| Abstract [eng] |
According to the social significance, damage to the health of the citizens and economic losses, influenza and other acute respiratory infections (ARI) are leading among the contagious diseases. The objective of the research. To evaluate the incidence of influenza in Vilnius city and county, as well as the relation of behaviour theory models' variables with the intention to vaccinate against influenza in the age group of 65 and older. The tasks of the research. 1. To characterize the dynamics of the incidence of 2005-2015 influenza and acute respiratory infections' on the basis of the gender and age. 2. To describe the volumes of the vaccination (years 2012-2015) from the influenza in the age group of 65 and older. 3. To characterize the intention of Vilnius city residents from the age group of 65 and older to vaccinate against influenza and to identify the relation between the socio-demographic factors and intention to vaccinate against influenza. 4. To evaluate the relation between the intention to vaccinate and the TPB with additional variables and the main variables of HBM. Methods. The descriptive statistical analysis was performed in order to evaluate the tendencies of influenza and ARI. An instantaneous research of the section was performed in 2015, 590 residents of Vilnius city were questioned. The theoretical basis for the research was comprised of the TPB and HBM. The determinants of intention to vaccinate were analysed by using the method of binary logistic regression. Results. There are no significant differences in the incidence of influenza (p>0,05) during the pre-epidemic, epidemic and post-epidemic periods, and the incidence of ARI has the tendency to increase significantly (p<0,05). The incidence of influenza and ARI is not gender related (p>0,05). Children more often sick influenza and ARI than adults. In 2015 6.6 % of Vilnius city residents 65 years of age or older and 8.1 % of county residents were vaccinated on the account of the state. The positive response to vaccinate was provided by 27 % of survey participants. Socio-demographic factors explain 8-16 % of the variation of intent to vaccinate. The TPB explain 54,0-67,0 % of the variation of intent to vaccinate. HBM explain 35,0-46,0 % of the variation of intent to vaccinate. Conclusions. The incidence of influenza and ARI dynamics characterized by very pronounced fluctuations, which are determined by different incidence of seasonal activity. The incidence of influenza and ARI depends on age and is independent of gender.The extent of risk group resident vaccinations does not meet the norms recommended by the World Health Organization. Behaviour theory models' helped to identify variables which had relation with the intention of Vilnius city residents from the age group of 65 and older to vaccinate against influenza. Keywords: influenza, 65 years and older, models of behaviour theories, vaccination, intention. |
