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[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
I Aguilar<SUP>1</SUP>, M Reyes<SUP>1</SUP>, I Mart?nez-Baz<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP>, M Guevara<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP>, E Alb?niz<SUP>3</SUP>, M J Belza<SUP>2</SUP><SUP>,4</SUP>, J Castilla (
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Citation style for this article: Aguilar I, Reyes M, Mart?nez-Baz I, Guevara M, Alb?niz E, Belza MJ, Castilla J. Use of the vaccination register to evaluate influenza vaccine coverage in seniors in the 2010/11 influenza season, Navarre, Spain . Euro Surveill. 2012;17(17)
ii=20154. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20154
Date of submission: 03 October 2011 <HR>People aged 65 and older have a high risk of suffering from complications of influenza, therefore it is recommended that they receive annual influenza vaccination. However, vaccination coverage falls far short of the target of 75%. In this study we use the vaccination register to evaluate the coverage of influenza vaccine in non-institutionalised persons aged 65 and over in Navarre, Spain, in the 2010/11 season (104,427 persons). Vaccination coverage was 58.6%, lower than the 62.7% coverage in the 2009/10 season. In the multivariate analysis, lower coverage was associated with being female, age under 80 or over 94 years, immigrant status and hospitalisation in the previous year. In contrast, persons with major chronic conditions, high level of dependence or those with more visits to the general practitioner in the previous year had higher vaccination coverage. Influenza vaccination in the previous season was a strong predictor of vaccination in the current season (odds ratio: 37.0, 95% confidence interval: 35.7?38.4). The vaccination register has been shown to be useful to monitor the coverage of influenza vaccination in seniors and may help guide strategies to improve coverage.
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Eurosurveillance, Volume 17, Issue 17, 26 April 2012
Surveillance and outbreak reports
Use of the vaccination register to evaluate influenza vaccine coverage in seniors in the 2010/11 influenza season, Navarre, Spain
Surveillance and outbreak reports
Use of the vaccination register to evaluate influenza vaccine coverage in seniors in the 2010/11 influenza season, Navarre, Spain
I Aguilar<SUP>1</SUP>, M Reyes<SUP>1</SUP>, I Mart?nez-Baz<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP>, M Guevara<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP>, E Alb?niz<SUP>3</SUP>, M J Belza<SUP>2</SUP><SUP>,4</SUP>, J Castilla (
- Instituto de Salud P?blica de Navarra (Public Health Institute of Navarre), Pamplona, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiolog?a y Salud P?blica (Biomedical Research Network of Epidemiology and Public Health), Spain
- Direcci?n de Atenci?n Primaria (Primary Health Care Department), Pamplona, Spain
- Escuela Nacional de Sanidad (National School of Health), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
Citation style for this article: Aguilar I, Reyes M, Mart?nez-Baz I, Guevara M, Alb?niz E, Belza MJ, Castilla J. Use of the vaccination register to evaluate influenza vaccine coverage in seniors in the 2010/11 influenza season, Navarre, Spain . Euro Surveill. 2012;17(17)
ii=20154. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20154 Date of submission: 03 October 2011 <HR>People aged 65 and older have a high risk of suffering from complications of influenza, therefore it is recommended that they receive annual influenza vaccination. However, vaccination coverage falls far short of the target of 75%. In this study we use the vaccination register to evaluate the coverage of influenza vaccine in non-institutionalised persons aged 65 and over in Navarre, Spain, in the 2010/11 season (104,427 persons). Vaccination coverage was 58.6%, lower than the 62.7% coverage in the 2009/10 season. In the multivariate analysis, lower coverage was associated with being female, age under 80 or over 94 years, immigrant status and hospitalisation in the previous year. In contrast, persons with major chronic conditions, high level of dependence or those with more visits to the general practitioner in the previous year had higher vaccination coverage. Influenza vaccination in the previous season was a strong predictor of vaccination in the current season (odds ratio: 37.0, 95% confidence interval: 35.7?38.4). The vaccination register has been shown to be useful to monitor the coverage of influenza vaccination in seniors and may help guide strategies to improve coverage.