ATTITUDES AND KNOWLEDGE OF PHYSICIANS REGARDING VACCINATION AND THEIR INTENTIONS TO VACCINATE

POPULATIONS

First author: MARIA MAGDALENA ALOJE

Author: IULIA GAVRILACoordinator: VOIDAZAN SEPTIMIU

Infectious diseases have been,are and remain an area of pathological transmission,with the socio-economical, cultural and behavioral determinism that influence the whole population.

A vaccine is a biological compound that improves immunity to a particular disease,through the administration of immunobiological compounds wich containes human or animal antigens or antibodies

The agent stimulates the body’s immune system to recognize the agent as non-self,destroy it, and keep a record of it

Vaccination is one of the measures with the best results.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of the study was to compare and analyze the relationship between doctors’ knowledge , believes and their attitude about vaccination and intentions to vaccinate the populations.

METHODS

We used a prospective study and analyzed 79 persons applying a questionnaire which contained 27 questions for 3 months from January, February and March 2014

This questionnaire was applied only on pediatrics doctors and family physicians

They were classified according to: gender, age, years of practice, level of knowledge, reasons for not undergo vaccination

RESULTS

47%53%

Family physicians

Pediatric doctors

Number of consultations for vaccinations/week

>10 vacc/week 6-10 vacc/week 1-5 vacc/week

18%

34%

48%

Level of knowledge of physicians on vaccine

59%18%

18% 5%

very good good

satisfying weak

Vaccine doses:separated or not?

10%

90%

separated

unseparated

Natural immunity

41%

59%

YesNo

National Programme on Immunization(NPI)

yes no

91%

9%

Importance of vaccinations: very important

13%

13%

12%

8%13%

12%

9%

9%

11% TuberculosisHepatitis BMeaslesRubellaTetanusPolioDiphteriaWhooping coughMumps

Importance of vaccination: important

16%

28%

23%

14%

1% 8%

10% Rubella

Whooping cough

Diphteria

Mumps

Tetanus

Polio

Measles

Reasons why parents do not wish to vaccinate their child

adverse effects do not knw details about the vaccine

vaccine is not effective

religious reasons

50%

36%

8% 6%

Optional vaccines

80%

20%

yesno

Optional vaccines

8%

13%

21%

21%

18%

6%

13%Gardasil

Havrix

Prevenar 13

Varilix

Rotarix

Nimenrix

Vaxigrip

CONCLUSIONS

Vaccination against preventable diseases is safe and cost-effective,and it has had an important impact on public health worldwide.

Most of the physicians agreed with the fact that vaccination is necessary to prevent the infectious diseases and they also recommend optional vaccines.

Immunization protects future generations.

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