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Editor, Senior Moderator
Vaccines (Basel)
. 2021 Nov 17;9(11):1336.
doi: 10.3390/vaccines9111336.
Factors Associated with Attitudes towards Seasonal Influenza Vaccination in Poland: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey in 2020
Piotr Samel-Kowalik[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mateusz Jankowski[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mira Lisiecka-Biełanowicz[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Aurelia Ostrowska[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mariusz Gujski[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Bartosz Kobuszewski[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jarosław Pinkas[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Filip Raciborski[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
We aimed to assess attitudes towards the influenza vaccine and factors associated with a willingness to vaccinate against seasonal influenza in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic (flu season 2020/2021). This cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was carried out between 5 and 15 November 2020 on a representative nationwide sample of 1052 individuals aged 18+ in Poland. Of the respondents, 5.5% (95% CI: 4.3-7.0%) declared that they had already got vaccinated against influenza and 13.4% (95% CI: 11.4-15.6%) declared a willingness to vaccinate against influenza during the 2020/2021 season. Out of nine different factors analyzed in this study, only three were significantly associated with attitudes towards influenza vaccination. Participants aged 75 years and over (OR = 5.82; 95% CI: 2.63-12.85), as well as participants aged 60-74 years (OR = 2.43; 95% CI: 1.30-4.54), compared to those aged 19-29, had significantly higher odds of having a positive attitude towards seasonal influenza vaccination. Respondents who define themselves as completely religious unbelievers (OR = 4.34; 95% CI: 1.79-10.55), as well as Internet users (OR = 2.12; 95% CI: 1.30-3.47), had higher odds of having a positive attitude towards influenza vaccination. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the percentage of adults in Poland who already got vaccinated or declared a willingness to vaccinate against influenza remains low. This also applies to high-risk groups.
Keywords: Poland; influenza; influenza vaccine; vaccine hesitancy; vaccines.
. 2021 Nov 17;9(11):1336.
doi: 10.3390/vaccines9111336.
Factors Associated with Attitudes towards Seasonal Influenza Vaccination in Poland: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey in 2020
Piotr Samel-Kowalik[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mateusz Jankowski[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mira Lisiecka-Biełanowicz[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Aurelia Ostrowska[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mariusz Gujski[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Bartosz Kobuszewski[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jarosław Pinkas[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Filip Raciborski[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34835267
- PMCID: PMC8620474
- DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9111336
Abstract
We aimed to assess attitudes towards the influenza vaccine and factors associated with a willingness to vaccinate against seasonal influenza in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic (flu season 2020/2021). This cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was carried out between 5 and 15 November 2020 on a representative nationwide sample of 1052 individuals aged 18+ in Poland. Of the respondents, 5.5% (95% CI: 4.3-7.0%) declared that they had already got vaccinated against influenza and 13.4% (95% CI: 11.4-15.6%) declared a willingness to vaccinate against influenza during the 2020/2021 season. Out of nine different factors analyzed in this study, only three were significantly associated with attitudes towards influenza vaccination. Participants aged 75 years and over (OR = 5.82; 95% CI: 2.63-12.85), as well as participants aged 60-74 years (OR = 2.43; 95% CI: 1.30-4.54), compared to those aged 19-29, had significantly higher odds of having a positive attitude towards seasonal influenza vaccination. Respondents who define themselves as completely religious unbelievers (OR = 4.34; 95% CI: 1.79-10.55), as well as Internet users (OR = 2.12; 95% CI: 1.30-3.47), had higher odds of having a positive attitude towards influenza vaccination. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the percentage of adults in Poland who already got vaccinated or declared a willingness to vaccinate against influenza remains low. This also applies to high-risk groups.
Keywords: Poland; influenza; influenza vaccine; vaccine hesitancy; vaccines.