H1N1 influenza pandemic in Italy revisited: has the willingness to get vaccinated suffered in the long run?
<em>Background</em>. The aim of the study is to assess the long-term secondary effects of personal experience with the H1N1 pandemic of 2009/2010 and the perception of the institutional reaction to it on Italians’ willingness to get vaccinated in case of a novel influenza pandemic. <e...
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| author | Ramona Ludolph Marta Nobile Uwe Hartung Silvana Castaldi Peter J. Schulz |
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| description | <em>Background</em>. The aim of the study is to assess the long-term secondary effects of personal experience with the H1N1 pandemic of 2009/2010 and the perception of the institutional reaction to it on Italians’ willingness to get vaccinated in case of a novel influenza pandemic. <em><br />Design and Methods</em>. We conducted 140 face-to-face interviews in the Registry Office of the Municipality of Milan, Italy, from October to December 2012. <em><br />Results</em>. Willingness to get vaccinated during a novel influenza pandemic was best predicted by having been vaccinated against the seasonal flu in the past (OR=5.18; 95%CI: 1.40 to 19.13) and fear of losing one’s life in case of an infection with H1N1 (OR=4.09; 95%CI: 1.68 to 9.97). It was unaffected by the assessment of institutional performance. <em><br />Conclusions</em>. The findings of this study do not point to long-term secondary effects of the institutional handling of the H1N1 pandemic. The results highlight the fact that behavioural intention is not the same as behaviour, and that the former cannot simply be taken as an indicator of the latter. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6aaeaeabb3344023ad7c42ce60da65712023-01-02T16:58:03ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Public Health Research2279-90282279-90362015-09-014210.4081/jphr.2015.559123H1N1 influenza pandemic in Italy revisited: has the willingness to get vaccinated suffered in the long run?Ramona Ludolph0Marta Nobile1Uwe Hartung2Silvana Castaldi3Peter J. Schulz4Institute of Communication and Health, University of LuganoInstitute of Communication and Health, University of Lugano, Lugano, Switzerland; Phd Program in Public Health, University of MilanInstitute of Communication and Health, University of Lugano, LuganoRCCS Foundation Ca’ Granda Major Hospital of Milan, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of MilanInstitute of Communication and Health, University of Lugano<em>Background</em>. The aim of the study is to assess the long-term secondary effects of personal experience with the H1N1 pandemic of 2009/2010 and the perception of the institutional reaction to it on Italians’ willingness to get vaccinated in case of a novel influenza pandemic. <em><br />Design and Methods</em>. We conducted 140 face-to-face interviews in the Registry Office of the Municipality of Milan, Italy, from October to December 2012. <em><br />Results</em>. Willingness to get vaccinated during a novel influenza pandemic was best predicted by having been vaccinated against the seasonal flu in the past (OR=5.18; 95%CI: 1.40 to 19.13) and fear of losing one’s life in case of an infection with H1N1 (OR=4.09; 95%CI: 1.68 to 9.97). It was unaffected by the assessment of institutional performance. <em><br />Conclusions</em>. The findings of this study do not point to long-term secondary effects of the institutional handling of the H1N1 pandemic. The results highlight the fact that behavioural intention is not the same as behaviour, and that the former cannot simply be taken as an indicator of the latter.http://www.jphres.org/index.php/jphres/article/view/559H1N1 pandemicItalyvaccination |
| spellingShingle | Ramona Ludolph Marta Nobile Uwe Hartung Silvana Castaldi Peter J. Schulz H1N1 influenza pandemic in Italy revisited: has the willingness to get vaccinated suffered in the long run? Journal of Public Health Research H1N1 pandemic Italy vaccination |
| title | H1N1 influenza pandemic in Italy revisited: has the willingness to get vaccinated suffered in the long run? |
| title_full | H1N1 influenza pandemic in Italy revisited: has the willingness to get vaccinated suffered in the long run? |
| title_fullStr | H1N1 influenza pandemic in Italy revisited: has the willingness to get vaccinated suffered in the long run? |
| title_full_unstemmed | H1N1 influenza pandemic in Italy revisited: has the willingness to get vaccinated suffered in the long run? |
| title_short | H1N1 influenza pandemic in Italy revisited: has the willingness to get vaccinated suffered in the long run? |
| title_sort | h1n1 influenza pandemic in italy revisited has the willingness to get vaccinated suffered in the long run |
| topic | H1N1 pandemic Italy vaccination |
| url | http://www.jphres.org/index.php/jphres/article/view/559 |
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