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ArticleBMC public health2015

Factors associated with uptake of influenza vaccine in people aged 50 to 64 years in Hong Kong: a case-control study.

May Ps Yeung, Stephen Kam-Cheung Ng, Edmond Tak Fai Tong, Stephen Sek-Kam Chan, Richard Coker

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Article in BMC public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

May Ps YeungDepartment of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK. may.yeung@cuhk.edu.hk.
Stephen Kam-Cheung NgGeneral Practice, Unit A-C, 11/F, Power Industrial Building, 9-15 Wo Heung Street, Fotan, NT, Hong Kong, China. skcng@hotmail.com.
Edmond Tak Fai TongSchool of Nursing, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China. tak.fai.tong@polyu.edu.hk.
Stephen Sek-Kam ChanStatistics Section, Transport Department of the Hong Kong Government, 38/F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. stephenchan@td.gov.hk.
Richard CokerDepartment of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK. richard.coker@lshtm.ac.uk.
University of London · GBGovernment of Hong Kong · HKHong Kong Polytechnic University · HKPrint-Rite (China) · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn Hong Kong, people aged 50-64 years were added as a recommended priority group (recommended group) for influenza vaccination by the Department of Health (DH) starting from 2011/12 onwards. The coverage rate of influenza vaccination for this age group was suboptimal at 8.5 % in 2012/13. This study investigates the factors associated with the uptake of influenza vaccination among adults in Hong Kong aged 50-64 years.

methodsA case-control study was conducted in communities by street intercept interviews from 17 July to 15 August 2013. Cases were adults aged 50-64 years who had received the influenza vaccine in 2011/12 or 2012/13, while controls were the same as the cases, except they had not received the influenza vaccine in 2011/12 or 2012/13. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed on the data to explore the associations between vaccination status and the variables.

resultsSix hundred and four respondents in total were interviewed and included in the analysis. There were 193 cases (vaccinated) and 411 controls (non-vaccinated), with a case-to-control ratio of 1:2.1. The following were strongly associated with vaccination compared to other factors: 'eligible for free government vaccine' (OR6.38, 95 % CI, 3.43-11.87, p < 0.001); 'willing to receive flu vaccination for free' (OR4.84, 95 % CI, 2.13-11.03, p < 0.001); 'perceived having severe or moderate symptoms when contracting flu' (OR2.90, 95 % CI, 1.21-6.97, p = 0.02), and 'convenient to reach a vaccination location' (OR2.87, 95 % CI, 1.06-7.74, p = 0.04). The majority of the cases (80.8 %) and controls (93.9 %) were not aware that they belonged to a recommended group for influenza vaccination and most (>80 %) were willing to be vaccinated if it was free.

conclusionsFactors related to free and convenient vaccination, the perception of the severity of symptoms when contracting influenza had a comparatively strong association with influenza vaccination uptake amongst 50-64 year olds, compared to other factors.

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Case-Control StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHong KongHumansInfluenza, HumanInfluenza VaccinesMaleMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CareInfluenza Vaccines

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