Department of Pediatrics, University of Patras Medical School, Patras, 26504 Rio, Patras, Greece.
Department of Pediatrics, University of Patras Medical School, Patras, 26504 Rio, Patras, Greece.
Vaccine. 2021 Apr 22;39(17):2331-2334. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.03.042. Epub 2021 Mar 26.
Data on influenza vaccination status among household contacts of asthmatic children are lacking. Our aim was to assess the influenza vaccination status of parents and caregivers of asthmatic children in the 2018-2019 season as well as to identify reasons for undervaccination. We performed a questionnaire-based survey in parents, caregivers and household contacts of 178 asthmatic children. Only the 50.6% of children were vaccinated, while in 79.8% of cases both parents were unvaccinated. More than 40% of them reported that they were unaware about the necessity of vaccination; approximately 30% stated that they were not properly advised, and the rest were concerned about influenza vaccine side effects and effectiveness. Factor analysis identified three groups: (a) influenza vaccine "believers" who were unaware that vaccination was necessary; (b) "deniers" who were less educated and with older children; (c) older and more educated vaccine "deniers". To improve influenza vaccine coverage among household contacts of asthmatic children, appropriate counseling and targeted interventions should be planned.
有关哮喘患儿家庭接触者流感疫苗接种状况的数据尚缺乏。我们旨在评估 2018-2019 季节哮喘患儿的父母和照顾者的流感疫苗接种状况，并确定疫苗接种不足的原因。我们对 178 名哮喘患儿的父母、照顾者和家庭接触者进行了基于问卷调查的研究。只有 50.6%的儿童接种了疫苗，而 79.8%的情况下，父母双方都未接种疫苗。超过 40%的人表示他们不知道接种的必要性；约 30%的人表示他们没有得到适当的建议，其余的人则担心流感疫苗的副作用和有效性。因子分析确定了三个群体：（a）“相信者”，他们不知道接种是必要的；（b）“否认者”，他们受教育程度较低，且孩子年龄较大；（c）“否认者”，年龄较大且受教育程度较高。为了提高哮喘患儿家庭接触者的流感疫苗接种率，应计划进行适当的咨询和有针对性的干预。
