RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Parents' attitude towards seasonal vaccination of children against an influenza virus
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP PA3147
DO 10.1183/13993003.congress-2021.PA3147
VO 58
IS suppl 65
A1 Bontsevich, Roman
A1 Mikhno, Alina
A1 Zhdanova, Zhanna
A1 Kutsenko, Darya
A1 Adonina, Ann
YR 2021
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/58/suppl_65/PA3147.abstract
AB Relevance: Seasonal influenza is an acute respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses. Children catch flu more often than adults. The only way to fight the flu is a specific immunoprophylaxis.The aim of work is to analyze the relation of parents to vaccination against seasonal influenza virus (SIV).Materials and methods: Two hundred three parents who visited pediatricians in the clinic in 2017-2019 were interviewed. Their average age was 34.7 years. The majority of parents (83.6%) graduated higher school.Results: It was revealed that 39.9% of the respondents have positive attitude towards vaccination, 23.65% vote for mandatory vaccination, but do not have their children vaccinated due to different reasons (child's illness, fear of complications, allergies). 12.3% of the respondents have an uncertain attitude, 5.4% - find the vaccination dangerous, 9.85% - ineffective and 8.9% parents think the vaccination dangerous and ineffective.Conclusions: One of the problems of vaccinating children is the lack of knowledge about the flu. This issue has to be analyzed much deeper since it is an important epidemiological, social, medico-economic and information problem.FootnotesCite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2021; 58: Suppl. 65, PA3147.This abstract was presented at the 2021 ERS International Congress, in session “Prediction of exacerbations in patients with COPD”.This is an ERS International Congress abstract. No full-text version is available. Further material to accompany this abstract may be available at www.ers-education.org (ERS member access only).