Study of coverage of influenza and pneumonia vaccinations in children and influencing factors in two areas, China
10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20230404-00215
- VernacularTitle:我国两个地区儿童流感疫苗与肺炎疫苗接种现状与影响因素分析
- Author:
Xianming CAI
1
;
Wu LIU
;
Chunyan ZHAO
;
Linyi CHEN
;
Tianshuo ZHAO
;
Hanyu LIU
;
Jing ZENG
;
Ninghua HUANG
;
Yaqiong LIU
;
Qingbin LU
;
Fuqiang CUI
Author Information
1. 北京大学公共卫生学院卫生检验学系/疫苗研究评价中心，北京 100191
- Keywords:
Influenza vaccine;
Pneumococcal vaccine;
Vaccination behavior
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2023;44(11):1731-1737
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the coverage of influenza and pneumonia vaccination and factors influencing the vaccination in children.Methods:A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted in children's parents in Beijing and Gansu by using two-stage cluster-sampling to investigate the influenza and pneumonia vaccination rates and influencing factors in children.Results:A total of 2 377 parents were included in the study, and the results indicated that the influenza vaccination coverage was 35.93% and the pneumonia vaccination coverage was 16.58% in children in survey areas, the vaccination rate of both vaccines was 11.65%. The top three reasons for vaccination for both vaccines were being aware of severity of the diseases (influenza vaccine: 36.02%; pneumonia vaccine: 49.61%), being required by school or organization (influenza vaccine: 28.76%; pneumonia vaccine: 25.45%) and being aware of the susceptibility of the diseases (influenza vaccine: 26.41%; pneumonia vaccine: 13.88%). The top three reasons for having no vaccinations were personal unwillingness, concern about vaccine and vaccine accessibility. Families with multi children, living in rural areas and lower family income were the negative factors for both types of vaccinations.Conclusions:The influenza and pneumonia vaccination coverage in children need further improvement, and rural families and families with multi children are the key concern groups for expanding vaccination coverage. Health education about influenza and pneumonia vaccinations, coordinating vaccine supply and decreasing vaccine prices play an important role in improving influenza and pneumonia vaccination coverage.
