chennai: While many adults do respond positively to recommended vaccinations, many do not keep vaccination records and believe in herd immunity.
Experts believe adult vaccination coverage across the state is likely to increase as adults respond favorably to vaccinations due to awareness of the coronavirus.
A study was conducted by doctors at the Institute of Community Medicine, Madras Medical College, Chennai, to assess the perceptions and attitudes towards adult vaccination and their vaccination status among outpatient services patients at primary health centers in Chennai.
The study, “Patient Perceptions and Attitudes About Adult Vaccination and Their Vaccination Status,” noted that among adults, vaccine-preventable diseases such as pneumonia, hepatitis B, and tetanus are responsible for morbidity and mortality a source.
However, as children remain the focus of vaccination, its importance for adults remains to be emphasized.
As many as 165 people participated in the study, and nearly 92.7% believed that adults should be vaccinated, while the remaining people believed that adults should not be vaccinated.
The most common vaccine is the COVID-19 vaccine, not many people know about the other vaccines.
The results found that 30.9% of participants did not record the vaccines they received, and 65.5% believed in herd immunity. Awareness of adult vaccines has increased in the wake of the pandemic, but vaccines other than COVID-19 should also be taken seriously.
About 80% of participants said they were recommended to be vaccinated as adults, but only 83% were aware of adult vaccinations.
Gokila Preethi C, Ph.D., who led the study, noted in the study, “Although patient perceptions of adult vaccination were indeed positive, and most participants responded positively when their doctors recommended vaccination, acceptance There is definitely room for improvement as well as adult vaccines.”
Blurb study points to vaccine-preventable diseases such as pneumonia, hepatitis B, tetanus, etc. as a source of morbidity and mortality in adults