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Influenza Vaccination among Patients with Diabetes or Ischemic Heart Disease in Thailand: Coverage, Knowledge and Associated Factors †

by
Surarong Chinwong
1,2,
Suthinee Taesotikul
1,3,
Duangruthai Koenkaew
1,
Thanannat Thanomjit
1,
Arintaya Phrommintikul
4 and
Dujrudee Chinwong
1,2,*
1
Department of Pharmaceutical Care, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
2
Center of Excellence for Innovation in Analytical Science and Technology for Biodiversity-Based Economic and Society (I-ANALY-S-T_B.BES-CMU), Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
3
Pharmaceutical Care Training Center (PCTC), Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
4
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
A part of this study was presented as a poster presentation at the 89th EAS Congress 2021, Virtual Conference, 30 May–2 June 2021.
Vaccines 2023, 11(4), 794; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11040794
Submission received: 17 February 2023 / Revised: 26 March 2023 / Accepted: 30 March 2023 / Published: 4 April 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Epidemiology, Vaccination and Public Health)
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Abstract

An influenza vaccination is recommended for patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) or ischemic heart disease (IHD) to prevent cardiovascular events, but the vaccination coverage remains low. This cross-sectional study sought to investigate vaccination coverage, knowledge level on influenza and factors associated with influenza vaccination in patients with DM or IHD treated at a tertiary hospital in northern Thailand. Patients were interviewed from August to October 2017. Of 150 patients interviewed (51.3% women, mean age of 66.7 ± 8.3 years, 35.3% DM, 35.3% IHD, 29.3% DM and IHD), 45.3% (68/150) were vaccinated against influenza. The mean knowledge score was 9.68 ± 1.35 (total: 11) and did not differ between those receiving the immunization and those who did not (p = 0.056). Two factors remained significantly associated with their vaccination after multivariable logistic regression analysis: knowing their right to receive free vaccinations (adjusted OR 2.32, 95% CI: 1.06–5.10, p-value: 0.035), and needing to be vaccinated (adjusted OR 3.50, 95% CI: 1.51–8.12, p-value: 0.003). Overall, the vaccine coverage was low; less than one-half of patients received the influenza vaccine, but their knowledge level was high. Possessing the right and having a need were two factors associated with vaccination. Such factors should be carefully considered to encourage patients with DM and IDH to receive the influenza vaccination.
Keywords: influenza vaccination; Thailand; knowledge; coverage; elderly; noncommunicable disease; diabetes; hypertension influenza vaccination; Thailand; knowledge; coverage; elderly; noncommunicable disease; diabetes; hypertension

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Chinwong, S.; Taesotikul, S.; Koenkaew, D.; Thanomjit, T.; Phrommintikul, A.; Chinwong, D. Influenza Vaccination among Patients with Diabetes or Ischemic Heart Disease in Thailand: Coverage, Knowledge and Associated Factors. Vaccines 2023, 11, 794. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11040794

AMA Style

Chinwong S, Taesotikul S, Koenkaew D, Thanomjit T, Phrommintikul A, Chinwong D. Influenza Vaccination among Patients with Diabetes or Ischemic Heart Disease in Thailand: Coverage, Knowledge and Associated Factors. Vaccines. 2023; 11(4):794. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11040794

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Chinwong, Surarong, Suthinee Taesotikul, Duangruthai Koenkaew, Thanannat Thanomjit, Arintaya Phrommintikul, and Dujrudee Chinwong. 2023. "Influenza Vaccination among Patients with Diabetes or Ischemic Heart Disease in Thailand: Coverage, Knowledge and Associated Factors" Vaccines 11, no. 4: 794. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11040794

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Chinwong, S., Taesotikul, S., Koenkaew, D., Thanomjit, T., Phrommintikul, A., & Chinwong, D. (2023). Influenza Vaccination among Patients with Diabetes or Ischemic Heart Disease in Thailand: Coverage, Knowledge and Associated Factors. Vaccines, 11(4), 794. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11040794

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