An Exploratory Assessment of Factors with Which Influenza Vaccine Uptake Is Associated in Hungarian Adults 65 Years Old and Older: Findings from European Health Interview Surveys

Gergő József Szőllősi, Nguyen Chau Minh, Cornelia Melinda Adi Santoso, Judit Zsuga, Attila Csaba Nagy and László Kardos
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Gergő József Szőllősi: Department of Interventional Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Nguyen Chau Minh: Department of Interventional Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Cornelia Melinda Adi Santoso: Department of Interventional Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Judit Zsuga: Department of Habilitational Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Attila Csaba Nagy: Department of Interventional Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
László Kardos: Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 12, 1-12

Abstract: Influenza vaccination is an imperative public health task for elderly people due to a higher risk of developing more severe complications. The main aim of our study was to determine the influencing factors of being vaccinated against influenza among subjects aged 65 and above. Data were from the Hungarian implementations of the European Health Interview Survey 2009, 2014 and 2019 studies with a final sample size of 3355. A multivariate logistic regression model with interactions was used to identify the possible factors associated with vaccination. Approximately 32% of the participants were vaccinated for the most recent influenza season. The most important factors were identified that contributed to influenza vaccination among individuals, which were the following: educational attainment, having a partner, the annual frequency of specialist and doctor visits, and having comorbidities. Respondents who thought that they could do a lot for their health had higher odds of being immunized. Being obese seemed to be a risk factor. According to our findings, the current influenza vaccination coverage was considered as low in Hungary; hence, the implementation of minor reformulations in the field of health policy is suggested.

Keywords: immunization; vaccination coverage; influenza; Hungary; elderly population (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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