The study of factors influencing the adherence of the Moscow population to immunoprophylaxis
Authors:   Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Moscow, Moscow, Russia, Solovyov D. V. , Sapozhnikova E. V. ,   Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Moscow, Moscow, Russia, Kobzeva Yu. V. ,   Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Moscow, Moscow, Russia, Glinenko V. M. ,   Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Moscow, Moscow, Russia, Vlasenko N. V. ,   Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, Moscow, Russia, Panasyuk Ya. V. ,   Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, Moscow, Russia, Klushkina V. V. ,   Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, Moscow, Russia, Dubodelov D. V. ,   Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, Moscow, Russia, Korabelnikova M. I. ,   Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, Moscow, Russia, Kudryavtseva E. N. ,   Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, Moscow, Russia, Rodionova Z. S. ,   Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, Moscow, Russia, Nikitina G. Y. ,   Clinical Hospital named after S. P. Botkin of the Department of Health of the City of Moscow, Moscow, Russia, Kuzin S. N. ,   Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, Moscow, Russia, Akimkin V. G. ,   Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, Moscow, Russia
Published: January 2025

A serious problem on the way to creating population immunity is the anti-vaccination
movement and medical diversions from immunization. The increase in the number of parental
refusals to vaccinate is due to a number of reasons, one of which is the passive position of
medical workers in promoting vaccination among the population, which is the result of insufficient
awareness of this issue. In addition, the active activity of a mass and aggressive media campaign
about the dangers of vaccinations also deals a blow to the creation of collective immunity. The
purpose of the study: to identify the causes that affect the negative attitude of the population and
medical workers to vaccination work and to evaluate measures aimed at an adequate attitude
to vaccination. As part of the European Immunization Week, a survey of the population on
immunoprophylaxis was conducted. It has been found that health workers are more committed
to immunization for themselves and their children. At the same time, it is noted that persons with
medical education can conduct subjective overdiagnosis, identifying unjustified contraindications
to vaccination and signs of adverse reactions in themselves and their children. When comparing
the causes of negative attitudes towards vaccination among medical workers and the population
without medical education, it was revealed that for doctors the main causes are adverse reactions
and post — vaccination complications that may appear after vaccination or have already been
observed in the respondents. Thus, the conducted research made it possible to characterize
the factors influencing the commitment of the Moscow population to immunoprophylaxis and
identify priority areas for overcoming the formation of public opinion aimed at refusing preventive
vaccinations.