Objective

To understand the influence of demographics and education levels on awareness levels, and on the prevalence of hesitancy to receive the influenza vaccine among adult patients at King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC).

Method

A crosssectional study in the outpatient pharmacy area at KSUMC was conducted. Data was collected from January 1 to January 31, 2020. A total of 318 random adult patients were encountered and a predesigned survey was administered. After capturing demographic information, respondents were categorized into 3 groups: group A consisted of respondents who had never heard of the influenza vaccine; group B was comprised of respondents who answered that they had never received the influenza vaccine; and group C included respondents who answered that they had received at least one influenza vaccine.

Results

Out of the 317 survey respondents, 36 (11%) had never heard of the influenza vaccine (Group A). Of the remaining 281 (89%), 122 (39%) had not received the vaccine (Group B), whereas 159 (50%) had received it (Group C). Chi-square test results indicated a significant association between age group and awareness of the vaccine (p = .023). Moreover, there was a significant association between education level and awareness of the vaccine (p = .002). The prevalence of vaccination hesitancy was 42%. Chi-square test results indicated a significant association between gender and vaccination hesitancy (p < .001), and between education level and vaccination hesitancy (p = .011).

Conclusion

Influenza vaccination hesitancy is prevalent among the study's population. Further efforts by health care providers and public health services may be necessary to educate the community regarding the influenza vaccine's safety and efficacy.

中文翻译：

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人口统计对沙特阿拉伯教育医院就诊成人流感疫苗意识和犹豫的影响

客观的

了解人口统计和教育水平对意识水平的影响，以及沙特国王大学医学城 (KSUMC) 成人患者对接种流感疫苗犹豫不决的普遍程度。

方法

在 KSUMC 的门诊药房区进行了一项横断面研究。数据收集时间为 2020 年 1 月 1 日至 1 月 31 日。共遇到 318 名随机成年患者，并进行了预先设计的调查。在获取人口统计信息后，受访者被分为 3 组：A 组由从未听说过流感疫苗的受访者组成；B 组由回答从未接种过流感疫苗的受访者组成；C 组包括回答说他们至少接种过一种流感疫苗的受访者。

结果

在 317 名受访者中，36 人（11%）从未听说过流感疫苗（A 组）。在剩余的 281 人（89%）中，122 人（39%）没有接种疫苗（B 组），而 159 人（50%）接种了疫苗（C 组）。卡方检验结果表明年龄组与疫苗意识之间存在显着关联（p = .023）。此外，教育水平与疫苗意识之间存在显着关联（p = .002）。疫苗接种犹豫的发生率为 42%。卡方检验结果表明性别与疫苗接种犹豫之间存在显着关联（p < .001），教育水平与疫苗接种犹豫之间存在显着关联（p = .011）。

结论

流感疫苗接种犹豫在该研究的人群中普遍存在。可能需要卫生保健提供者和公共卫生服务部门进一步努力，以教育社区了解流感疫苗的安全性和有效性。