Australian zoster study: GP and patient views about herpes zoster (shingles), its complications, and the likely acceptance of a zoster vaccine

John Litt; Susan Kim; Richard Woodman; Raina MacIntyre; Tony Cunningham

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2014.03.1320

Australian zoster study: GP and patient views about herpes zoster (shingles), its complications, and the likely acceptance of a zoster vaccine

John Litt, Susan Kim, Richard Woodman, Raina MacIntyre, Tony Cunningham

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Background: Shingles causes considerable morbidity in older persons. Zostavax, a vaccine against shingles, reduces the incidence of shingles by 50% and the burden of illness by two-thirds. Little is known about the factors that contribute to the patient's intention to get Zostavax. Methods & Materials: A two stage simple random sampling process was undertaken to identify a random sample of GPs across two urban areas in South Australia to identify the key beliefs about shingles and its complications and the factors that may influence the uptake of the Zostavax.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	436-437
Number of pages	2
Journal	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	21
Issue number	Supplement 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2014.03.1320
Publication status	Published - Apr 2014
Event	16th International Congress on Infectious Diseases - Cape Town, South Africa Duration: 2 Apr 2014 → 5 Apr 2014 Conference number: 16

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shingles
vaccination
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