Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Pan Qichao

Publications

• Research Article
  Knowledge and Attitude toward Pneumonia and Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine among the Elderly in Shanghai, China: A Crosssectional Questionnaire Survey
  Author(s): Sun Xiaodong, Guo Xiang, Ren Jia, Wang Yueping, Pan Qichao and Zhao GenmingSun Xiaodong, Guo Xiang, Ren Jia, Wang Yueping, Pan Qichao and Zhao Genming
  
  Background: The study is aimed at assessing the knowledge level of pneumonia and 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) and attitude toward PPV23 immunization among the elderly people residing in Shanghai, exploring related factors to improve the inoculation of PPV23, and providing evidence for effective intervention strategy to PPV23 uptake. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Shanghai. Approximately 12000 household elderly aged 60 years and above from 12 neighborhoods (township) were chosen randomly to complete the questionnaires. Results: A total of 11972 participants completed the questionnaires, 7414 (61.9%) of the participants knew about pneumonia, 8156 (68.1%) participants knew about PPV23. Of whom, 3649 people were responding to the question about PPV23 vaccination, 1315 (35.6%) were willing to receive PPV23. Th.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000330

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