PMID- 31583578
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20240516
IS  - 2193-8229 (Print)
IS  - 2193-6382 (Electronic)
IS  - 2193-6382 (Linking)
VI  - 8
IP  - 4
DP  - 2019 Dec
TI  - A Community-Based Survey to Assess Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Practices 
      Regarding Herpes Zoster in an Urban Setting.
PG  - 687-694
LID - 10.1007/s40121-019-00269-2 [doi]
AB  - INTRODUCTION: In the USA, nearly one in three people will experience herpes 
      zoster (HZ) in their lifetime. Underserved communities may be at even higher risk 
      due to several factors, including access to healthcare, education, and co-morbid 
      conditions. The purpose of this study was to investigate current knowledge, 
      attitudes, beliefs and practices (KABP) relative to HZ and HZ vaccines in a large 
      urban city. METHODS: A cross-sectional KABP survey was conducted via in-person 
      interview among 381 participants aged >/= 50 years in Detroit, MI, USA, from June 
      to August 2018. Survey results were stratified into two groups [< 60 
      and >/= 60 years of age (YO)] for comparison. RESULTS: Of the 381 participants, 373 
      reported their age (110 < 60 YO and 263 >/= 60 YO). Overall, the majority of 
      participants reported having heard of HZ and HZ vaccines. In addition, receiving 
      a recommendation from a healthcare provider (37.5%) followed by gaining a better 
      understanding of HZ vaccine (36.7%) and of HZ (29.9%) were leading factors that 
      influenced participants' willingness to receive the vaccine. Of note, 65.5% of 
      participants < 60 YO reported the belief that HZ is preventable versus only 53.2% 
      in those >/= 60 YO (p = 0.001). CONCLUSION: Our findings underscore the need to 
      educate patients in underserved communities about HZ as well as new HZ vaccine 
      recommendations to improve vaccination rates and reduce the incidence of HZ and 
      its associated sequelae.
FAU - Baalbaki, Nour A
AU  - Baalbaki NA
AD  - Department of Pharmacy Practice, Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College 
      of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Detroit, MI, USA.
FAU - Fava, Joseph P
AU  - Fava JP
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8631-4670
AD  - Department of Pharmacy Practice, Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College 
      of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Detroit, MI, USA. joseph.fava@wayne.edu.
FAU - Ng, Melanie
AU  - Ng M
AD  - Department of Pharmacy Practice, Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College 
      of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Detroit, MI, USA.
FAU - Okorafor, Ezinwanne
AU  - Okorafor E
AD  - Department of Basic Medical Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
FAU - Nawaz, Asad
AU  - Nawaz A
AD  - Department of Economics, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
FAU - Chiu, Wesley
AU  - Chiu W
AD  - Department of Pharmacy Practice, Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College 
      of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Detroit, MI, USA.
FAU - Salim, Abdulbaset
AU  - Salim A
AD  - Department of Pharmacy Practice, Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College 
      of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Detroit, MI, USA.
FAU - Cha, Raymond
AU  - Cha R
AD  - Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 
      University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
FAU - Kilgore, Paul E
AU  - Kilgore PE
AD  - Department of Pharmacy Practice, Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College 
      of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Detroit, MI, USA.
LA  - eng
GR  - Pharmacy Practice Research/Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health 
      Sciences, Wayne State University/
GR  - Development Fund/Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne 
      State University/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20191003
PL  - New Zealand
TA  - Infect Dis Ther
JT  - Infectious diseases and therapy
JID - 101634499
PMC - PMC6856239
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Herpes zoster
OT  - Shingles
OT  - Survey
OT  - Vaccination
COIS- Nour A. Baalbaki, Joseph P. Fava, Melanie Ng, Ezinwanne Okorafor, Asad Nawaz, 
      Wesley Chiu, Abdulbaset Salim, Raymond Cha and Paul E. Kilgore have nothing to 
      disclose. Paul E. Kilgore is an Editorial Board Member for the journal.
EDAT- 2019/10/05 06:00
MHDA- 2019/10/05 06:01
PMCR- 2019/10/03
CRDT- 2019/10/05 06:00
PHST- 2019/08/08 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2019/10/05 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/10/05 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2019/10/05 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/10/03 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1007/s40121-019-00269-2 [pii]
AID - 269 [pii]
AID - 10.1007/s40121-019-00269-2 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Infect Dis Ther. 2019 Dec;8(4):687-694. doi: 10.1007/s40121-019-00269-2. Epub 
      2019 Oct 3.