沙特阿拉伯公众对疹疫苗接种的知识,态度和实践
Lujain A Alleft1, Lama S Alhosaini1, Haifa M Almutlaq1
1College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, SAU.
Cureus
|November 29, 2023
概括
在50岁以上的沙特成年人中,对疹 (HZ) 和其疫苗的认识较低. 教育活动和医疗保健提供者的建议对于提高HZ疫苗接种率和公众知识至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 疫苗学 疫苗学 疫苗学
背景情况:
- 疹疹 (HZ),由疹疹病毒 (VZV) 再激活引起,导致痛苦的皮疹和潜在的疹后神经疼痛 (PHN).
- 疫苗接种显著减少了HZ发病率,PHN和疾病严重程度,但在全球范围内,关于HZ疫苗接种的知识和实践仍然很低.
- 关于中东地区HZ疫苗接种意识的研究有限,突出了关键的知识差距.
研究的目的:
- 评估50岁及以上的沙特成年人对HZ疫苗接种的知识,态度和做法.
- 确定影响这一人口群体接受HZ疫苗和支付意愿的因素.
主要方法:
- 从2022年12月到2023年7月在沙特阿拉伯进行了一项横截面观察研究.
- 数据是通过在线验证的问卷收集的,通过社交媒体分发给368名50岁以上的参与者.
- 统计分析包括线性和二进制物流回归来确定知识,态度和疫苗意愿的预测因素.
主要成果:
- 对于HZ及其疫苗的平均知识分数分别为28.6%和37.1%,较低.
- 只有51.6%的人知道HZ疫苗,只有31.6%的人表现出高水平的知识 (≥80%).
- 接种疫苗的意愿为54.4%,只有28.8%的人愿意自付;知识与女性性别,先前的水和高等教育有积极的相关性.
结论:
- 在50岁及以上的沙特人口中,关于HZ及其疫苗的教育差距很大.
- 有针对性的教育活动对于提高风险群体的认识和知识至关重要.
- 医疗保健提供者的建议对于增加HZ疫苗的接受和吸收至关重要.
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