Attitudes towards influenza and pneumococcal vaccines in parents of asthmatic children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pediatr Pulmonol
; 57(4): 871-877, 2022 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1611335
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed to determine the differences in attitudes and views towards influenza and pneumococcal vaccines in parents of children with asthma during the COVID-19 pandemic. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Asthmatic children in the 6-18 age group who were admitted to the pediatric allergy clinic of our hospital between October 1, 2020 and February 31, 2021 were included in the study. The parents were given a questionnaire asking about their demographics and medical history. Their attitudes and thoughts towards these two vaccines, both before and during the pandemic, and their COVID-19 stories were questioned.RESULTS:
A total of 78 patients diagnosed with asthma were included in this study. While the rate of influenza vaccination before the pandemic was 29.5%, the rate of those who received or wanted to receive influenza vaccine during the pandemic was 71.8% (p = 0.001). It was observed that the rate of influenza vaccination during the pandemic increased with the regular use of asthma medication, the presence of atopy, and a history of COVID-19 infection in the family/close environment. In total, 69.2% of the parents stated that their child's pneumococcal vaccination was incomplete or they were unaware of their child's vaccination status.CONCLUSION:
This study demonstrated that there was an increase in the rate and willingness of parents of asthmatic children to have their children vaccinated against influenza during the COVID-19 pandemic. As for the pneumococcal vaccine, the majority of the parents did not have enough information or they were unaware of the vaccination status of their children.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Asthma
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Influenza Vaccines
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Influenza, Human
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Pediatr Pulmonol
Journal subject:
Pediatrics
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ppul.25818
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