Almusalam Yousef A, Ghorab Medhat K, Alanezi Saleh L
Department of Family Medicine, Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Family Medicine, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Jun;8(6):2112-2119. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_265_19.
Individuals with diabetes are at particularly at high risk for many of the negative health consequences associated with influenza and pneumococcal infections. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of influenza and pneumococcal vaccination among a population of type 2 diabetic patients in Saudi Arabia and to determine the factors associated with vaccine uptake.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted among patients with type 2 diabetes at Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. The survey asked basic demographic questions as well as questions about awareness, vaccination status, and beliefs about the influenza and pneumococcal vaccines.
From a total number of 422 responses, 360 participants were ultimately included in the final sample. The overall prevalence of influenza and pneumococcal vaccination in this population were 47.8% and 2.8%, respectively. In general, there was a very low awareness of the pneumococcal vaccine. Older individuals, unmarried individuals, those with less education, and those living with certain chronic conditions were less likely to have gotten the influenza vaccine. Beliefs in the importance of vaccination for people with diabetes, the efficacy of the influenza vaccine, and not being worried about the side effect of the vaccine were strongly associated with having received the vaccine.
Attention should be given to increasing awareness of the pneumococcal vaccine among people living with diabetes. Particular consideration should also be paid to increasing access and awareness to both vaccines among those groups that have the lowest prevalence of vaccination and may be at the highest risk for the negative consequences associated with these infections. Finally, education interventions should be used to increase the understanding of the safety and efficacy of the influenza vaccine.
糖尿病患者尤其容易出现许多与流感和肺炎球菌感染相关的负面健康后果。本研究旨在确定沙特阿拉伯2型糖尿病患者群体中流感疫苗和肺炎球菌疫苗的接种率，并确定与疫苗接种相关的因素。
在沙特阿拉伯利雅得的安全部队医院对2型糖尿病患者进行了一项横断面调查。该调查询问了基本人口统计学问题以及有关流感疫苗和肺炎球菌疫苗的知晓情况、接种状况和看法的问题。
在总共422份回复中，最终有360名参与者被纳入最终样本。该人群中流感疫苗和肺炎球菌疫苗的总体接种率分别为47.8%和2.8%。总体而言，对肺炎球菌疫苗的知晓率非常低。年龄较大的个体、未婚个体、受教育程度较低的个体以及患有某些慢性病的个体接种流感疫苗的可能性较小。认为糖尿病患者接种疫苗很重要、相信流感疫苗的有效性以及不担心疫苗副作用与接种疫苗密切相关。
应关注提高糖尿病患者对肺炎球菌疫苗的认识。对于那些疫苗接种率最低且可能面临与这些感染相关负面后果风险最高的群体，还应特别考虑增加他们获得这两种疫苗的机会并提高其知晓率。最后，应采用教育干预措施来增强对流感疫苗安全性和有效性的理解。
