Teitler-Regev Sharon, Shahrabani Shosh, Benzion Uri
Department of Economics and Management, The Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel, Emek Yezreel 19300, Israel.
Adv Prev Med. 2011;2011:353207. doi: 10.4061/2011/353207. Epub 2011 Dec 20.
The outbreak of A/H1N1 influenza (henceforth, swine flu) in 2009 was characterized mainly by morbidity rates among young people. This study examined the factors affecting the intention to be vaccinated against the swine flu among students in Israel. Questionnaires were distributed in December 2009 among 387 students at higher-education institutions. The research questionnaire included sociodemographic characteristics and Health Belief Model principles. The results show that the factors positively affecting the intention to take the swine flu vaccine were past experience with seasonal flu shot and three HBM categories: higher levels of perceived susceptibility for catching the illness, perceived seriousness of illness, and lower levels of barriers. We conclude that offering the vaccine at workplaces may raise the intention to take the vaccine among young people in Israel.
2009年甲型H1N1流感(以下简称猪流感)疫情的主要特征是年轻人的发病率。本研究调查了影响以色列学生接种猪流感疫苗意愿的因素。2009年12月,对高等教育机构的387名学生进行了问卷调查。研究问卷包括社会人口学特征和健康信念模型原则。结果表明,对接种猪流感疫苗意愿产生积极影响的因素是过去接种季节性流感疫苗的经历以及健康信念模型的三个类别:对患病易感性的较高认知水平、对疾病严重性的认知以及较低的障碍水平。我们得出结论,在工作场所提供疫苗可能会提高以色列年轻人接种疫苗的意愿。