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Low coverage of influenza vaccination among Chinese children aged 12-23 months: Prevalence and associated factors
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 10, p e0205561 (2018), PLoS ONE
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018.
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Abstract
- This study aimed to investigate prevalence and associated factors of influenza vaccination (IV) among children aged 12-23 months. Our cross-sectional survey interviewed 489 parents of children aged 12-23 months anonymously at twelve maternal and child health centers in Hong Kong. Results showed that only 11.5% of the children had ever received IV (64.3% being subsidized). Adjusted for the child's age, significant factors of the children's IV included parental knowledge about governmental policy/recommendation (Adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.64, 95%CI = 1.09,6.40), knowledge about annual IV requirement (AOR = 2.30, 95%CI = 1.21,4.38), perceived safety-related barrier (AOR≥0.14, 95%CI = 0.06,0.33), cue to action (AOR = 7.79, 95%CI = 3.45,17.58), and subjective norm (AOR = 4.59, 95%CI = 2.34,9.00). IV prevalence of children aged 12-23 months remained low despite a subsidization scheme. The higher IV prevalence of older children reported by other studies suggested that parents postponed action. Promotion campaigns should shift emphases from cost reduction and mass media approaches to dissemination of knowledge about IV policy and safety, enhancement of health professionals' advice, and creation of supportive subjective norm.
- Subjects :
- RNA viruses
Male
Parents
Viral Diseases
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Vaccination Coverage
lcsh:Medicine
Geographical locations
Animal Diseases
Families
0302 clinical medicine
Zoonoses
Medicine and Health Sciences
Prevalence
Medicine
Public and Occupational Health
030212 general & internal medicine
lcsh:Science
Children
Pathology and laboratory medicine
Vaccines
Multidisciplinary
H1N1
Age Factors
Medical microbiology
Vaccination and Immunization
Vaccination
Infectious Diseases
Influenza A virus
Influenza Vaccines
Viruses
Hong Kong
Swine Influenza
Female
Pathogens
Research Article
Adult
Asia
Infectious Disease Control
Adolescent
Immunology
Microbiology
Animal Influenza
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
Age groups
030225 pediatrics
Influenza, Human
Influenza viruses
Humans
Parental knowledge
Subjective norm
Biology and life sciences
Health professionals
Maternal and child health
business.industry
lcsh:R
Organisms
Viral pathogens
Infant
Odds ratio
Influenza
Microbial pathogens
Cross-Sectional Studies
Age Groups
People and Places
Population Groupings
lcsh:Q
Preventive Medicine
business
Zoology
Orthomyxoviruses
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 13
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLOS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....535d8144db20ed1496a38cf30bf9d5c6