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[Burgaya-Subirana S] Servei de Pediatria, Equip d'Atenció Primària de Manlleu, Institut Català de la Salut (ICS), Gerència d'Atenció Primària i a la Comunitat de la Catalunya Central, Manlleu, Spain. Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya (UVic-UCC), Vic, Spain. [Ruiz-Comellas A] Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya (UVic-UCC), Vic, Spain. Equip d'Atenció Primària de Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Institut Català de la Salut (ICS), Gerència d'Atenció Primària i a la Comunitat de la Catalunya Central, Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Spain. Unitat de Suport a la Recerca de la Catalunya Central, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Sant Fruitós de Bages, Spain. [Miró Catalina Q] Unitat de Suport a la Recerca de la Catalunya Central, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Sant Fruitós de Bages, Spain. [Balaguer M] Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya (UVic-UCC), Vic, Spain. Unitat de Cures Intensives Pediàtriques, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu (IRSJD), Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
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Departament de Salut
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Burgaya Subirana, Sílvia
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RUIZ COMELLAS, ANNA
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Miró Catalina, Queralt
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Balaguer, Monica
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2026-01-28T20:30:52Z
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2026-01-28T20:30:52Z
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2026-01-27T09:28:09Z
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2026-01-27T09:28:09Z
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2025-01-10
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Burgaya-Subirana S, Ruiz-Comellas A, Miró Catalina Q, Balaguer M. Evaluating Families' Opinions of Routine Influenza Vaccination in Children Under 5 Years of Age in Spain. Vaccines (Basel). 2025 Jan 10;13(1):54.
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http://hdl.handle.net/11351/14197
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10.3390/vaccines13010054
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http://hdl.handle.net/11351/14197
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Vacunació Infantil; Antivacunes; Grip Estacional
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Childhood Vaccination; Vaccine hesitancy; Seasonal Influenza
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Vacunación Infantil; Antivacunas; Gripe Estacional
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Influenza vaccination is the main method for preventing influenza. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the opinions of families on influenza vaccination and to determine the acceptance of influenza vaccination as a routine vaccine in children under 5 years of age.
The method used was a descriptive cross-sectional study based on an ad-hoc survey. Between October 2023 and January 2024, an online survey was conducted among families with children between 6 months and 14 years of age attending paediatric consultations at a health centre.
A total of 388 families were surveyed. Out of these, 22.68% reported having ever vaccinated their children against influenza. The main reason for having them vaccinated was having received the recommendation from the paediatrician (68.18%). While 53.61% agreed with routine influenza vaccination, 53.09% did not intend to vaccinate their children against influenza in the 2023/24 period. The reasons for not vaccinating in 2023/24 were unawareness of the disease (29.41%), fear of unwanted effects of vaccination (27.94%) and lack of information about vaccination (19.61%). The reasons for vaccination in 2023/24 were protection of the child (81.87%), recommendation by the paediatrician (43.41%) and protection of the general population and susceptible persons (20.33%).
Routine influenza vaccination is accepted by half of the parents. A lack of risk perception of the disease, concern about vaccine safety and lack of information are the main reasons for not vaccinating. It is essential to follow the health professionals' recommendation to vaccinate.
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This research has received a predoctoral grant from IDIAP Jordi Gol. The financial provision was 9015 euros. Number of Register: 21256. Code: 7Z24/004.
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application/pdf
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Vaccines;13(1)
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https://www.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines13010054
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Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Vacunes antigripals
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Grip - Vacunació
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Actituds sanitàries
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CHEMICALS AND DRUGS::Complex Mixtures::Biological Products::Vaccines::Viral Vaccines::Influenza Vaccines
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HEALTH CARE::Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services::Health Services::Preventive Health Services::Primary Prevention::Immunization::Vaccination
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PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY::Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms::Attitude::Attitude to Health::Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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COMPUESTOS QUÍMICOS Y DROGAS::mezclas complejas::productos biológicos::vacunas::vacunas víricas::vacunas de la gripe
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ATENCIÓN DE SALUD::instalaciones, servicios y personal de asistencia sanitaria::servicios de salud::servicios preventivos de salud::prevención primaria::inmunización::vacunación
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PSIQUIATRÍA Y PSICOLOGÍA::conducta y mecanismos de la conducta::actitud::actitud ante la salud::conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sanitarias
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Evaluating Families' Opinions of Routine Influenza Vaccination in Children Under 5 Years of Age in Spain
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
