Andrie Elisabeth K, Sakellari Evanthia, Barbouni Anastasia, Tsitsika Artemis K, Lagiou Areti
Department of Public and Community Health, University of West Attica (UNIWA), 196 Alexandras Avenue, 11521 Athens, Greece.
MSc Program "Str. of Developmental & Adolescent Health", National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mesogeion 15-Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Children (Basel). 2022 Oct 13;9(10):1553. doi: 10.3390/children9101553.
High rates of vaccination coverage in childhood represent one of the most important cost-effective tools of primary prevention and have substantially reduced the incidence of and mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases globally. Vaccination coverage of young people has not been well estimated in Greece. Anonymous self-completed questionnaires and the participants’ Child Health Booklet were used to estimate complete vaccination coverage of mandatory vaccinations against vaccine-preventable diseases of undergraduate students at the University of West Attica during the academic year 2020−2021. Student’s t-tests were used to estimate mean values. Overall, 79% (95% CI: 78−81%) of study participants were fully vaccinated. This coverage was lower in males especially for vaccines that should be done during childhood (p = 0.045). High vaccination percentage (>90%) was observed for the meningococcus group A, C, W135, Y, measles-mumps-rubella, hepatitis B and meningitis C vaccine. Nevertheless, suboptimal coverage was assessed for the booster dose of tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, for the human papillomavirus vaccine among girls, for the tuberculosis, for the meningococcus group B, for the pneumococcal, and for the seasonal influenza vaccines. In conclusion, the promotion of routine vaccination programs for young adults needs to be strengthened. An identification system for under-vaccinated students, an efficient reminder system and university campus vaccine program practices should be established, particularly among males.
儿童时期的高疫苗接种覆盖率是一级预防中最重要的具有成本效益的工具之一，已大幅降低了全球疫苗可预防疾病的发病率和死亡率。希腊尚未对年轻人的疫苗接种覆盖率进行充分评估。本研究采用匿名自填问卷和参与者的儿童健康手册，对西阿提卡大学2020-2021学年本科生针对疫苗可预防疾病的强制疫苗接种的完整覆盖率进行了评估。采用学生t检验来估计均值。总体而言，79%（95%CI：78-81%）的研究参与者完成了全程疫苗接种。男性的这一覆盖率较低，尤其是对于应在儿童期接种的疫苗（p=0.045）。A、C、W135、Y群脑膜炎球菌疫苗、麻疹-腮腺炎-风疹疫苗、乙型肝炎疫苗和C群脑膜炎球菌疫苗的接种率较高（>90%）。然而，破伤风、白喉、百日咳加强疫苗、女孩的人乳头瘤病毒疫苗、结核病疫苗、B群脑膜炎球菌疫苗、肺炎球菌疫苗和季节性流感疫苗的接种覆盖率未达最佳水平。总之，需要加强针对年轻人的常规疫苗接种计划的推广。应建立未充分接种疫苗学生的识别系统、有效的提醒系统和大学校园疫苗计划措施，尤其是在男性中。
