Varicella vaccine uptake and associated factors in children in Hong Kong
| Autor: | Wilson W.S. Tam, J. Y. C. Chan, K. M. Leung, Antoinette M. Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Varicella vaccine Epidemiology Cross-sectional study viruses Disease Chickenpox Vaccine Chickenpox Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Child Government business.industry Vaccination virus diseases Questionnaire medicine.disease Original Papers Cross-Sectional Studies Infectious Diseases Private practice Child Preschool Family medicine Hong Kong Female Health education Family Practice business |
| Zdroj: | Epidemiol Infect |
| ISSN: | 1469-4409 0950-2688 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0950268813001994 |
| Popis: | SUMMARYVaricella is a common and highly contagious childhood disease which impacts the public worldwide. Hong Kong children can only be vaccinated against the disease in private practice. The varicella vaccination rate of local children in preschool is uncertain. Therefore a cross-sectional kindergarten-based parent-administered questionnaire survey was conducted in Hong Kong during 2012. Twelve kindergartens were randomly selected from a complete school list from the Education Bureau of Hong Kong. In total, 1285/1538 (83·6%) parents consented to join the study and completed the questionnaires. The overall varicella infection rate was 19·5% and the uptake of varicella vaccination rate was 57·6%. Barriers against varicella vaccination were mostly due to parental uncertainties about the effectiveness of vaccine, lack of recommendations from doctors or government, and adverse side-effects of the vaccine. The government and healthcare professional bodies are strongly recommended to further enhance health education among healthcare professionals, encouraging their active promotion of varicella vaccination for their patients. Furthermore, health education through various stakeholders is crucial to enhance parental awareness of varicella, as well as the effectiveness and safety of varicella vaccine. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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