Open AccessKnowledge and practice toward seasonal influenza vaccine and its barriers at the community level in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Alaa A Aljamili
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1011_19
Subject(s) - medicine , seasonal influenza , environmental health , family medicine , traditional medicine , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease
The important role of vaccination and preventive health care has been shown in several studies conducted worldwide. Despite the annual high infection rate of influenza, there are still many people who opt not to get vaccinated and be protected. We conducted this study to explore the knowledge, practices, and barriers of a Saudi Arabian population toward influenza vaccination.