ArticleHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2014
A cross-sectional study to investigate pneumococcal vaccination in the elderly in a low income county: patient knowledge, awareness, and attitudes of vaccination and prevalence rates by socioeconomic status.
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- The impact of pharmacist-led educational intervention on pneumococcal vaccine awareness and acceptance among elderly in Jordan.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2021Trial
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- Pneumococcal vaccination coverage and adherence to recommended dosing schedules in adults: a repeated cross-sectional study of the INTEGO morbidity registry.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Factors associated with pneumococcal vaccination among an urban elderly population in China.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundPneumonia represents the leading cause of infection-related death and the fifth cause of overall mortality, in the elderly. With increasing age, the human immune system undergoes characteristic changes which lead to increased incidence and severity of infectious diseases and to insufficient protection following vaccination as antibody response of elderly vaccines are weaker and decline faster.
objectiveKnowledge and Attitude toward Pneumonia and its Vaccination in elderly patients.
resultAmong low SES, 54.9% (549/1000) while from high SES, 91.8% (918) responded that they had heard about pneumonia before (P<0.05). 79.5% (795/1000) patients of high SES had heard about pneumococcal vaccination while only 28.8% (288/1000) patients from low SES had heard about pneumococcal vaccine. Only 2.3% of low SES patients were immunized for pneumococcal vaccine while 16.5% high SES patients were vaccinated. Reported reason for not being immunized were; did not hear, no body advised, vaccine is too expensive, and ignored thinking it is not necessary.
methodWe conducted a cross-sectional study on 2000 elderly patients who were admitted in medicine and surgery wards of Civil Hospital Karachi and Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi from the period of October to December 2012 to determine their knowledge and attitude toward pneumonia and its vaccination in elderly. Study group was divided into low and high socio-economic status on the basis of patients coming to government Hospital i.e., civil hospital and private hospital i.e., Aga khan hospital. Data was collected through convenient sampling technique. Exclusion criteria were patients below 60 years and those who didn't give consent to be part of study.
conclusionAside from introducing public awareness program about elderly vaccination at state level, free of cost vaccination of elderly individuals should be done.
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