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Editor, Senior Moderator
Vaccine. 2018 Nov 14. pii: S0264-410X(18)31499-3. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.11.001. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Influenza vaccination among adults living with persons at high-risk for complications from influenza during early 2016-17 influenza season.[/h] Yue X[SUP]1[/SUP], Black CL[SUP]2[/SUP], Williams WW[SUP]2[/SUP], Lu PJ[SUP]2[/SUP], Srivastav A[SUP]3[/SUP], Amaya A[SUP]4[/SUP], Dever JA[SUP]4[/SUP], Stanley MV[SUP]5[/SUP], Roycroft JL[SUP]5[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]BACKGROUND:[/h] The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends all persons aged ≥6 months get vaccinated for influenza annually, placing particular emphasis on persons who are at increased risk for influenza-related complications and persons living with or caring for them.
[h=4]METHODS:[/h] Data from the 2016 National Internet Flu Survey (NIFS), a nationally representative, probability-based Internet panel survey of the noninstitutionalized U.S. civilian population aged ≥18 years, was used to compare influenza vaccination coverage among adults who live with household members at high-risk for complications from influenza with those who do not. Logistic regression was used to evaluate the difference in the adjusted vaccination coverage prevalence between persons living with and without high-risk household members.
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] From the 2016 NIFS (n = 4,113), we estimated that 29.2% of noninstitutionalized U.S. adults had at least one household member at increased risk for influenza-related complications. Unadjusted influenza vaccination coverage was significantly higher for adults with a high-risk household member compared with those without (46.7% vs 38.6%, respectively). After adjustment for demographic and access-to-care factors, adults with high-risk household members were more likely to be vaccinated than those without (adjusted prevalence difference = 5.3 [0.3, 10.3]). Among vaccinated respondents with high-risk household members, 88.7% reported that protection of their family and close contacts was one of the reasons they were vaccinated.
[h=4]CONCLUSION:[/h] Approximately half of adults living with someone at increased risk of complications from influenza did not report receiving an influenza vaccination. Vaccination reminder/recall for persons at increased risk should include reminders for their household contacts.
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[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] High-risk household contact; Influenza vaccination
PMID: 30448066 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.11.001
[h=1]Influenza vaccination among adults living with persons at high-risk for complications from influenza during early 2016-17 influenza season.[/h] Yue X[SUP]1[/SUP], Black CL[SUP]2[/SUP], Williams WW[SUP]2[/SUP], Lu PJ[SUP]2[/SUP], Srivastav A[SUP]3[/SUP], Amaya A[SUP]4[/SUP], Dever JA[SUP]4[/SUP], Stanley MV[SUP]5[/SUP], Roycroft JL[SUP]5[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]BACKGROUND:[/h] The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends all persons aged ≥6 months get vaccinated for influenza annually, placing particular emphasis on persons who are at increased risk for influenza-related complications and persons living with or caring for them.
[h=4]METHODS:[/h] Data from the 2016 National Internet Flu Survey (NIFS), a nationally representative, probability-based Internet panel survey of the noninstitutionalized U.S. civilian population aged ≥18 years, was used to compare influenza vaccination coverage among adults who live with household members at high-risk for complications from influenza with those who do not. Logistic regression was used to evaluate the difference in the adjusted vaccination coverage prevalence between persons living with and without high-risk household members.
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] From the 2016 NIFS (n = 4,113), we estimated that 29.2% of noninstitutionalized U.S. adults had at least one household member at increased risk for influenza-related complications. Unadjusted influenza vaccination coverage was significantly higher for adults with a high-risk household member compared with those without (46.7% vs 38.6%, respectively). After adjustment for demographic and access-to-care factors, adults with high-risk household members were more likely to be vaccinated than those without (adjusted prevalence difference = 5.3 [0.3, 10.3]). Among vaccinated respondents with high-risk household members, 88.7% reported that protection of their family and close contacts was one of the reasons they were vaccinated.
[h=4]CONCLUSION:[/h] Approximately half of adults living with someone at increased risk of complications from influenza did not report receiving an influenza vaccination. Vaccination reminder/recall for persons at increased risk should include reminders for their household contacts.
Copyright ? 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] High-risk household contact; Influenza vaccination
PMID: 30448066 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.11.001