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Background: Chronic illnesses patients are highly recommended to be vaccinated due the fact that they might get more complications in comparison with healthy adults. This study aims to analyze the perception about safety and efcacy of inuenza vaccine among primary care chronic illness patents more specically: diabetic, hypertensive and asthma in eastern province, KSA 2021. This is a descriptiveMethodology: cross-sectional study done among adults with chronic illnesses (diabetic, hypertensive and asthmatic) attending Dammam & Khobar, Primary care centers, 2021. The questionnaire was adopted from previous validated questionnaire taken from a study with similar aims. The studyResults: included 384 participants, 55.2% of them were males and 48.3% of them were above 50years old. Only 62% of study participants had inuenza vaccine. Only 62.6% of participants thought that inuenza vaccine is safe and19.1% thought there were absolute contraindications for the vaccine. Two thirds (68.2%) thought that it is safe for diabetic patients, 55.4% think that it is safe for asthmatic patients and 65.5% think that it is safe for hypertensive patients. 9.5% think there are serious side effects of the seasonal inuenza vaccine. Two thirds (66.6%) think that inuenza vaccination is effective in preventing inuenza infection. Conclusion: This study found that overall inuenza vaccine coverage is reasonable. Perception about the vaccine is good among good and there were low knowledge among Saudi patients with chronic diseases. Communication and awareness of inuenza and its vaccine in this population is a critical rst step, and all healthcare professionals and public health workers can play a key role in this regard. |
