Determinants of shingles vaccine acceptance in the United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The United Kingdom (UK) was the first European country to introduce a national immunisation program for shingles (2013-2014). That year, vaccination coverage ranged from 50 to 64% across the UK, but uptake has declined ever since. This study explored determinants of the acceptance of the shingles vaccine in the UK.

Methods

Vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, who were eligible for the last catch-up cohort of the 2014-2015 shingles vaccination campaign, were identified using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (the National Health Service data research service) and invited to participate by their general practitioner (GP). An anonymised self-administered questionnaire was developed using the Health Belief Model as a theoretical framework, to collect data on

SUBMITTER: Bricout H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6675065 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature