Predictors of influenza vaccination among elderly: a cross-sectional survey in Greece
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Predictors of influenza vaccination among elderly: a cross‑sectional survey in Greece Ioannis Dardalas1 · Chryssa Pourzitaki1 · Georgios Manomenidis2 · Faye Malliou1 · Petros Galanis3 · Georgios Papazisis1 · Dimitrios Kouvelas1 · Thalia Bellali4 Received: 8 August 2019 / Accepted: 21 September 2019 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Abstract Background Senior individuals are particularly vulnerable to influenza. Research suggests that protection against the virus and its transmission in this high-risk group of the population can be achieved by active immunization against the pathogen. Aims To explore and analyze the attitudes, knowledge and behavior of people over the age of 60 on influenza vaccination. Population and methods This cross-sectional survey included people over the age of 60 who were eligible candidates for the influenza vaccine from 3 regions from Northern and 1 region from Southern Greece. A self-completed questionnaire based upon the Theory of Planned Behaviour, the Motivation for Vaccination (MoVac-flu) and the Vaccination Advocacy Scale (MovAd) was administered to the participants. Demographic characteristics and information about health status were also obtained. Results The final sample included 318 participants with mean age of 70.7 years. More than half of the participants (56.6%) had received a flu vaccine in 2018 while 50.8% received it annually in previous years. Behavioral (p
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