Influenza vaccination and mortality profile of older adults in Brazil
The present study aimed to verify the interplay between influenza vaccination and mortality rates due to respiratory diseases among Brazilian older adults. Observational study (longitudinal ecological type), using data obtained from secondary and ministerial public databases. Among the older adults,...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2021 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) |
| Repositório: | Revista Kairós (Online) |
| Idioma: | português |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/55055 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/55055 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Vaccination influenza Mortality Older adults. Vacinação influenza Taxa de Mortalidade Idosos. Vacunación contra la influenza Tasa de mortalidad Mayores. |
| Resumo: | The present study aimed to verify the interplay between influenza vaccination and mortality rates due to respiratory diseases among Brazilian older adults. Observational study (longitudinal ecological type), using data obtained from secondary and ministerial public databases. Among the older adults, there was no correlation between cumulative vaccination coverage and mortality rates owing to respiratory diseases. Nonetheless, an increase in respiratory-related mortality rates was noticed across age strata, with the highest scores among men and those living in the Southern and Southeastern regions. |
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