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FEAR OF INJECTIONS IN YOUNG ADULTS: PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATIONS
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Fear of injections may interfere with receipt of vaccines. The frequency, associations, and precipitators of fear-provoking factors of 400 travelers visiting a travel health clinic were evaluated. The median age of this group was 25, 7% were medical staff members, and 2.8% were regular injectors (insulin). Eighty-five (21.7%; 95% confidence interval, 17.3–25.6%) of the travelers indicated that they were afraid of injections, and in 8.2%, the fear was unreasonably intense. Multivariate analysis revealed that watching other people being vaccinated, fear of pain, needle size, and a history of fainting were highly and independently associated with injection phobia. The sensitivity, specificity, and discrimination accuracy of this model were 79.5%, 78.0%, and 78.3%, respectively. Injection phobia and a bad past vaccination experience were significantly associated with fainting. Perceived empathy, on the other hand, was a significant protective factor. Fear of injections was common in this cohort and was highly associated with past fainting after vaccination.
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- NIR, Y., PAZ, A., SABO, E., & POTASMAN, I.
- Venue
- The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Published
- 2003-03
- Volume
- 68
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 341-344
- ISSN
- 0002-9637 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2115443782
- Cited by
- 306
- References
- 3
- FWCI
- 5.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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