Influenza vaccination among cardiovascular disease sufferers in Spain: Related factors and trend, 1993–2003

Jiménez-García, Rodrigo; Hernández-Barrera, Valentín; Garrido, Pilar Carrasco; Pozo, S. Vázquez-Fernández del; Miguel, Ángel Gil de

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.03.036

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“…In our sample of cardiovascular disease sufferers, VC varied notably between the two age groups: 43-47% below the age of 65, and 83-85% above 65. In comparison, in Spain, in 2003, vaccination coverages were of 17% in people aged 16–49, 34% in those aged 50–64 and 69% in patients aged 65 years and over [14]. In the USA, these proportions for the 1999–2000 influenza season were of 23% (95% CI, 18%–27%), 49% (95% CI, 44%–54%), and 77% (95% CI, 74%–80%) respectively [15].…”

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Rates of immunization against pandemic and seasonal influenza in persons at high risk of severe influenza illness: a cross-sectional study among patients of the French Sentinelles general practitioners

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BackgroundThree main categories of persons are targeted by the French influenza vaccination strategy: all persons aged 65 years or over, those aged less than 65 years with certain underlying medical conditions and health care workers. The main objective of this study was to estimate rates of influenza immunization in these target groups attending a medical consultation for two consecutive influenza seasons: 2009–2010 (seasonal and pandemic vaccines) and 2010–2011 (seasonal vaccine).MethodsA standardized questionnaire was mailed to 1323 general practitioners (GPs) of the Sentinelles Network, collecting data on all patients seen on a randomly assigned day. For every patient, following information was collected: age, gender, BMI, presence of any medical condition that increases risk of severe influenza illness, and vaccination status for the three vaccines mentioned.ResultsTwo hundred and three GPs agreed to participate and included 4248 patients. Overall, in persons with high risk of severe influenza, the estimated vaccine coverages (VC) were 60%, (95% CI = 57%; 62%) for the seasonal vaccine in 2010–2011, 61% (59%; 63%) for the seasonal vaccine in 2009–2010 and 23% (21%; 25%), for the pandemic vaccine in 2009–2010. Among people aged 65 years and over (N=1259, 30%) VC was estimated for seasonal vaccines at 72% (70%; 75%) in 2010–2011 and 73% (71%; 76%) in 2009–2010, and 24% (22%; 26%) for the pandemic vaccine. The lowest seasonal VC were observed in younger persons (<65 years) with underlying medical conditions, in particular pregnant women (<10%) and overweight persons (<30%).ConclusionsOur study shows that influenza vaccination coverage among patients of the French Sentinelles general practitioners remains largely below the target of 75% defined by the 2004 French Public Health Law, and underscores the need for the implementation of public health interventions likely to increase vaccination uptake.

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Rates of immunization against pandemic and seasonal influenza in persons at high risk of severe influenza illness: a cross-sectional study among patients of the French Sentinelles general practitioners

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“…17 In Spain coverages among adults with self-reported "heart disease" was 62.4% according to the year 2003 NHS. 15 The definition for heart disease in the year 2003 NHS was obtained with the question "Has your doctor told you that you are currently suffering from heart disease (HD)? That year no specific question on history of heart attack was included in the questionnaire.…”

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“…This relationship found by the multivariate analysis between age and vaccine coverages has been observed in other studies on CVD sufferers in Spain and elsewhere. [15][16][17][18][19] An explanation of why heart attack and other CVD sufferers aged 65 years and over are vaccinated to a significantly greater extent may lie in the fact that in Spain the recommendation to be vaccinated against influenza becomes universal, and free of charge, as from this age.…”

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“…The relationship between gender and influenza vaccination has been reported by other authors though the results are at variance. [15][16][17]20 Ajani et al found that using data from the US 2002 National Health Interview Survey 33.6% of female versus 31.9% of male CV disease sufferers were vaccinated (adjusted OR 1.16, CI 95% 1.04-1.29). 16 Bittner et al found no difference in influenza vaccination coverage between the sexes.…”

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“…[11][12][13] In Spain, all subjects who suffer CVD have been included in the annual influenza vaccine recommendations issued by the Ministry for Health & Consumer Affairs since 1992. 14,15 Using information compiled from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), Ajani et al reported a crude coverage of 56.4% among angina and heart attack sufferers in the USA, and stated that coverage increased with age. 16 Aside from age, white race and suffering from diabetes or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are further factors associated with higher vaccination rates among coronary disease patients.…”

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Influenza vaccination among cardiovascular disease sufferers in Spain: Related factors and trend, 1993–2003

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