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- The impact of covid-19 pandemic on recommended adult vaccination in elderly: A hospital-based study
The impact of covid-19 pandemic on recommended adult vaccination in elderly: A hospital-based study
Authors : Cemile Karaçepiş, Hacer Hicran Mutlu, Ayşe Gülek, Hasan Hüseyin Mutlu
Pages : 28-34
Doi:10.35514/mtd.2024.108
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Publication Date : 2024-08-31
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :Background: With the COVID-19 pandemic, significant changes have occurred all over the world and in Turkey. Recommended adult vaccination practices are one of them. Objective: This study aims to compare the adult vaccination rates and awareness before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Sociodemographic characteristics (age, gender, marital status, education status, comorbidities), vaccines performed in adulthood, and reasons for getting vaccinated and avoiding vaccines before and during the pandemic were asked to the responders. The results were compared with the data of the study which was performed between 31.01.2017-01.06.2017 in the same outpatient clinic of the same hospital were used with permission of all the authors. Results: It was observed that pneumococcal (9,9, % vs 56,5 %) (p<0,001), influenza (33,9 % vs 47,7 %) (p=0,004), tetanus (1,3 % vs 20,7 %) (p<0,001) and hepatitis B (0,7 % vs 4,8 %) (p=0,04) vaccination rate significantly increased during pandemic compared to the period before the pandemic. Conclusion: The adult vaccination coverage was insufficient, on the other hand with the pandemic the adult particularly pneumococcal vaccination coverage has increased. It was considered that traditional and social media had an important role in this increase.Keywords : aşılama, aşı takvimi, COVID 19 pandemisi, geleneksel medya, sosyal medya