Seasonal Influenza Vaccination – Modern View to the Issue
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Abstract
The objective: is to evaluate the attitude of the Ukrainian population towards seasonal influenza vaccination.
Materials and methods. An online survey of social networks in different groups has been conducted using Google Forms with the topic «Seasonal Flu Vaccination». These groups are interested in vaccination. 220 people have been interviewed in the survey.
Results. About 27,7% of interviewed people get annual seasonal influenza vaccination. The same number of people has got seasonal 2017–2018 influenza vaccination at first time. 23,2% have never got seasonal influenza vaccination at all. The rest of interviewed people chose other answers, such as they have got vaccine only once or in the past. Some of them chose another answer. The main reasons for the refusal of vaccination are doubtful vaccine quality (31,1%) and low knowledge level about vaccination (23%). The influenza vaccination statistics in different countries, including Ukraine, have been reviewed using world information services and Ukrainian health system.
Conclusions. Increasing a public awareness towards vaccination leads to increasing vaccination coverage. The main reasons for the refusal of vaccination are doubtful vaccine quality and low knowledge level about vaccination.##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.details##
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