Department of Epidemiology and Infectious Disease Control, Longhua Key Discipline of Public Health for the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, Longhua Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2022 Nov 30;18(6):2133912. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2133912. Epub 2022 Oct 21.
Elderly individuals with chronic illnesses are more prone to get influenza. We aimed to investigate the factors associated with influenza coverage and willingness in chronic disease patients aged ≥60 years in Longhua district, Shenzhen City of southern China. Data collected in October 2020 were used in this work. The immunization status of older persons with chronic conditions and their willingness to receive the vaccine were assessed. Multivariable logistic regression was employed to determine the respective independent factors related to vaccination coverage and willingness for influenza. Only 4.8% of 5045 people were immunized against influenza, whereas 92.7% of the individuals agreed to receive the vaccine. Individuals between the ages of 70 and 79 (adjusted OR [aOR] 1.47, .012), those with higher education levels (aOR 1.53, .005 for high school; aOR 2.44, .001 for college or above), those who use of a family doctor (aOR 2.91, .001), those who frequently have physical examinations once a year (aOR 2.52, .001), and those who have never smoked (aOR 1.62, .018) were positively associated with the influenza vaccination. Meanwhile, older age was adversely linked with influenza vaccination willingness (aOR 0.68 for 70-79 years, = .003; aOR 0.55 for≥80 years, = .025) in contrast to those aged 60-69. High willingness to get vaccinated was more frequent in people with a high school diploma (aOR 1.33, = .037). In this work, we observed that the coverage is poor but the immunization desire is high regarding influenza vaccination. Interestingly, older age was associated with higher coverage and lower willingness. These suggest that raising immunization rates among older people with chronic conditions and strengthening health education for caregivers should be the primary concerns.
老年人患有慢性病更容易感染流感。本研究旨在调查中国南部深圳市龙华区≥60 岁慢性疾病患者流感疫苗接种覆盖率和接种意愿的相关因素。本研究使用 2020 年 10 月收集的数据。评估了患有慢性疾病的老年人的免疫状况及其接种疫苗的意愿。采用多变量逻辑回归确定与流感疫苗接种覆盖率和接种意愿相关的各自独立因素。在 5045 人中,仅有 4.8%的人接种了流感疫苗,而 92.7%的人表示愿意接种疫苗。70-79 岁的人群(调整后的比值比[aOR] 1.47,.012)、文化程度较高的人群(高中文化程度的[aOR] 1.53,.005;大学或以上文化程度的[aOR] 2.44,.001)、使用家庭医生的人群(aOR 2.91,.001)、每年定期体检的人群(aOR 2.52,.001)和从不吸烟的人群(aOR 1.62,.018)与流感疫苗接种呈正相关。与此同时,与 60-69 岁人群相比,年龄较大与流感疫苗接种意愿呈负相关(70-79 岁的[aOR] 0.68, =.003;≥80 岁的[aOR] 0.55, =.025)。与具有高中学历的人相比,高接种意愿更常见(aOR 1.33, =.037)。在这项工作中,我们观察到流感疫苗接种覆盖率低,但接种意愿高。有趣的是,年龄较大与较高的覆盖率和较低的意愿相关。这表明,应重点提高慢性病老年人群的免疫率,并加强对照顾者的健康教育。