Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques envers le vaccin contre la grippe chez la population adulte de Plovdiv, BulgarieIntroduction. La vaccination est le moyen le plus efficace et le plus sûr de prévenir l'infection grippale. La couverture vaccinale avec le vaccin antigrippal n'est pas satisfaisante dans toute l'Europe et l'un des principaux obstacles est la réticence à la vaccination. L'objectif de l'étude était d'évaluer les connaissances, les attitudes et les pratiques du public envers le vaccin contre la grippe saisonnière. Matériels et méthodes. Entre novembre 2016 et février 2017, une étude transversale utilisant un questionnaire semi-structuré a été menée en Plovdiv (Bulgarie), couvrant 545 personnes de plus de 18 ans. Des statistiques descriptives standard ont été utilisées ABSTRACT Introduction. Vaccination is the most effective and safest means of preventing influenza infection. The coverage with influenza vaccine is not satisfactory across Europe and one of the main obstacles is vaccine hesitancy.The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the population towards the seasonal influenza vaccine. Materials and methods. Between November 2016 -February 2017 a cross-sectional study using a semi-structured questionnaire was conducted in Plovdiv (Bulgaria), covering 545 people over 18 years old. Standard descriptive statistics was used to summarize demographic characteristics. Differences between observed and theoretical distributions were tested using chi-square test for independence. A 2-sided p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
INTRODUCTION:Various neighbourhood features such as safety, green spaces, aesthetics and maintenance of the built environment, etc. are correlates of health-related behaviours and outcomes. The assessment of the neighbourhood quality by raters, using audit tools, is an objective way to obtain reliable information about those features, and the Irvine-Minnesota Inventory (IMI) is one of the most widely used tools.
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