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Influenza vaccination coverage rates in Europe – covering five consecutive seasons (2001–2006) in five countries

Objective  To understand potential drivers and barriers to influenza vaccination in the general population. Methods  47 982 household surveys were conducted in five European countries between 2001 and 2006. Results  Overall influenza vaccination coverage increased over the years and reached 26·2% in...

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Autores principales: Holm, Majbrit V., Blank, Patricia R., Szucs, Thomas D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4941886/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19453429
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2008.00036.x
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description Objective  To understand potential drivers and barriers to influenza vaccination in the general population. Methods  47 982 household surveys were conducted in five European countries between 2001 and 2006. Results  Overall influenza vaccination coverage increased over the years and reached 26·2% in 2005/06. Among the elderly ≥65 years, the rate increased significantly to 67·8% (2005/06). The most common reason for being vaccinated over the 5 years was the perception of influenza as a serious illness, which people want to avoid. The main reason for not getting vaccinated among those never previously vaccinated was feeling that they were unlikely to catch influenza. A recommendation by the family physician was the most encouraging factor for vaccination.
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spelling pubmed-49418862016-07-20 Influenza vaccination coverage rates in Europe – covering five consecutive seasons (2001–2006) in five countries Holm, Majbrit V. Blank, Patricia R. Szucs, Thomas D. Influenza Other Respir Viruses Original Articles Objective  To understand potential drivers and barriers to influenza vaccination in the general population. Methods  47 982 household surveys were conducted in five European countries between 2001 and 2006. Results  Overall influenza vaccination coverage increased over the years and reached 26·2% in 2005/06. Among the elderly ≥65 years, the rate increased significantly to 67·8% (2005/06). The most common reason for being vaccinated over the 5 years was the perception of influenza as a serious illness, which people want to avoid. The main reason for not getting vaccinated among those never previously vaccinated was feeling that they were unlikely to catch influenza. A recommendation by the family physician was the most encouraging factor for vaccination. Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2008-06-28 2007-09 /pmc/articles/PMC4941886/ /pubmed/19453429 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2008.00036.x Text en © 2008 The Authors
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Holm, Majbrit V.
Blank, Patricia R.
Szucs, Thomas D.
Influenza vaccination coverage rates in Europe – covering five consecutive seasons (2001–2006) in five countries
title Influenza vaccination coverage rates in Europe – covering five consecutive seasons (2001–2006) in five countries
title_full Influenza vaccination coverage rates in Europe – covering five consecutive seasons (2001–2006) in five countries
title_fullStr Influenza vaccination coverage rates in Europe – covering five consecutive seasons (2001–2006) in five countries
title_full_unstemmed Influenza vaccination coverage rates in Europe – covering five consecutive seasons (2001–2006) in five countries
title_short Influenza vaccination coverage rates in Europe – covering five consecutive seasons (2001–2006) in five countries
title_sort influenza vaccination coverage rates in europe – covering five consecutive seasons (2001–2006) in five countries
topic Original Articles
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4941886/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19453429
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2008.00036.x
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