1. [Impact of the A influenza pandemic on anti-seasonal influenza vaccination of French general practitioners: A cohort follow-up 2007-2010].
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Hurtaud A, Songis PH, Di Patrizio P, and Boivin JM
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Attitude of Health Personnel, Attitude to Health, Female, Follow-Up Studies, France epidemiology, General Practitioners statistics & numerical data, Humans, Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype immunology, Male, Middle Aged, Pandemics, Seasons, General Practitioners psychology, Influenza, Human epidemiology, Influenza, Human prevention & control, Influenza, Human psychology, Vaccination psychology, Vaccination statistics & numerical data
- Abstract
Background: Our objective was to assess the impact of the A influenza pandemic on the anti-seasonal influenza vaccination of French general practitioners., Methods: A survey was conducted in 2007 in a random sample of general practitioners. A second survey conducted in 2010 included all general practitioners who had not been vaccinated in 2007 and one-third of those who had been., Results: Responses were obtained from 1010 general practitioners in 2007. The coverage rate of anti-seasonal influenza vaccination reached 73%. In 2010, the coverage was 73.5% and rate of anti-A influenza vaccination was 59% (weighted numbers). Between the two surveys, 130 family physicians (15.5%) changed their behavior. Analysis showed that the A influenza pandemic had a slight positive impact on anti-seasonal influenza vaccination., Conclusion: This first cohort of French general practitioners concerning influenza vaccination found the same anti-seasonal influenza vaccination rates widely reported in the literature and showed that the A influenza pandemic had slight impact on it., (Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)
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- 2014
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