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Editor, Senior Moderator
Vaccine. 2010 May 7. [Epub ahead of print]
Factors in association with acceptability of A/H1N1 vaccination during the influenza A/H1N1 pandemic phase in the Hong Kong general population.
Lau JT, Yeung NC, Choi KC, Cheng MY, Tsui HY, Griffiths S.
School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China; Centre for Medical Anthropology and Behavioral Health, Sun Yat Sun University, Guangzhou, China.
Abstract
A random population-based telephone survey (n=301) was conducted among the Hong Kong general population in July 2009. Past history of seasonal influenza vaccination (OR=2.59-3.13) was associated with intention to take up A/H1N1 vaccination under three hypothetical scenarios (provided at <HK$100, HK$100-200 and >HK$200). Adjusting background variables, other significant factors were identified by stepwise models: perceived side effects (OR=0.33), family members' recommendations and friends' acceptability toward the vaccine (OR=2.80-4.74). In contrast to other studies on seasonal influenza and A/H1N1 vaccination, perceived susceptibility and perceived severity related to influenza A/H1N1 were non-significant. Cultural differences may therefore exist. Copyright ? 2010. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
PMID: 20457289 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20457289
Factors in association with acceptability of A/H1N1 vaccination during the influenza A/H1N1 pandemic phase in the Hong Kong general population.
Lau JT, Yeung NC, Choi KC, Cheng MY, Tsui HY, Griffiths S.
School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China; Centre for Medical Anthropology and Behavioral Health, Sun Yat Sun University, Guangzhou, China.
Abstract
A random population-based telephone survey (n=301) was conducted among the Hong Kong general population in July 2009. Past history of seasonal influenza vaccination (OR=2.59-3.13) was associated with intention to take up A/H1N1 vaccination under three hypothetical scenarios (provided at <HK$100, HK$100-200 and >HK$200). Adjusting background variables, other significant factors were identified by stepwise models: perceived side effects (OR=0.33), family members' recommendations and friends' acceptability toward the vaccine (OR=2.80-4.74). In contrast to other studies on seasonal influenza and A/H1N1 vaccination, perceived susceptibility and perceived severity related to influenza A/H1N1 were non-significant. Cultural differences may therefore exist. Copyright ? 2010. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
PMID: 20457289 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20457289