Jo Dae Sun, Kim Jung Soo
Department of Pediatrics, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. ; Biomedical Research Institute, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea.
Clin Exp Vaccine Res. 2013 Jan;2(1):53-7. doi: 10.7774/cevr.2013.2.1.53. Epub 2013 Jan 15.
Since National Immunization Program (NIP) was implemented recently in Korea, public attention on vaccine safety is increasing. This study was aimed to investigate perceptions of pediatricians on the vaccine injury compensation program and to acquire their suggestions to improve the program.
Pediatricians working in primary care were surveyed at the sites of the annual Korean Pediatric Society meeting or its regular regional branch meetings during September and October 2012. A questionnaire consisted of 15 items about the Korean National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (KNVICP) was distributed and collected directly from the pediatricians.
A total of 340 responses were collected. While only 16% of responded pediatricians answered they knew the program well, 11% answered they did not. Twenty-six percent answered a need to expand the types of vaccines and its injuries. Most responders (82%) wished the compensation program to cover the injuries of non-NIP vaccines. On the filing procedures for compensation, they preferred reducing the minimum medical cost limit to claim (94%).
On the basis of this survey, it is suggested to provide more active informative education on KNVICP to primary care pediatricians and to improve the program considering the pediatricians' opinions.
由于韩国最近实施了国家免疫规划（NIP），公众对疫苗安全的关注度日益提高。本研究旨在调查儿科医生对疫苗伤害补偿计划的看法，并征求他们对改进该计划的建议。
2012年9月和10月期间，在韩国儿科学会年会现场或其定期区域分会场对从事初级保健工作的儿科医生进行了调查。向儿科医生直接发放并收集了一份由15项关于韩国国家疫苗伤害补偿计划（KNVICP）的问题组成的问卷。
共收集到340份回复。在做出回应的儿科医生中，只有16%的人表示对该计划非常了解，11%的人表示不了解。26%的人回答需要扩大疫苗及其伤害的类型。大多数受访者（82%）希望补偿计划涵盖非国家免疫规划疫苗造成的伤害。关于补偿申请程序，他们更倾向于降低申请所需的最低医疗费用限额（94%）。
基于本次调查，建议向初级保健儿科医生提供更积极的关于韩国国家疫苗伤害补偿计划的信息教育，并根据儿科医生的意见改进该计划。
