Di Martino Giuseppe, Mazzocca Riccardo, Camplone Laura, Cedrone Fabrizio, Di Giovanni Pamela, Staniscia Tommaso
Department of Medicine and Ageing Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Unit of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health, Local Health Authority of Pescara, 65100 Pescara, Italy.
Vaccines (Basel). 2023 May 30;11(6):1041. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11061041.
(1) Background: Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe diarrhea and dehydration in infants and young children worldwide. Despite the proven benefits of vaccination, vaccine hesitancy and refusal remains a significant barrier to achieving high vaccination coverage in many countries, such as Italy. (2) Methods: An online survey was conducted among women aged between 18 and 50 years from Abruzzo Region, Italy. The survey was composed of two main sections: demographic characteristics and attitudes and knowledge about rotavirus vaccination, based on a five-point Likert scale. Logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate factors associated with willingness to get the rotavirus vaccination. (3) Results: A total of 414 women were enrolled in the study. Women who were unaware of rotavirus more frequently had a lower education level (university degree 62.5% vs. 78.7%, = 0.004) and reported having no children ( < 0.001). About half of the enrolled women thought that rotavirus infection is dangerous (190, 55.6%) and that rotavirus can cause a serious illness (201, 58.8%). Regarding associated factors, women informed by a physician were more likely get a vaccination compared to women informed by friends or relatives (OR 34.35, 95% CI 7.12-98.98, < 0.001). (4) Conclusions: The present study showed low levels of knowledge and attitudes towards rotavirus vaccination. These results highlight the need for developing and improving additional public education programs for parents.
(1) 背景:轮状病毒是全球婴幼儿严重腹泻和脱水的主要原因。尽管疫苗接种已被证明有益,但在许多国家,如意大利,疫苗犹豫和拒绝接种仍然是实现高疫苗接种覆盖率的重大障碍。(2) 方法:对意大利阿布鲁佐地区18至50岁的女性进行了一项在线调查。该调查由两个主要部分组成:人口统计学特征以及基于五点李克特量表的关于轮状病毒疫苗接种的态度和知识。进行逻辑回归分析以评估与轮状病毒疫苗接种意愿相关的因素。(3) 结果:共有414名女性参与了该研究。对轮状病毒不了解的女性教育水平较低的情况更为常见(大学学历分别为62.5%和78.7%,P = 0.004),且报告没有孩子的比例更高(P < 0.001)。约一半的参与女性认为轮状病毒感染危险(190人,55.6%),且轮状病毒可导致严重疾病(201人,58.8%)。关于相关因素,与通过朋友或亲戚了解信息的女性相比,通过医生了解信息的女性更有可能接种疫苗(比值比34.35,95%置信区间7.12 - 98.98,P < 0.001)。(4) 结论:本研究显示对轮状病毒疫苗接种的知识和态度水平较低。这些结果凸显了为家长制定和改进额外公共教育项目的必要性。