Relationship between knowledge about rubella and social background factors in adult males receiving routine vaccination for rubella

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  • 成人男性の風疹予防ワクチン定期接種対象者における風疹に関する知識の有無と社会背景因子との関連
  • セイジン ダンセイ ノ フウシン ヨボウ ワクチン テイキ セッシュ タイショウシャ ニ オケル フウシン ニ カンスル チシキ ノ ウム ト シャカイ ハイケイ インシ ト ノ カンレン

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Background: In February 2019, the government implemented additional actions based on the Preventive Vaccination Law for male workers born between 1962 and 1978, who had not been officially vaccinated against rubella. The MHLW is implementing measures to improve the implementation rate, but it has not reached the initial target, and measures corresponding to the characteristics of this age group are required. Objective: To identify the association between knowledge about rubella and social background factors in adult males receiving routine vaccination for rubella. Methods: A random survey was conducted using an Internet research company. We targeted adult males born between 2nd April 1972 and 1st April 1979 and collected answers from 1,680 individuals. We classified them into two groups according to their level of knowledge and analyzed the relationship between their knowledge and social background factors using logistic regression analysis. Results: The variables associated with having knowledge were marital status (odds ratio=1.84; 95% CI, 1.32-2.56), graduation from university or graduate school (odds ratio=1.69; 95% CI, 1.27-2.24), and no history of smoking (odds ratio=1.69; 95% CI, 1.29-2.22). Conclusions: In adult males, social background factors such as marital status, a university or graduate school diploma, and non-smoking status were associated with the knowledge of rubella.

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