.55, p = 0.05) and past vaccination behavior (OR 4.12; p = 0.04) were predictors of vaccine uptake. The findings show limited follow-through on initial influenza vaccination plans for the nearest season in previously vaccinated elderly patients. Future interventions should additionally focus on unanticipated barriers to vaccination, such as those revealed in this study, to increase vaccination coverage rates
Environmental health · Flu season · Influenza season · Influenza vaccine · Psychological intervention · Respondent · Vaccination · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Demography · Influenza Virus Research Studies · Medicine · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Immunology
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |