The Rate of Seasonal Influenza Vaccination in Diabetic Children, the Effect of Recommendation and the Factors Influencing the Acceptance of Recommendation: An Interventional Study

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the vaccination rate of influenza in diabetic children and the effect of recommendation and other factors on vaccination rate. Material and Methods: On July 2011, 144 diabetic children and their families were informed about and were recommended to receive the influenza vaccine every year, in September. On December 2011, parents were questioned about the vaccination. Results: Influenza vaccination rate of the previous season (28.3%) increased to 50.0% (p<0.05). Receiving the vaccine in 2010 was the only contributing factor to the recommendation success. The reasons given by the non-receivers were; forgetting (50.0%), fear of adverse-effects (26.4%), not believing in usefulness (15.2%), rejection by the child (4.2%) and effects of media (4.2%). 88.9% of those who forgot declared that they would receive if they were reminded at the beginning of the season. Conclusion: The rate of influenza vaccination was low. The majority of those who didn't recieve the vaccination declared that they would if they were reminded at the beginning of the season and the fact that “receiving the vaccine in 2010” was the only factor influencing the recommendation success indicate that recommending isn't enough but that reminding and giving detailed information about the vaccine will increase vaccination rates independent of other factors. Turkish Amaç: Diyabetik çocuklarda grip aşısı yaptırma oranı ile aşılanma oranı üzerine tavsiyelerin ve diğer faktörlerin etkisini araştırmak Hastalar ve Metod: Temmuz 2011´de 144 diyabetik çocuk ve ailesi her yıl eylül ayında grip aşısı yaptırmaları konusunda bilgilendirildi ve bu yönde tavsiyelerde bulunuldu. Aralık 2011´de ailelerle aşıyı yaptırıp yaptırmadıkları konusunda tekrar görüşüldü. Sonuçlar: Grip aşısı yaptırma oranları bir önceki döneme göre artmıştır (% 28,3 ten % 50 ye p<0.05). Tavsiyelerin başarısı üzerine katkısı olan tek faktör 2010 yılında aşı yaptırmaktı. Yaptırmama sebepleri sırasıyla unutma (50.0%), yan etkilerinden korkma (26.4%), faydasının olmadığını düşünme (15.2%), çocuğun istememesi (4.2%) ve medyanın etkisi (4.2%) idi. Aşıyı yaptırmayı unutanların % 88.9´u eğer mevsimin başında hatırlatılsaydı aşıyı yaptırırdık dediler. Karar: Grip aşısı yaptırma oranları düşüktür. Aşıyı yaptırmayanların büyük bir bölümü eğer mevsimin başında hatırlatılsaydı aşıyı yaptırırdık demesi ve tavsiyelerin başarısı üzerine katkısı olan tek faktörün “2010 yılında aşı yaptırmak” olması sadece tavsiye etmenin yeterli olmayacağını ; hatırlatma yapmanın ve aşı hakkında detaylı bilgi vermenin aşı yaptırma oranlarını diğer faktörlerden bağımsız bir şekilde arttıracağını düşünüyoruz.

Keywords

• Influenza, influenza vaccine, diabetes, vaccination

The Rate of Seasonal Influenza Vaccination in Diabetic Children, the Effect of Recommendation and the Factors Influencing the Acceptance of Recommendation: An Interventional Study

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