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Kim: Status of and Factors Influencing Vaccination against the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus among University Students from the Fields of Nursing and Allied Health
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2011; 41(3): 403-410.

Published online: 13 June 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2011.41.3.403

Status of and Factors Influencing Vaccination against the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus among University Students from the Fields of Nursing and Allied Health

Og Son Kim

Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Youngdong University, Yeongdong, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Kim, Og Son. Department of Nursing, Youngdong University, 12-1 Seolgye-ri, Yeongdong-eup, Yeongdong 370-701, Korea. Tel: +82-43-740-1381, Fax: +82-43-740-1299, oskim-icp@hanmail.net

Received 12 November 2010       Accepted 7 June 2011

© 2011 Korean Society of Nursing Science

Abstract

Purpose

This study was to identify the current status of vaccination against the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus among university students from the fields of nursing and allied health from a local community and verify factors influencing vaccination.

Methods

The study included 227 students in the fields of nursing and allied health from a provincial university. Data were obtained from these participants between May 31 and June 11, 2010 by using self-report questionnaires.

Results

The rate of vaccination against the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus for these participants was 14.5%. No difference was observed in this regard between majors and school year. Factors that influence vaccination against this virus included previous vaccination against seasonal influenza and participants' attitudes toward general vaccination.

Conclusion

The results suggest that for effective pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccination of university students from the fields of nursing and allied health, students who have not been vaccinated should be intensively managed. Developing a vaccination program that encourages a positive attitude toward vaccination is recommended.

Keywords: Influenza A virus, H1N1 subtype, Influenza vaccines, Student health services

Figures and Tables

Table 1
Status of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Vaccination among Students in Nursing and Allied Health Fields (N=227)
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*Non-respondents were excluded; †Multiple choice item.

Table 2
Comparison of General Characteristics and Factors of the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Vaccinated and Non-vaccinated Groups by Using Simple Logistic Regression (N=227)
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*Non-respondents were excluded; †Mean score is 8.03; ‡Mean score is 13.73; §Mean score is 45.76; ∥Mean score is 9.67; Mean score is 15.46.

OR=odds ratio; CI=confidence interval.

Table 3
Factors Influencing Vaccination against the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus from Multiple Logistic Regression (N=227)
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OR=odds ratio; CI=confidence interval.

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