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Influenza Vaccination Practices and Perceptions Among Young Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study in Greece.

Dimitrios Lamprinos, Maria Vroulou, Michail Chatzopoulos, Panagiotis Georgakopoulos, Paraskevi Deligiorgi, Evangelos Oikonomou, Gerasimos Siasos, Petros G Botonis, Kostas A Papavassiliou, Dimitrios Papagiannis and 4 more

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Dimitrios LamprinosEmergency Care Department, Laiko General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-1512-9301
Maria VroulouEmergency Care Department, Laiko General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Michail ChatzopoulosEmergency Care Department, Laiko General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Panagiotis GeorgakopoulosEmergency Care Department, Laiko General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-1932-0904
Paraskevi DeligiorgiFirst Department of Cardiology, Hippokration General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Evangelos OikonomouFirst Department of Cardiology, Hippokration General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8079-0599
Gerasimos SiasosFirst Department of Cardiology, Hippokration General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Petros G BotonisDepartment of Sports Medicine and Biology of Exercise, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 17237 Athens, Greece.
Kostas A PapavassiliouFirst Department of Respiratory Medicine, "Sotiria" Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9620-745X
Dimitrios PapagiannisPublic Health & Vaccines Laboratory, Department of Nursing, School of Health Science, University of Thessaly, 41500 Volos, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-6123-559X
Theodoros PouletidisFirst Department of Cardiology, Hippokration General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Christos DamaskosN.S. Christeas Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-5454-2564
George RachiotisDepartment of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece.
Georgios MarinosDepartment of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2280-8361

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInfluenza vaccination among athletes is a crucial area in sports medicine. This descriptive, cross-sectional study aims to explore the vaccination practices and intentions regarding influenza vaccines among young athletes.

methodsA structured, questionnaire-based study was conducted among students from the National School of Sports in Greece. The survey was conducted over the period of April to May 2023. Overall, 138 participants participated in the study.

resultsMore than half of the participants had received a flu vaccine in the past, but only 12.3% were vaccinated against influenza for 2022-2023. The main reasons seemed to be the lack of time (40.6%) and the idea that influenza does not lead to any serious health threats for the participants (36.2%). The main factor that affected their decision to get the flu vaccine or not was the need for more information regarding influenza vaccination (79%).

conclusionsThe recent study showed low vaccination coverage among people of young age participating in sports activities. The qualitative views of the participants highlighted the significance of the lackof a well-organized information program provided by health professionals and coaches.

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