AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING AMONG PHYSICIANS REGARDING INFLUENZA AND PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES FOR CARDIOVASCULAR PATIENTS

Authors

  • Naveed Ahmed Shaikh National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Mir Fahad Hussain Talpur National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Shahbaz Ali Shah National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Rajesh Kumar National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Khalid Iqbal Bhatti National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi, Pakistan
  • Tariq Ashraf Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Ayesha Samad Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Syed Taimour Hussain United Medical & Dental College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47144/phj.v55i1.2194

Abstract

Objectives: We conducted this survey to evaluate the knowledge of cardiologists, internists, and family physicians regarding influenza and pneumonia vaccination among cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients.

Methodology: An online survey was conducted including practicing cardiologist, internists, and family physicians at various positions working in tertiary health care centres of all major hospitals in all over the Pakistan. A structured questionnaire was designed to assess the physicians’ knowledge toward influenza and pneumococcal vaccine and barriers for prescribing it to the recommended CVD patients.

Results: A total of 380 physicians participated in this survey, out of which 58.9% (224) were male and majority 96.3% (366) were ≤ 40 years of age. A 82.6% (314) participants indorsed that the pneumococcal vaccine is Class I indication in cardiac patients above 65 years of age, while, 48.2% (183) considered it to be recommended by the ACC/AHA in all age groups of cardiac patients. Pneumococcal vaccine are considered to be live attenuated vaccines by the 41.8% (159) of the participants. The mean knowledge score was found to be 63.09 ± 13.61. The most common stated reasons for not prescribing pneumococcal vaccine was not readily available, 42.9% (42), followed by the perception that it is not indicated, 36.7% (36).

Conclusion: Most of the physicians were not thoroughly well-aware about indications of the vaccine in CVD patients. Additionally, scope of the vaccine is under-estimated because of lack of knowledge regarding importance of vaccine and secondly due to unavailability of vaccine in most of the areas of Pakistan.

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Published

2022-03-25

How to Cite

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Shaikh NA, Talpur MFH, Shah SA, Kumar R, Bhatti KI, Ashraf T, Samad A, Hussain ST. AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING AMONG PHYSICIANS REGARDING INFLUENZA AND PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES FOR CARDIOVASCULAR PATIENTS. Pak Heart J [Internet]. 2022Mar.25 [cited 2024Nov.24];55(1):10-4. Available from: https://pakheartjournal1.pcs.org.pk/index.php/pk/article/view/2194

Issue

Vol. 55 No. 1 (2022): Pakistan Heart Journal

Section

Original Article

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