Zusammenfassung
Ziel der Studie war die Erfassung der Influenza-Durchimpfungsrate in Österreich während der Saison 2006/07 und die Erhebung von Motiven für und gegen die Impfung. 2000 Telefon-Interviews mit Personen über 15 Jahren wurden durchgeführt. Die Durchimpfungsrate in der Gesamtpopulation lag bei 17,8 %. Bei den über 65-jährigen waren 32,1 % geimpft, die adjustierten Quotenverhältnisse der Geimpften in dieser Gruppe, verglichen mit denen, die nicht zu einer Hochrisikogruppe gehören, lag bei 3,8. Bei der Gruppe der chronisch Kranken und dem Personal des Gesundheitswesens ergaben sich adjustierte Quotenverhältnisse von 2,6 bzw. 1,5, während geimpfte chronisch Kranke ältere Personen ein adjustiertes Quotenverhältnis von 7,0 aufwiesen. Das Ansteckungsrisiko zu vermindern war der häufigste Grund, sich impfen zu lassen (35,2 %), eine Empfehlung des Hausarztes erwies sich als der wichtigste motivierende Faktor für die Impfung (46,4 %). Der Hauptgrund, sich nicht impfen zu lassen, war Desinteresse (>50 %). Die Durchimpfungsrate in Österreich während der Saison 2006/07 war niedrig und weit hinter den Empfehlungen der WHO.
Summary
The objective of the study was to evaluate influenza vaccination coverage in Austria in the season of 2006/07 and to understand motivations and barriers. Two-thousand telephone interviews with individuals over 15 years of age were conducted. The overall influenza vaccination coverage rate was 17.8%. In the elderly (>65 years) the rate was 32.1%, and the adjusted odds ratio of being vaccinated, compared to those not belonging to a high-risk group, was 3.8. Chronically ill persons and health care workers had adjusted odds ratios of 2.6 and 1.5, respectively, while chronically ill elderly persons had an odds ratio of vaccination of 7.0. Minimizing the risk of contracting influenza was the most frequent reason for getting vaccinated (35.2%), and a recommendation by the family doctor was perceived as the major encouraging factor for vaccination (46.4%). The main reason for not getting vaccinated was indifference (>50%). Vaccination coverage in Austria in 2006/07 was low and far behind WHO objectives.
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Blank, P., Freiburghaus, A., Schwenkglenks, M. et al. Influenza vaccination coverage rates in Austria in 2006/07 – a representative cross-sectional telephone survey. Wien Med Wochenschr 158, 583–588 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10354-008-0582-3
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