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Editor, Senior Moderator
Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2015 Jun 13. doi: 10.1111/irv.12332. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Parental perceptions and predictors of consent for school-located influenza vaccination in urban elementary school children in the United States.[/h] Cheung S[SUP]1[/SUP], Wang HL[SUP]1[/SUP], Mascola L[SUP]2[/SUP], Nelson El Amin A[SUP]3[/SUP], Pannaraj PS[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]4[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]BACKGROUND:[/h] School-located influenza vaccination (SLV) programs have potential to mass-vaccinate all enrolled children, but parental consent is required.
[h=4]OBJECTIVE:[/h] To examine parental attitudes and determine predictors of parental consent for vaccination of schoolchildren through SLV programs.
[h=4]PATIENTS/METHODS:[/h] Surveys were distributed to parents of 4517 children during 2009-2010 (year 1) and 4414 children during 2010-2011 (year 2) in eight elementary schools in conjunction with a SLV program.
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] Participants included 1259 (27.9%) parents in year 1 and 1496 (33.9%) in year 2. Parental consent for 2009 H1N1, 2009 seasonal and 2010 seasonal influenza vaccines was obtained from 738 (70.8%), 673 (64.5%), and 1151 (77.2%) respondents, respectively. During the 2009 pandemic, respondents concerned about influenza severity were twice as likely to consent for the 2009 H1N1 vaccination compared to unconcerned respondents (OR 2.04, 95% CI:1.19-3.51). During year 2, factors that predicted parental consent were the perception of high susceptibility to influenza infection (OR 2.19, 95% CI:1.50-3.19) and high benefit of vaccine (OR 2.23, 95% CI:1.47-3.40). In both years, college-educated parents were more likely to perceive vaccine risks (year 1: 83.6 vs. 61.5%, p<0.001 and year 2: 81.1% vs. 60.6%, p<0.001) and less likely to consent for seasonal influenza vaccine (year 1: OR 0.69, 95% CI:0.53-0.89 and year 2: OR 0.61, 95% CI:0.47-0.78) compared to non-college-educated parents.
[h=4]CONCLUSIONS:[/h] Parents who appreciate the risks of influenza and benefits of vaccination are more likely to consent for SLV. More research is needed to determine how to address heightened safety concerns among college-educated parents. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Health belief model; Influenza; Influenza Vaccine; School-located influenza vaccination
PMID: 26073870 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
[h=1]Parental perceptions and predictors of consent for school-located influenza vaccination in urban elementary school children in the United States.[/h] Cheung S[SUP]1[/SUP], Wang HL[SUP]1[/SUP], Mascola L[SUP]2[/SUP], Nelson El Amin A[SUP]3[/SUP], Pannaraj PS[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]4[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]BACKGROUND:[/h] School-located influenza vaccination (SLV) programs have potential to mass-vaccinate all enrolled children, but parental consent is required.
[h=4]OBJECTIVE:[/h] To examine parental attitudes and determine predictors of parental consent for vaccination of schoolchildren through SLV programs.
[h=4]PATIENTS/METHODS:[/h] Surveys were distributed to parents of 4517 children during 2009-2010 (year 1) and 4414 children during 2010-2011 (year 2) in eight elementary schools in conjunction with a SLV program.
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] Participants included 1259 (27.9%) parents in year 1 and 1496 (33.9%) in year 2. Parental consent for 2009 H1N1, 2009 seasonal and 2010 seasonal influenza vaccines was obtained from 738 (70.8%), 673 (64.5%), and 1151 (77.2%) respondents, respectively. During the 2009 pandemic, respondents concerned about influenza severity were twice as likely to consent for the 2009 H1N1 vaccination compared to unconcerned respondents (OR 2.04, 95% CI:1.19-3.51). During year 2, factors that predicted parental consent were the perception of high susceptibility to influenza infection (OR 2.19, 95% CI:1.50-3.19) and high benefit of vaccine (OR 2.23, 95% CI:1.47-3.40). In both years, college-educated parents were more likely to perceive vaccine risks (year 1: 83.6 vs. 61.5%, p<0.001 and year 2: 81.1% vs. 60.6%, p<0.001) and less likely to consent for seasonal influenza vaccine (year 1: OR 0.69, 95% CI:0.53-0.89 and year 2: OR 0.61, 95% CI:0.47-0.78) compared to non-college-educated parents.
[h=4]CONCLUSIONS:[/h] Parents who appreciate the risks of influenza and benefits of vaccination are more likely to consent for SLV. More research is needed to determine how to address heightened safety concerns among college-educated parents. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Health belief model; Influenza; Influenza Vaccine; School-located influenza vaccination
PMID: 26073870 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]