Vaccination against influenza in elderly people: factors associated with acceptance and refusal of the vaccine
Abstract INTRODUCTION Immunization is the primary method of preventing influenza. The objective of this study was to describe reasons and determine causes of acceptance or refusal of the influenza vaccine by elderly people. METHODS: This cross-sectional and descriptive study included elderly pat...
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| author | Cristiano José Mendes Pinto Everton Henrique Ramos Pereira Camila Machado Teodoro Rute Angelica Becari Viviane Gomes de Assis Josiane Cristina Ferrari Eduardo Luiz Hoehne |
| author_facet | Cristiano José Mendes Pinto Everton Henrique Ramos Pereira Camila Machado Teodoro Rute Angelica Becari Viviane Gomes de Assis Josiane Cristina Ferrari Eduardo Luiz Hoehne |
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| description | Abstract INTRODUCTION Immunization is the primary method of preventing influenza. The objective of this study was to describe reasons and determine causes of acceptance or refusal of the influenza vaccine by elderly people. METHODS: This cross-sectional and descriptive study included elderly patients (aged >60 years) from the City of Jundiai, São Paulo, Brazil. RESULTS: The sample comprised 185 people; 71.9% reported receiving the vaccine and 21% claimed to have experienced complications. CONCLUSIONS: The vaccination coverage was below the national goal; the reasons for not being vaccinated was “did not want to receive the vaccine”, in addition to “forgot”. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-74d02b2aefe044089d5fb09c2a4a0c692022-12-22T03:35:25ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492019-03-0152010.1590/0037-8682-0366-2018S0037-86822019000100619Vaccination against influenza in elderly people: factors associated with acceptance and refusal of the vaccineCristiano José Mendes PintoEverton Henrique Ramos PereiraCamila Machado TeodoroRute Angelica BecariViviane Gomes de AssisJosiane Cristina FerrariEduardo Luiz HoehneAbstract INTRODUCTION Immunization is the primary method of preventing influenza. The objective of this study was to describe reasons and determine causes of acceptance or refusal of the influenza vaccine by elderly people. METHODS: This cross-sectional and descriptive study included elderly patients (aged >60 years) from the City of Jundiai, São Paulo, Brazil. RESULTS: The sample comprised 185 people; 71.9% reported receiving the vaccine and 21% claimed to have experienced complications. CONCLUSIONS: The vaccination coverage was below the national goal; the reasons for not being vaccinated was “did not want to receive the vaccine”, in addition to “forgot”.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100619&lng=en&tlng=enAgedImmunizationInfluenza vaccines |
| spellingShingle | Cristiano José Mendes Pinto Everton Henrique Ramos Pereira Camila Machado Teodoro Rute Angelica Becari Viviane Gomes de Assis Josiane Cristina Ferrari Eduardo Luiz Hoehne Vaccination against influenza in elderly people: factors associated with acceptance and refusal of the vaccine Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Aged Immunization Influenza vaccines |
| title | Vaccination against influenza in elderly people: factors associated with acceptance and refusal of the vaccine |
| title_full | Vaccination against influenza in elderly people: factors associated with acceptance and refusal of the vaccine |
| title_fullStr | Vaccination against influenza in elderly people: factors associated with acceptance and refusal of the vaccine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vaccination against influenza in elderly people: factors associated with acceptance and refusal of the vaccine |
| title_short | Vaccination against influenza in elderly people: factors associated with acceptance and refusal of the vaccine |
| title_sort | vaccination against influenza in elderly people factors associated with acceptance and refusal of the vaccine |
| topic | Aged Immunization Influenza vaccines |
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