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Awareness, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Meningococcal B Vaccine among Pediatricians in Italy
Background and objectives: Vaccination against bacterial pathogens is decisive for preventing invasive meningococcal disease and pediatricians play a pivotal role in vaccination compliance and coverage. The aim of this study was to investigate awareness, attitude, and practices toward the vaccine ag...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6306744/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30513993 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina54060100 |
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author | Ferrara, Pietro Stromillo, Lucia Albano, Luciana |
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description | Background and objectives: Vaccination against bacterial pathogens is decisive for preventing invasive meningococcal disease and pediatricians play a pivotal role in vaccination compliance and coverage. The aim of this study was to investigate awareness, attitude, and practices toward the vaccine against Meningococcal B serogroup (4CMenB) among a sample of Italian pediatricians. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out using an online questionnaire from March to May 2015. Three multivariate logistic regression models were built to identify factors associated with the outcomes of interest. Results: The data showed that 95.5% of the interviewees correctly responded about the availability of 4CMenB vaccine in Italy, while only 28.0% knew the vaccination schedule for children aged two years or under. This knowledge was significantly higher in younger pediatricians and in those who worked a higher number of hours per week. Pediatricians self-reported a positive attitude toward the utility and safety of 4CMenB vaccine. Those pediatricians with a strong positive attitude toward the utility of the vaccine, who knew the vaccination schedules for children of two years or under, and who declared a satisfactory or good knowledge about the vaccine were more likely to inform parents about its availability in Italy, recommend the vaccination, and verify patients’ vaccination status, in their daily practice. Conclusions: The study highlights factors that currently influence pediatricians’ practices regarding the 4CMenB vaccine. The results showed the possible actions recommended to improve physicians’ awareness and behaviors in order to improve the vaccination compliance and invasive meningococcal diseases prevention. |
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spelling | pubmed-63067442019-01-02 Awareness, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Meningococcal B Vaccine among Pediatricians in Italy Ferrara, Pietro Stromillo, Lucia Albano, Luciana Medicina (Kaunas) Article Background and objectives: Vaccination against bacterial pathogens is decisive for preventing invasive meningococcal disease and pediatricians play a pivotal role in vaccination compliance and coverage. The aim of this study was to investigate awareness, attitude, and practices toward the vaccine against Meningococcal B serogroup (4CMenB) among a sample of Italian pediatricians. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out using an online questionnaire from March to May 2015. Three multivariate logistic regression models were built to identify factors associated with the outcomes of interest. Results: The data showed that 95.5% of the interviewees correctly responded about the availability of 4CMenB vaccine in Italy, while only 28.0% knew the vaccination schedule for children aged two years or under. This knowledge was significantly higher in younger pediatricians and in those who worked a higher number of hours per week. Pediatricians self-reported a positive attitude toward the utility and safety of 4CMenB vaccine. Those pediatricians with a strong positive attitude toward the utility of the vaccine, who knew the vaccination schedules for children of two years or under, and who declared a satisfactory or good knowledge about the vaccine were more likely to inform parents about its availability in Italy, recommend the vaccination, and verify patients’ vaccination status, in their daily practice. Conclusions: The study highlights factors that currently influence pediatricians’ practices regarding the 4CMenB vaccine. The results showed the possible actions recommended to improve physicians’ awareness and behaviors in order to improve the vaccination compliance and invasive meningococcal diseases prevention. MDPI 2018-12-03 /pmc/articles/PMC6306744/ /pubmed/30513993 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina54060100 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ferrara, Pietro Stromillo, Lucia Albano, Luciana Awareness, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Meningococcal B Vaccine among Pediatricians in Italy |
title | Awareness, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Meningococcal B Vaccine among Pediatricians in Italy |
title_full | Awareness, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Meningococcal B Vaccine among Pediatricians in Italy |
title_fullStr | Awareness, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Meningococcal B Vaccine among Pediatricians in Italy |
title_full_unstemmed | Awareness, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Meningococcal B Vaccine among Pediatricians in Italy |
title_short | Awareness, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Meningococcal B Vaccine among Pediatricians in Italy |
title_sort | awareness, attitudes, and practices toward meningococcal b vaccine among pediatricians in italy |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6306744/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30513993 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina54060100 |
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