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ea0037ep326 | Diabetes (pathiophysiology & epitemiology) | ECE2015

Vaccination status and factors affecting vaccination among diabetics

Onbasi Kevser , Taskiran Bengur , Keskin Lezan , Kilit Turkan Pasali , Ucgun Serdar

Vaccines are the most effective tools for preventing some infections. World Health Organization (WHO) and Ministry of Health (MoH) in Turkey recommends vaccination for people with diabetes. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of vaccination rates among diabetes in three different cities (Kütahya, Eskisehir and Malatya) in Turkey. 475 patients (307 female, 168 male) attending outpatient clinics for endocrinology were asked to fill in a questionnaire. The vaccination ra...