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Vaccine. 2017 Apr 27. pii: S0264-410X(17)30503-0. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.04.028. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Awareness among adults of vaccine-preventable diseases and recommended vaccinations, United States, 2015.[/h] Lu PJ[SUP]1[/SUP], O'Halloran A[SUP]2[/SUP], Kennedy ED[SUP]2[/SUP], Williams WW[SUP]2[/SUP], Kim D[SUP]2[/SUP], Fiebelkorn AP[SUP]2[/SUP], Donahue S[SUP]3[/SUP], Bridges CB[SUP]2[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]BACKGROUND:[/h] Adults are recommended to receive select vaccinations based on their age, underlying medical conditions, lifestyle, and other considerations. Factors associated with awareness of vaccine-preventable diseases and recommended vaccines among adults in the United States have not been explored.
[h=4]METHODS:[/h] Data from a 2015 internet panel survey of a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults aged ≥19years were analyzed to assess awareness of selected vaccine-preventable diseases and recommended vaccines for adults. A multivariable logistic regression model with a predictive marginal approach was used to identify factors independently associated with awareness of selected vaccine-preventable infections/diseases and corresponding vaccines.
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] Among the surveyed population, from 24.6 to 72.1% reported vaccination for recommended vaccines. Awareness of vaccine-preventable diseases among adults aged ≥19years ranged from 63.4% to 94.0% (63.4% reported awareness of HPV, 71.5% reported awareness of tetanus, 72.0% reported awareness of pertussis, 75.4% reported awareness of HZ, 75.8% reported awareness of hepatitis B, 83.1% reported awareness of pneumonia, and 94.0% reported awareness of influenza). Awareness of the corresponding vaccines among adults aged ≥19years ranged from 59.3% to 94.1% (59.3% HZ vaccine, 59.6% HPV vaccine, 64.3% hepatitis B vaccine, 66.2% pneumococcal vaccine, 86.3% tetanus vaccines, and 94.1% influenza vaccine). In multivariable analysis, being female and being a college graduate were significantly associated with a higher level of awareness for majority of vaccine-preventable diseases, and being female, being a college graduate, and working as a health care provider were significantly associated with a higher level of awareness for majority of corresponding vaccines.
[h=4]CONCLUSIONS:[/h] Although adults in this survey reported high levels of awareness for most vaccines recommended for adults, self-reported vaccination coverage was not optimal. Combining interventions known to increase uptake of recommended vaccines, such as patient reminder/recall systems and other healthcare system-based interventions, and ensuring patients' vaccination needs are assessed, are needed to improve vaccination of adults.
Published by Elsevier Ltd.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Adult vaccination; Adult vaccine awareness; Vaccine-preventable diseases
PMID: 28457673 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.04.028
[h=1]Awareness among adults of vaccine-preventable diseases and recommended vaccinations, United States, 2015.[/h] Lu PJ[SUP]1[/SUP], O'Halloran A[SUP]2[/SUP], Kennedy ED[SUP]2[/SUP], Williams WW[SUP]2[/SUP], Kim D[SUP]2[/SUP], Fiebelkorn AP[SUP]2[/SUP], Donahue S[SUP]3[/SUP], Bridges CB[SUP]2[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]BACKGROUND:[/h] Adults are recommended to receive select vaccinations based on their age, underlying medical conditions, lifestyle, and other considerations. Factors associated with awareness of vaccine-preventable diseases and recommended vaccines among adults in the United States have not been explored.
[h=4]METHODS:[/h] Data from a 2015 internet panel survey of a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults aged ≥19years were analyzed to assess awareness of selected vaccine-preventable diseases and recommended vaccines for adults. A multivariable logistic regression model with a predictive marginal approach was used to identify factors independently associated with awareness of selected vaccine-preventable infections/diseases and corresponding vaccines.
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] Among the surveyed population, from 24.6 to 72.1% reported vaccination for recommended vaccines. Awareness of vaccine-preventable diseases among adults aged ≥19years ranged from 63.4% to 94.0% (63.4% reported awareness of HPV, 71.5% reported awareness of tetanus, 72.0% reported awareness of pertussis, 75.4% reported awareness of HZ, 75.8% reported awareness of hepatitis B, 83.1% reported awareness of pneumonia, and 94.0% reported awareness of influenza). Awareness of the corresponding vaccines among adults aged ≥19years ranged from 59.3% to 94.1% (59.3% HZ vaccine, 59.6% HPV vaccine, 64.3% hepatitis B vaccine, 66.2% pneumococcal vaccine, 86.3% tetanus vaccines, and 94.1% influenza vaccine). In multivariable analysis, being female and being a college graduate were significantly associated with a higher level of awareness for majority of vaccine-preventable diseases, and being female, being a college graduate, and working as a health care provider were significantly associated with a higher level of awareness for majority of corresponding vaccines.
[h=4]CONCLUSIONS:[/h] Although adults in this survey reported high levels of awareness for most vaccines recommended for adults, self-reported vaccination coverage was not optimal. Combining interventions known to increase uptake of recommended vaccines, such as patient reminder/recall systems and other healthcare system-based interventions, and ensuring patients' vaccination needs are assessed, are needed to improve vaccination of adults.
Published by Elsevier Ltd.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Adult vaccination; Adult vaccine awareness; Vaccine-preventable diseases
PMID: 28457673 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.04.028