Assessment of the Level of Knowledge and Attitude Towards Herpes Zoster and Its Vaccination Among Individuals at Risk in Saudi Arabia

Conclusion Our study findings show that the general population of Saudi Arabia has inadequate knowledge about herpes zoster and its vaccine. For that reason, awareness and education programs targeting individuals at high risk of herpes zoster are required to enhance awareness and knowledge about herpes zoster and to improve their attitudes toward the herpes zoster vaccination.PMID:38445133 | PMC:PMC10914305 | DOI:10.7759/cureus.53572

Source: Herpes - March 6, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Nasser Al Shanbari Asayel Aldajani Fatoon Almowallad Wafa Sodagar Hatim Almaghrabi Nada S Almuntashiri May Alshareef Faisal M ALzubaidi Mokhtar Shatla Source Type: research