Journal
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
Volume 40, Issue 7, Pages E225-E227Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.036
Keywords
Respiratory diseases; Vaccine; Coverage; Perception; Health Belief Model; China
Funding
- Department of Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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Background: The study examined the prevalence and associated factors of influenza vaccination (IV) among the general adult population in Hong Kong. Methods: A population-based, random telephone survey interviewed 1,102 Hong Kong Chinese adults aged 18-64 years old in 2006. Results: Of all study participants, 95.5% had heard of IV, and only 28.1% had ever received IV. Associated factors included knowledge that IV is required annually, variables related to the Health Belief Model (HBM) (eg, perceived adverse effects, perceived efficacy), and advices given by health care professionals. Conclusions: The prevalence of IV was moderately low and factors related to the HBM were found predictive of IV. Copyright (C) 2012 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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