Acceptability of intranasal live attenuated influenza vaccine, influenza knowledge and vaccine intent in The Gambia

• Published in: Vaccine 2018-03, Vol.36 (13), p.1772-1780
• Main Authors: Armitage, Edwin P., Camara, Janko, Bah, Sulayman, Forster, Alice S., Clarke, Ed, Kampmann, Beate, de Silva, Thushan I.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acceptability; Administration, Intranasal; Attitudes; Behavior; Children; Clinical decision making; Cross-Sectional Studies; Decision making; Demographics; Demography; Education; Exposure; Female; Gambia - epidemiology; Geriatrics; Health Belief Model; Health care facilities; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Immunization; Influenza; Influenza Vaccines - administration & dosage; Influenza Vaccines - immunology; Influenza, Human - epidemiology; Influenza, Human - prevention & control; Intention; Intranasal live attenuated influenza vaccine; Knowledge; Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions; Male; Older people; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Population Surveillance; Pregnancy; Public health; Questionnaires; Risk groups; Socioeconomic Factors; Streptococcus infections; The Gambia; Vaccine acceptability; Vaccines; Vaccines, Attenuated - administration & dosage; Vaccines, Attenuated - immunology; Womens health
• ISSN: 0264-410X; 1873-2518
• DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.02.037

•Mothers of children who received LAIV preferred intranasal vaccines over injections.•The LAIV was viewed as safe, easy to give and less distressing than injections.•Influenza knowledge was higher in those with more education.•Influenza vaccine intent was very high, but not associated with influenza knowledge.•Based on acceptability, introducing influenza vaccination would be feasible here. The burden of influenza is increasingly recognised in Africa. The WHO recommends introducing influenza vaccination to high-risk groups: pregnant women, children