Analysis of anti-flu vaccinations among patients of a family practice: four-year observation

Abstract number: 1135_287

Szymczyk I., Lukas W., Wnuk-Bialas E.

Objectives:  

Estimation of anti-flu vaccinations, accomplishment in chosen groups of patients.

Material and methods:  

Retrospective analysis included case records of FP patients vaccinated agains the flu in 2000–2003. Basing on WHO recommendations assessment involved: (1) patients over the age of 50, (2) patients over the age of 65, (3) diabetic patients, (4) patients suffering from chronic, obturative respiratory tract diseases, (5) children and adolescent patients under the age of 18, and (6) the other parients over the age of 18.

Results:  

Among 3430 patients of FP over the age of 50, 81 (i.e. 2.29%) were vaccinated in the year 2000. In the following years: 3.38%/4.97%/4.17%, respectively. In 2000, 39 out of 959 patients over the age of 65 i.e 2.76% were vaccinated. In 2001–2003 this percentage was: 7.71%/12.06%/12.48%. Among diabetic patients, in 2000–2003 were vaccinated: 5.3%/9.6%/11.38%/12.83%. Patients suffering from asthma and chronic, obturative respiratory tract diseases were vaccinated in:4.8%/8.02%/8.78%/7.91%. In 2000, among 1553 patients under the age of 18, 42 were vaccinated i.e 2.7%. In 2001/2002/2003 this percentage was: 2.42%/4.11%/2.60%. Among patients over the age of 18, in whom anti-flu vaccination is not recommended, percentage of vaccinated patients was: 3.11%/1.85%/3.23%/2.27%. Among vaccinated agains the flu at least three times during 2000–2003, we vaccinated: 22% of patients over the age of 50, 59% over the age of 65, 67% of diabetic patients, 90% of those suffering from astma, 32% of patients under the age of 18 and 28% over the age of 18%.

Conclusion:  

Hitherto existing system of anti-flu vaccination promotion is not efficient enough, despite the advertisements in media and information in FP.