Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK: a cross-sectional survey
| Autor: | Susan M. Sherman, Louise E. Smith, Richard Amlôt, G. James Rubin, Megan Cutts, Hannah Dasch, Nick Sevdalis, Julius Sim |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study Influenza vaccine Intention Logistic regression preventive medicine B636 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Pandemic Influenza Human Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Pandemics Preventive healthcare business.industry SARS-CoV-2 Public health Vaccination Outbreak COVID-19 General Medicine Middle Aged United Kingdom 030104 developmental biology Cross-Sectional Studies Influenza Vaccines Female Public Health Seasons business RA Demography |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Open, Vol 11, Iss 7 (2021) BMJ Open |
| ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
| Popis: | ObjectiveTo investigate the likelihood of having the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals who were eligible to receive it.DesignWe conducted a cross-sectional online survey in July 2020. We included predictors informed by previous research, in the following categories: sociodemographic variables; uptake of influenza vaccine last winter and beliefs about vaccination.Participants570 participants (mean age: 53.07; 56.3% female, 87.0% white) who were eligible for the free seasonal influenza vaccination in the UK.Results59.7% of our sample indicated they were likely to have the seasonal influenza vaccination, 22.1% reported being unlikely to have the vaccination and 18.2% were unsure. We used logistic regression to investigate variables associated with intention to receive a seasonal influenza vaccine in the 2020–2021 season. A positive attitude to vaccination in general predicted intention to have the influenza vaccine in 2020–2021 (OR 1.45, 95% CI 1.19 to 1.77, pConclusionsPrevious research suggests that increasing uptake of the influenza vaccination may help contain a COVID-19 outbreak, so steps need to be taken to convert intention into behaviour and to reach those individuals who reported being unlikely or unsure about having the vaccine. |
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