Surveillance of perceptions, knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of the Italian adult population (18–69 years) during the 2009–2010 A/H1N1 influenza pandemic

Ferrante, Gianluigi; Baldissera, Sandro; Moghadam, Pirous Fateh; Carrozzi, Giuliano; Trinito, Massimo Oddone; Salmaso, Stefania

doi:10.1007/s10654-011-9576-3

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“…In particular, some people's perceptions ''indicators'' (perception of high risk of catching the A(H1N1) flu, worrying about the pandemic, limitation of outdoor activities, willingness to accept vaccination) were highest in the first two-week period of pandemic surveillance and then followed a progressive decline. As a consequence, even when the spread of the disease reached its maximum level, just one-third of the adult population would agree to be vaccinated and this proportion showed a further decline later on (Ferrante et al 2011). The majority of non-vaccinated target subjects of our cohort reported that they refused to be vaccinated since they consider themselves not at high risk (33.9%) or because they preferred to receive only the seasonal vaccine (14%).…”

Section: Vaccine Coveragementioning

confidence: 85%

“…In Italy, the vaccine coverage calculated on the doses administered and (Valenciano et al 2011). In a recent study (Ferrante et al 2011), PASSI (Progressi delle Aziende Sanitarie per la Salute in Italia) surveillance described perceptions, knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of the population regarding the pandemic A(H1N1) influenza. Among those who had not been vaccinated yet and who thought they had not yet had influenza, the proportion of people who would accept the pandemic vaccine was 22% (population at risk affected by chronic diseases: 29%).…”

Section: Vaccine Coveragementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Of interest, 8.5% of the population reported that they were scared about side effects and doubted about vaccine efficacy and 3% reported that their GP suggested them not to be vaccinated. Considering the PASSI study (Ferrante et al 2011), 81% of respondents considered GPs the most reliable source of information, which people would contact in case of need. In this context the greatest effort should be put in GP information and education.…”

Section: Vaccine Coveragementioning

confidence: 99%

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Pandemic and seasonal vaccine coverage and effectiveness during the 2009–2010 pandemic influenza in an Italian adult population

Costanzo

Gianfagna

Persichillo

et al. 2012

Int J Public Health

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Section: Vaccine Coveragementioning

confidence: 85%

Section: Vaccine Coveragementioning

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confidence: 99%

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Pandemic and seasonal vaccine coverage and effectiveness during the 2009–2010 pandemic influenza in an Italian adult population

Costanzo

Gianfagna

Persichillo

et al. 2012

Int J Public Health

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“…“Catch it, Bin it, Kill it”), that successfully increased the perceived efficacy and adoption of recommended behaviors [26]. Being worried about the disease was identified as an important predictor of compliance with recommended preventive behaviors, and to be associated with the volume of media attention and media reporting on the number of H1N1 cases [18,19,24,26,30-34]. Furthermore, many studies have presented evidence linking H1N1-related knowledge to people’s attitudes (which could be either positive or negative evaluations of particular behaviors or events) such as approval of the governments’ response to the pandemic [20,35-37].…”

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confidence: 99%

What have we learned about communication inequalities during the H1N1 pandemic: a systematic review of the literature

et al. 2014

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BackgroundDuring public health emergencies, public officials are busy in developing communication strategies to protect the population from existing or potential threats. However, a population’s social and individual determinants (i.e. education, income, race/ethnicity) may lead to inequalities in individual or group-specific exposure to public health communication messages, and in the capacity to access, process, and act upon the information received by specific sub-groups- a concept defined as communication inequalities.The aims of this literature review are to: 1) characterize the scientific literature that examined issues related to communication to the public during the H1N1 pandemic, and 2) summarize the knowledge gained in our understanding of social determinants and their association with communication inequalities in the preparedness and response to an influenza pandemic.MethodsArticles were searched in eight major communication, social sciences, and health and medical databases of scientific literature and reviewed by two independent reviewers by following the PRISMA guidelines. The selected articles were classified and analyzed in accordance with the Structural Influence Model of Public Health Emergency Preparedness Communications.ResultsA total of 118 empirical studies were included for final review. Among them, 78% were population-based studies and 22% were articles that employed information environment analyses techniques. Consistent results were reported on the association between social determinants of communication inequalities and emergency preparedness outcomes. Trust in public officials and source of information, worry and levels of knowledge about the disease, and routine media exposure as well as information-seeking behaviors, were related to greater likelihood of adoption of recommended infection prevention practices. When addressed in communication interventions, these factors can increase the effectiveness of the response to pandemics.ConclusionsConsistently across studies, a number of potential predictors of behavioral compliance to preventive recommendations during a pandemic were identified. Our findings show the need to include such evidence found in the development of future communication campaigns to ensure the highest rates of compliance with recommended protection measures and reduce communication inequalities during future emergencies.

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“…In accordance with these evaluations, useful interventions, such as vaccination campaigns, can be implemented to increase herd immunity. Thus, it is important to strengthen the population's perception and knowledge of H1N1v (and influenza disease burden in general) to take countermeasures against "vaccination-fatigue" [24]. Because the possibility of further "H1N1v flare-ups" in future seasons could not be excluded, sufficient immunity to H1N1v is important and continued vaccination against H1N1v should be strongly encouraged.…”

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confidence: 99%

H1N1v at a seroepidemiological glance: is the nightmare over?

Reinheimer

Friedrichs

et al. 2011

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis

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When the second wave of pandemic influenza A H1N1v 2009 (H1N1v) emerged in the winter of 2010/2011, public health authorities were afraid of dangerous implications and severe clinical courses again. As further H1N1v waves might appear, achievement of sufficient herd immunity is a matter of urgency. The objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of antibodies against H1N1v by hemagglutination-inhibition test (HI) after the second wave. We compared our recent findings with our data obtained after the first pandemic in 2009/2010. Between March and May 2011 we collected serum samples from 600 persons aged 1 to 84 years admitted to University Hospital Frankfurt/Main and analysed the titres of anti-H1N1v by HI. The overall seroprevalence of anti-H1N1v has risen from 36.9% (95% confidence interval (95%CI), 33-41) in unvaccinated persons after the first wave to 57.3% (95%CI, 53.1-61.2) in vaccinated and unvaccinated. The highest rate of seropositivity was detected in the age group of 10-19 years (66%; 95%CI, 55.8-75.2), whereas the lowest was found in the age group 40-59 years (51%; 95%CI, 40.8-61.1). Although seroprevalence has significantly increased, sufficient herd immunity is still not achieved. Therefore, general vaccination programs have to be propagated continuously by public health authorities.

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Surveillance of perceptions, knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of the Italian adult population (18–69 years) during the 2009–2010 A/H1N1 influenza pandemic

Cited by 54 publications

References 12 publications

Pandemic and seasonal vaccine coverage and effectiveness during the 2009–2010 pandemic influenza in an Italian adult population

Pandemic and seasonal vaccine coverage and effectiveness during the 2009–2010 pandemic influenza in an Italian adult population

What have we learned about communication inequalities during the H1N1 pandemic: a systematic review of the literature

H1N1v at a seroepidemiological glance: is the nightmare over?

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