Tetanus
Conditions
Brief summary
In the last ten years, more than one hundred generalized tetanus cases were declared in France. Most of them were affecting people older than 70 years with an important mortality (around 28%). It is know that the only way to protect ourselves from this disease is the vaccination. In France tetanus vaccination is mandatory since 1940. Nowaday none study looked specifically for the vaccination of people older than 65 years. The hypothesis is: there is a difference in the tetanus vaccination coverage for people older than 65 years depending on the demographic and medical practice of their general practitioner.
Interventions
Patient will have to answer a quiz which is about their vaccination against tetanus.
OTHERQuestionnaire General practitioner
General practitioner will have to answer a quiz which is about their medical practice concerning vaccination against tetanus.
Sponsors
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patients older than 65 years consulting their attending physician in and who agreed to participate in the study. * The doctors included are general practitioners located in a liberal office in the Auvergne Rhône Alpes region for which the URPS (Union régional des Professionnels de Santé) has an email address.
Exclusion criteria
* None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tetanus vaccination coverage | About 5 minutes | Patient will have to answer a quiz which is about their vaccination against tetanus. |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed