dc.contributor.author | Korkmaz, Pinar | |
dc.contributor.author | Kilit, Turkan Pasali | |
dc.contributor.author | Onbasi, Keyser | |
dc.contributor.author | Ozatag, Duru Mistanoglu | |
dc.contributor.author | Toka, Onur | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-09T06:05:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-06-09T06:05:40Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1210-7778 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.21101/cejph.a5231 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11655/24828 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: Our aim is to evaluate influenza vaccination rates among the elderly and individuals with underlying chronic disease, and factors that affect vaccination uptake. Methods: The study comprised individuals aged 18-65 years with underlying chronic diseases, and individuals aged over 65 years. Literature-based questionnaires prepared by the researcher regarding vaccination were completed through face-to-face interviews by the principal investigator. Results: A total of 818 participants were included in the study, 257 (31.4%) were males. The mean age of participants was 57.47 +/- 14.11 years; 274 (33.5%) were aged 65 years and over. One hundred and three (12.6%) participants stated that they received vaccinations against influenza annually, and 144 (17.6%) stated that they had vaccination against influenza in the 2015/16 or 2016/17 season. Fifty-two (19%) participants aged more than 65 years stated that they received vaccinations against influenza annually, 75 (27.4%) stated that they had vaccination against influenza in the 2015/16 or 2016/17 season. The most commonly determined reasons for not receiving vaccination were not knowing that it was necessary (34%) and believing that vaccination was not necessary because they were healthy (26%). Statistically significantly more participants who gained their knowledge from a physician were vaccinated than those whose knowledge came from other sources (p < 0.05). Participants who considered that they had sufficient information about influenza were vaccinated more frequently, the results were statistically significant (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Informing target risk groups about influenza vaccination by physicians and increasing awareness about influenza may contribute to increasing vaccination rates. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.21101/cejph.a5231 | |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 United States | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | vaccination | |
dc.subject | chronic disease | |
dc.subject | elderly people | |
dc.subject | influenza | |
dc.subject | risk group | |
dc.title | Influenza Vaccination Prevalence Among The Elderly And Individuals With Chronic Disease, And Factors Affecting Vaccination Uptake | |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | |
dc.relation.journal | Central European Journal Of Public Health | |
dc.contributor.department | İstatistik | |
dc.identifier.volume | 27 | |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | |
dc.description.index | WoS | |
dc.description.index | Scopus | |