Ehresmann K R, Mills W A, Loewenson P R, Moore K A
Acute Disease Epidemiology Section, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis 55414, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2000 Dec;90(12):1917-20. doi: 10.2105/ajph.90.12.1917.
This study sought to determine physicians' attitudes and practices regarding varicella vaccine.
A sample of Minnesota family physicians and pediatricians was surveyed in January 1997.
Of 255 physicians surveyed, 108 (42%) reported routinely offering varicella vaccine. Physicians who perceived their professional organization's recommendations as "very important" were more likely to routinely offer varicella vaccine. Physicians who preferred natural disease over vaccination and those concerned about waning immunity were less likely to routinely offer vaccine.
Recommendations of professional organizations have encouraged varicella vaccine use and may further enhance future use. Differences in pediatricians' and family physicians' attitudes and practices regarding this vaccine suggest that education of providers by specialty may be needed to increase acceptance of newly licensed vaccines.
本研究旨在确定医生对水痘疫苗的态度和做法。
1997年1月对明尼苏达州的家庭医生和儿科医生进行了抽样调查。
在接受调查的255名医生中，108名（42%）报告常规提供水痘疫苗。认为其专业组织的建议“非常重要”的医生更有可能常规提供水痘疫苗。比起接种疫苗更喜欢自然感染疾病的医生以及担心免疫力下降的医生不太可能常规提供疫苗。
专业组织的建议鼓励了水痘疫苗的使用，并可能进一步促进未来的使用。儿科医生和家庭医生对这种疫苗的态度和做法存在差异，这表明可能需要按专业对医疗服务提供者进行教育，以提高对新获批疫苗的接受度。
