Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Pandemic influenza A/H1N1 vaccination coverage, adverse reactions, and reasons for vaccine refusal among medical students in Brazil.
Souza, Eduardo Pernambuco de; Teixeira, Marcelo de Souza.
Afiliação
  • Souza EP; Escola de Medicina e Cirurgia, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. edupsz1@gmail.com
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo ; 54(2): 77-82, 2012.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22499420
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine, among medical students at a public university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the acceptance of the pandemic influenza A/H1N1 vaccine during the 2010 mass immunization campaign and the vaccine safety in this group and, among unvaccinated students, the reasons for refusing vaccination. Of a total of 858 students, 678 (79%) participated in the study. Vaccination coverage was 60.4% among students aged 20 to 39 years (an age group targeted for vaccination) and 43.8% among those who did not belong to this age group. The most frequent adverse reactions to the vaccine were pain at the injection site (8.7%) and fever (7.9%). There were no serious adverse reactions. Among students aged 20 to 39 years, the most common reasons for refusing the vaccine were "lack of time" (42.4%), "fear of adverse reactions" (41.9%), and "difficult access to the vaccine" (11.5%). Other reasons for vaccine refusal were "uncertainties about vaccine safety and efficacy" and "vaccination was not needed". To increase the acceptance of the influenza vaccine, a comprehensive immunization program should be offered to these students.
Assuntos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Estudantes de Medicina / Vacinas contra Influenza / Vacinação / Influenza Humana / Vírus da Influenza A Subtipo H1N1 Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Estudantes de Medicina / Vacinas contra Influenza / Vacinação / Influenza Humana / Vírus da Influenza A Subtipo H1N1 Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil