Table 2.
Participants’ opinions and awareness on HZ and PN vaccines and the vaccination rates at 1-year follow-up
| n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HZ | PN | ||
| Knows about the disease | Yes | 102 (65.8) | 150 (96.8) |
| No | 53 (34.2) | 5 (3.2) | |
| Perception of the disease severity | Very mild | 1 (1.0) | 1 (0.7) |
| Mild | 19 (18.6) | 4 (2.7) | |
| Moderate | 2 (2.0) | 2 (1.3) | |
| Severe | 61 (39.4) | 102 (68.0) | |
| Very severe | 19 (18.6) | 41 (27.3) | |
| Already had information on the disease | By physician | 8 (7.8) | 19 (12.7) |
| By pharmacist | 3 (2.9) | 1 (0.7) | |
| By family and friends | 65 (63.7) | 93 (60.0) | |
| By media | 8 (7.8) | 11 (7.3) | |
| By having disease previously | 16 (15.7) | 20 (13.3) | |
| By him/herself | 2 (2.0) | 6 (4.0) | |
| Knows about the vaccine | Yes | 13 (12.7) | 60 (40.0) |
| No | 89 (87.3) | 90 (60.0) | |
| Had thought about having vaccine before | Yes | 1 (7.7) | 11 (18.3) |
| No | 12 (92.3) | 49 (81.7) | |
| Preference of having vaccine following pharmacist counselling in general | Yes | 80 (51.6) | 82 (52.9) |
| No | 55 (35.5) | 52 (33.5) | |
| Not sure | 20 (12.9) | 21 (13.5) | |
| Preference of having vaccine following pharmacist counselling about reimbursement status | Yes | 41 (26.5) | 90 (58.1) |
| No | 83 (53.5) | 43 (27.7) | |
| Not sure | 31 (20.0) | 22 (14.2) | |
| Vaccination status 1 year after pharmacist’s interview | Yes | 1 (0.8) | 7 (5.7) |
| No | 121 (99.2) | 115 (94.3) | |
HZ herpes zoster, PN pneumococcal