Wissen, Einstellung und Verhalten zur Masernimpfung

Abstract

Achievement of the goal to eliminate measles by 2015 set by the European region of the World Health Organization (WHO) necessitates an increase in the willingness of German nationals to get vaccinated. To identify influential factors on vaccination behavior as the basis for communication measures specific to target groups, the Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) has conducted two representative surveys on attitude, knowledge, and practice concerning vaccination among parents of children between 0 and 13 years as well as among adolescents and adults. The parents' survey (n = 3,002) revealed that more than one-third see measles as a harmless disease. The survey of adolescents and adults (n = 4,483, 16-85 years) also shows that about one-quarter of the interviewees between 16 and 44 years regarded vaccination against measles as not very important. Moreover, 81 % of adults born after 1970 without sufficient existing vaccine protection were not aware of the new measles vaccination recommendation for this age group. Personal consultation with the physician was regarded as the major source of vaccination information in both surveys. About half of all persons interviewed intended to obtain information about vaccinations on the Internet. The results of these studies were used for the development of a nationwide multilevel BZgA campaign on vaccination protection against measles, its goal being to support medical professionals with comprehensive information and to enable adolescents and young adults via different communication measures to make well-informed vaccination decisions.

Poor knowledge of vaccination recommendations and negative attitudes towards vaccinations are independently associated with poor vaccination uptake among adults – Findings of a population-based panel study in Lower Saxony, Germany

“…Fortunately, only a small proportion of individuals (1.5%) reported negative attitudes towards vaccinations in general, however, 8.9% reported "slightly negative attitudes" (Fig. 2), which is also in agreement with findings form other studies [21]. The association between level of knowledge about vaccination and vaccine acceptance is not straightforward [8].…”

“…Previous research in Germany has focused on a) specific population subgroups (e.g. children [21], pregnant women [22], elderly individuals [23] or physicians [24]), b) examined various risk factors of poor vaccination uptake not related to KAP (e.g. sociodemographic factors) [2;12] and c) examined only single [21;23] or a few vaccinations [13;25].…”

Why are older adults and individuals with underlying chronic diseases in Germany not vaccinated against flu? A population-based study

“…This was particularly true for older adults. In Germany, it has been estimated that 3–5 % of the population rejects immunizations in general [36] and one study found that 31 % had some prejudice against particular vaccines [37]. Results from another German study showed that overall, older adults perceived vaccinations as less important than younger people [35].…”

Impfpräventable Erkrankungen: Wissen, Einstellung und Impfstatus von Medizinstudierenden

“…Nur wer Impfempfehlungen oder Public Health Ziele kennt, kann aktiv an deren Umsetzung mitarbeiten. Ärzte sind die wichtigste Informationsquelle für Patienten hinsichtlich der eigenen Impfentscheidung und der für die Kinder [16]. Daher war es von besonderem Informationswert, das Wissen unserer zukünftigen Ärzte in Bezug auf den eigenen Impfstatus und die Empfehlungen der STIKO zu ermitteln.…”