Insufficient vaccination and inadequate immunization rates among Korean patients with inflammatory bowel diseases.

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Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate self-reported vaccination rates, immunity, knowledge of and attitudes toward vaccination among Korean patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) as well as to identify factors associated with proper vaccination.Between November 2013 and February 2015, consecutive patients with IBD were invited to complete a standardized questionnaire on vaccination. Moreover, immune status for common vaccine-preventable diseases was evaluated via serologic tests.A total of 310 patients with IBD were invited to the questionnaire survey and 287 patients (92.6%) who completed the questionnaires were finally enrolled (men, 188 [65.5%], median age at survey, 29.9 years [interquartile range, 22.3-39.2], ulcerative colitis: Crohn disease = 165:122]. Self-reported

SUBMITTER: Ryu HH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10545296 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature