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 patient...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:74d02b2aefe044089d5fb09c2a4a0c69 2023-05-15T15:00:11+02:00 Vaccination against influenza in elderly people: factors associated with acceptance and refusal of the vaccine Cristiano José Mendes Pinto Everton Henrique Ramos Pereira Camila Machado Teodoro Rute Angelica Becari Viviane Gomes de Assis Josiane Cristina Ferrari Eduardo Luiz Hoehne 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0366-2018 https://doaj.org/article/74d02b2aefe044089d5fb09c2a4a0c69 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100619&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 1678-9849 doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0366-2018 https://doaj.org/article/74d02b2aefe044089d5fb09c2a4a0c69 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 52, Iss 0 (2019) Aged Immunization Influenza vaccines Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0366-2018 2022-12-30T21:27:57Z 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”. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 52 |
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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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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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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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Vaccination against influenza in elderly people: factors associated with acceptance and refusal of the vaccine |
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Vaccination against influenza in elderly people: factors associated with acceptance and refusal of the vaccine |
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Vaccination against influenza in elderly people: factors associated with acceptance and refusal of the vaccine |
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Vaccination against influenza in elderly people: factors associated with acceptance and refusal of the vaccine |
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Vaccination against influenza in elderly people: factors associated with acceptance and refusal of the vaccine |
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vaccination against influenza in elderly people: factors associated with acceptance and refusal of the vaccine |
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