INFLUENZA VACCINATION PREVALENCE AMONG THE ELDERLY AND INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC DISEASE, AND FACTORS AFFECTING VACCINATION UPTAKE

KORKMAZ, PINAR; PAŞALI KİLİT, TÜRKAN; ONBAŞI, KEVSER; MISTANOĞLU ÖZATAĞ, DURU; TOKA, ONUR

doi:10.21101/cejph.a5231

INFLUENZA VACCINATION PREVALENCE AMONG THE ELDERLY AND INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC DISEASE, AND FACTORS AFFECTING VACCINATION UPTAKE

KORKMAZ P. , PAŞALI KİLİT T. , ONBAŞI K. , MISTANOĞLU ÖZATAĞ D., TOKA O.

CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, vol.27, no.1, pp.44-49, 2019 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 27 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.21101/cejph.a5231
Title of Journal : CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Page Numbers: pp.44-49
Keywords: influenza, vaccination, elderly people, chronic disease, risk group, SEASONAL INFLUENZA, ATTITUDES, KNOWLEDGE, COVERAGE, VACCINES, RATES

Abstract

Objective: Our aim is to evaluate influenza vaccination rates among the elderly and individuals with underlying chronic disease, and factors that affect vaccination uptake.