Trends in racial/ethnic disparities in influenza vaccination coverage among adults during the 2007-08 through 2011-12 seasons

Peng Jun Lu; Alissa O'Halloran; Leah Bryan; Erin D. Kennedy; Helen Ding; Samuel B. Graitcer; Tammy A. Santibanez; Ankita Meghani; James A. Singleton

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2014.03.021

Trends in racial/ethnic disparities in influenza vaccination coverage among adults during the 2007-08 through 2011-12 seasons

Peng Jun Lu, Alissa O'Halloran, Leah Bryan, Erin D. Kennedy, Helen Ding, Samuel B. Graitcer, Tammy A. Santibanez, Ankita Meghani, James A. Singleton

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Background Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all persons aged 6 months. The objective of this study was to assess trends in racial/ethnic disparities in influenza vaccination coverage among adults in the United States. Methods We analyzed data from the 2007-2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis to assess influenza vaccination coverage by age, presence of medical conditions, and racial/ethnic groups during the 2007-08 through 2011-12 seasons. Results During the 2011-12 season, influenza vaccination coverage was significantly lower among non-Hispanic blacks and Hispanics compared with non-Hispanic whites among most of the adult subgroups, with smaller disparities observed for adults age 18-49 years compared with other age groups. Vaccination coverage for non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic adults increased significantly from the 2007-08 through the 2011-12 season for most of the adult subgroups based on the NHIS (test for trend, P

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	763-769
Number of pages	7
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	42
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2014.03.021
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Immunization
National Health Interview Survey

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Infectious Diseases
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology
Health Policy
Medicine(all)

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Lu, P. J., O'Halloran, A., Bryan, L., Kennedy, E. D., Ding, H., Graitcer, S. B., ... Singleton, J. A. (2014). Trends in racial/ethnic disparities in influenza vaccination coverage among adults during the 2007-08 through 2011-12 seasons. American Journal of Infection Control, 42(7), 763-769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2014.03.021

Trends in racial/ethnic disparities in influenza vaccination coverage among adults during the 2007-08 through 2011-12 seasons. / Lu, Peng Jun; O'Halloran, Alissa; Bryan, Leah; Kennedy, Erin D.; Ding, Helen; Graitcer, Samuel B.; Santibanez, Tammy A.; Meghani, Ankita; Singleton, James A.

In: American Journal of Infection Control, Vol. 42, No. 7, 2014, p. 763-769.

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Lu, Peng Jun ; O'Halloran, Alissa ; Bryan, Leah ; Kennedy, Erin D. ; Ding, Helen ; Graitcer, Samuel B. ; Santibanez, Tammy A. ; Meghani, Ankita ; Singleton, James A. / Trends in racial/ethnic disparities in influenza vaccination coverage among adults during the 2007-08 through 2011-12 seasons. In: American Journal of Infection Control. 2014 ; Vol. 42, No. 7. pp. 763-769.

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