Relationship of pneumococcal and influenza vaccination frequency with health literacy in the rural population in Turkey

OA Guclu, H Demirci, G Ocakoglu, Y Guclu, E Uzaslan… - Vaccine, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Vaccines have been shown to prevent illness, disability and death from vaccine-
preventable diseases. The purpose of our study was to analyze the influenza and …

The Association of Health Literacy with intention to vaccinate and vaccination status: a systematic review

LM Siena, C Isonne, A Sciurti, MR De Blasiis… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite health literacy (HL) being recognized as a driver of health-promoting behavior, its
influence on the vaccination decision-making process remains unclear. This study …

A vaccine literacy scale for childhood vaccines: Turkish validity and reliability vaccine literacy scale

DS Yorulmaz, D Kocoglu-Tanyer - Journal of Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Objective This methodological study aimed to establish the Turkish validity and reliability of
the Vaccine Literacy Scale (VLS) for childhood vaccines. Materials and methods The sample …

Predictors of Influenza Vaccination Uptake and the Role of Health Literacy among Health and Social Care Volunteers in the Province of Prato (Italy)

C Lorini, V Lastrucci, B Zanella, E Gori, F Chiesi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for volunteers involved in primary health and
social services. Little is known about the volunteers' adhesion to influenza vaccination …

Vaccine literacy is undervalued

LR Biasio - Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Despite weak health literacy is considered a concause of vaccine hesitancy, it is rarely taken
into account when discussing about this subject. The association between health literacy …

Health literacy, socioeconomic status and vaccination uptake: a study on influenza vaccination in a population-based sample

P Zanobini, C Lorini, S Caini, V Lastrucci… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Health Literacy (HL) has been recently hypothesized to affect the relationship
between socio-economic status (SES) and health conditions. However, to date no study has …

Vaccination coverage and predictors of influenza, pneumococcal, herpes zoster, tetanus, measles, and hepatitis B vaccine uptake among adults in Greece

I Tsiligianni, I Bouloukaki, G Papazisis, A Paganas… - Public Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives Insufficient adult vaccination coverage rates remain an international challenge.
This nationwide study aimed at exploring vaccination coverage and predictors of influenza …

Health literacy and vaccination: A systematic review

C Lorini, F Santomauro, M Donzellini… - Human vaccines & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This systematic review describes the current relationship between health literacy (HL) and
vaccination (including attitude to vaccines, intention to vaccinate, and vaccine uptake). The …

Health literacy, vaccine confidence and influenza vaccination uptake among nursing home staff: a cross-sectional study conducted in Tuscany

C Lorini, F Collini, F Gasparini, D Paolini, M Grazzini… - Vaccines, 2020 - mdpi.com
The aim of this cross-sectional study is to address whether health literacy (HL) and vaccine
confidence are related with influenza vaccination uptake among staff of nursing homes …

Influenza vaccination rates, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of healthcare workers in Turkey: A multicentre study

N Korkmaz, S Nazik, RŞ Gümüştakım… - … Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Influenza vaccination is the most effective method in prevention of influenza disease
and its complications. Our study aimed to investigate the rates of vaccination and the …