Current Immunization Status and Factors Affecting the Influenza Vaccination in Kidney Transplant Patients
Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
;
: 118-125, 2016.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-198603
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The present study examines the current influenza immunization rate among kidney transplant patients in an effort to identify the factors influencing their decisions pertaining to the immunization.METHODS:
Participants in the study included 150 adults over the age of 64 years who visited a General Surgery Department in Korea on April 2015, who had had a kidney transplant at least two years prior to the visit. We compared the characteristics of transplant patients who were immunized against those of the patients who had not been immunized.RESULTS:
The average age of the participants was 48.5±9.6 years, consisting of 87 males (58.0%) and 63 females (42.0%). The average post-surgery period was 91.0±59.0 months. Between September and December 2014, the immunization rate among these participants was 61.3%. Factors which influenced the participant's decision to get immunized in 2014 and drove up the immunization rate were previous immunization in 2013 (OR=24.57, CI= 8.79-68.70, p<.001), marital status (OR=3.33, CI 1.05-10.56, p=.041), and awareness (OR=1.58, CI=0.99-2.52, p=.056).CONCLUSION:
The current study found that the previous year's immunization record, marital status, and awareness increased the rate of immunization among the participants.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Immunization
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Vaccination
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Marital Status
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Influenza, Human
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Kidney
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Korea
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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