Reasons for nonadherence to vaccination for influenza among older people in Brazil

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of non-vaccination and the reasons for nonadherence to the influenza vaccine among older Brazilians according to sociodemographic characteristics. A cross-sectional study was conducted with data from older people (≥ 60 years of age; n = 23,815) who partici...

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Autores principales:	Aldiane Gomes de Macedo Bacurau, Ana Paula Sayuri Sato, Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bb054d76c0644d33950f72785018a08f2021-11-18T06:34:27ZReasons for nonadherence to vaccination for influenza among older people in Brazil1932-6203https://doaj.org/article/bb054d76c0644d33950f72785018a08f2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8575254/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of non-vaccination and the reasons for nonadherence to the influenza vaccine among older Brazilians according to sociodemographic characteristics. A cross-sectional study was conducted with data from older people (≥ 60 years of age; n = 23,815) who participated in the 2013 National Health Survey. Frequencies of non-vaccination and the main reasons for nonadherence were calculated with respective 95% confidence intervals. The prevalence of non-vaccination was 26.9% (approximately 7,106,730 older people). The reason rarely gets the flu was the most cited among the men (28.2%), the 60-to-69-year-old age group (29.6%), individuals with higher education (41.9%), and those with health insurance (32.3%). Fear of a reaction was the most cited reason in the northeastern region (25.4%), among women (29.3%), longer-lived individuals (≥70 years; 28.7%), and those who did not know how to read/write (26.7%). A total of 12.1% reported not believing in the vaccine’s protection, and 5.5% did not know that it was necessary to take vaccine. The proportions of the main reasons for non-vaccination varied by sociodemographic characteristics. This study’s findings highlight the need to increase older people’s knowledge regarding influenza and influenza vaccines. Healthcare providers should be encouraged to counsel older people–especially those in subgroups with lower adherence, such as residents in the Northeast region, those aged 60–69 years, those who do not know how to read/write, those without a spouse/companion, and those without health insurance–regarding the different aspects of the vaccine and formally indicate it for groups at risk.Aldiane Gomes de Macedo BacurauAna Paula Sayuri SatoPriscila Maria Stolses Bergamo FranciscoPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 11 (2021)
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description	This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of non-vaccination and the reasons for nonadherence to the influenza vaccine among older Brazilians according to sociodemographic characteristics. A cross-sectional study was conducted with data from older people (≥ 60 years of age; n = 23,815) who participated in the 2013 National Health Survey. Frequencies of non-vaccination and the main reasons for nonadherence were calculated with respective 95% confidence intervals. The prevalence of non-vaccination was 26.9% (approximately 7,106,730 older people). The reason rarely gets the flu was the most cited among the men (28.2%), the 60-to-69-year-old age group (29.6%), individuals with higher education (41.9%), and those with health insurance (32.3%). Fear of a reaction was the most cited reason in the northeastern region (25.4%), among women (29.3%), longer-lived individuals (≥70 years; 28.7%), and those who did not know how to read/write (26.7%). A total of 12.1% reported not believing in the vaccine’s protection, and 5.5% did not know that it was necessary to take vaccine. The proportions of the main reasons for non-vaccination varied by sociodemographic characteristics. This study’s findings highlight the need to increase older people’s knowledge regarding influenza and influenza vaccines. Healthcare providers should be encouraged to counsel older people–especially those in subgroups with lower adherence, such as residents in the Northeast region, those aged 60–69 years, those who do not know how to read/write, those without a spouse/companion, and those without health insurance–regarding the different aspects of the vaccine and formally indicate it for groups at risk.
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author	Aldiane Gomes de Macedo Bacurau Ana Paula Sayuri Sato Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco
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title	Reasons for nonadherence to vaccination for influenza among older people in Brazil
title_short	Reasons for nonadherence to vaccination for influenza among older people in Brazil
title_full	Reasons for nonadherence to vaccination for influenza among older people in Brazil
title_fullStr	Reasons for nonadherence to vaccination for influenza among older people in Brazil
title_full_unstemmed	Reasons for nonadherence to vaccination for influenza among older people in Brazil
title_sort	reasons for nonadherence to vaccination for influenza among older people in brazil
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Reasons for nonadherence to vaccination for influenza among older people in Brazil

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