ปัจจัยที่มีความสัมพันธ์กับการตัดสินใจฉีดวัคซีนป้องกันโรคไข้หวัดใหญ่ ในผู้สูงอายุที่ป่วย เป็นโรคเรื้อรัง อำเภอวารินชำราบ จังหวัดอุบลราชธานี

This study aimed to examine the factors associated with the intentions to take influenza vaccination among elderly people with chronic diseases in Ubon Ratchathani Province. A questionnaire based on the Health Belief Model was used to assess factors. Univariate and multivariate analyses were carried out by using the chi-square test and logistic regression analysis respectively. The study found that 85.66 % of elderly people intended to take influenza vaccination (85.66 %). Factors associating with the intention to receive influenza vaccination were; education level (OR=0.35; 95%CI: 0.13-0.94), the presence of chronic diseases (OR=7.00; 95%CI: 2.98-16.44), the perceived risk of susceptibility and severity of disease (OR=0.43; 95%CI: 0.22-0.84), the perceived benefit (OR=0.32; 95%CI: 0.14-0.71) and information from social media (OR=0.12; 95%CI: 0.04-0.39). This study suggests that publication on social media such as Line and focused on the severity of influenza and benefit of influenza vaccination may influence elderly people. They can see the importance of influenza prevention especially through influenza vaccination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]