Key result
Survey finds 100% of Greek football medical officers recommend only tetanus vaccination for deep trauma.
Why the study?
There are limited data on the vaccination practices of footballers in low professional categories in Greece and Europe.
What are the vaccination practices followed by medical staff for low-category professional football players in Central Greece?
Cross-Sectional (n=10)
What are the vaccination practices followed by medical staff for low-category professional football players in Central Greece?
There are poor vaccination practices and a lack of specific guidelines for vaccination in low categories of professional football teams in Central Greece.
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May indicate gaps in athlete vaccination protocols; leaves open need for guidelines and prospective studies in sports medicine.
BACKGROUND: There are limited data on the vaccination practices of footballers in low professional categories in Greece and Europe. The aim of this study was to investigate the vaccination practices followed by the medical staff of the low professional football categories in Central Greece. METHODS: A questionnaire was developed and included questions on the vaccination practices of football players. The participants were chief medical officers of the fifteen low-category football teams in Central Greece. Overall, 10 out of 15 chief medical officers participated (response rate: 67%). RESULTS: All participants recommended only the tetanus monovalent vaccine in cases with deep trauma of athletes. Influenza, pneumococcal vaccine, and Hepatitis A and B vaccines were not recommended by the medical officers. This was also the case for measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine and meningococcal vaccine with strains A, C, Y, W. Participants reported the lack of specific guidelines for vaccination in professional footballers. CONCLUSIONS: The recent study showed poor vaccination practices in low categories of professional football teams in Central Greece. The qualitative view of the respondents revealed the importance of the absence of guidelines on vaccination of football players.
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Papagiannis et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Vaccination practices (n=10). Questionnaire on vaccination practices was evaluated on Vaccination practices recommended by medical officers. A questionnaire-based survey of 10 chief medical officers of football teams in Central Greece found that 100% recommended only the tetanus vaccine for deep trauma, with no other vaccines recommended.
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