What factors affect influenza vaccine uptake among community-dwelling older Chinese people in Hong Kong general outpatient clinics?

摘要: Aim.  This study aimed to identify the influenza vaccination rate among community-dwelling older Chinese people in Hong Kong general outpatient clinics and factors affecting their vaccine uptake. Background.  Community-dwelling underuse vaccination. The first step increase rates is understand uptake. Design.  was a retrospective descriptive study. Methods.  sample comprised 197 subjects from five Kowloon East cluster of Kong. A self-report questionnaire used for data collection via individual face-to-face interviews. Results.  Out subjects, 64·47% reported having received within previous 12 months. regression model revealed that perceived benefits including ‘vaccination prevents me catching (OR = 12·18, CI = 3·61–41·07, p < 0·001)’, ‘If I get vaccinated, will decrease frequency medical consultation (OR = 8·12, CI = 2·70–24·38, p = 0·001)’ am vaccinated still flu, not be as sick with it (OR = 0·43, CI = 0·24–0·76, p = 0·004)’, barriers, which are ‘the side-effects interfere my usual activities (OR = 0·04, CI = 0·01–0·13, ‘influenza painful (OR = 2·73, CI = 1·55–4·81, ‘I scared needles CI = 0·23–0·79, p = 0·007)’ recommendations doctors (OR = 14·18, CR = 4·09–49·16, p < 0·001) families (OR = 3·67, CR = 1·24–10·83, p = 0·019) interactively influenced subjects’ uptake. Conclusion.  Specific barriers uptake have been identified. Specifically, recommendation plays significant role motivating this ageing group. Relevance clinical practice.  We adopt strategies personal invitation reminders by educating doctors, on clinics.