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Τίτλος: | Beliefs, knowledge and attitudes of community-dwelling Greek elders towards influenza and pneumococcal vaccination | Συγγραφείς: | Raftopoulos, Vasilios | Major Field of Science: | Medical and Health Sciences | Λέξεις-κλειδιά: | Influenza vaccination;Pneumococcal vaccination;Elderly;Flu;Vaccine shortage;Vaccine coverage | Ημερομηνία Έκδοσης: | 2007 | Πηγή: | The Internet Journal of Epidemiology, 2007, vol.4, no. 1 | Volume: | 4 | Issue: | 1 | Περιοδικό: | The Internet Journal of Epidemiology | Περίληψη: | Background: Influenza is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the elderly. Objective: To explore the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of community-dwelling Greek elders towards influenza and pneumococcal vaccination. Method: Content analysis methodology was used to analyse three focus group interviews (n=22). The theoretical framework of the Health Belief Model was used. Results: Two-thirds of the elderly participants have received flu vaccine last year. The main motives and barriers that explain elders' behaviour were: having routine access to medical care; the recommendation of health care professionals; beliefs about the benefits of influenza vaccination; having a relative who delivered the vaccine; being less than 75 years old; having unpleasant reactions in the past; lack of adequate information about the side effects of influenza vaccine; and vaccine shortages. Conclusions: Availability of sufficient vaccines and health education programs are needed to increase the uptake of influenza and pneumococcal vaccination. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/1992 | ISSN: | 15402614 | Rights: | © Internet Scientific | Type: | Article | Affiliation: | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention |
Publication Type: | Peer Reviewed |
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