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Vaccine. 2014 Mar 11. pii: S0264-410X(14)00311-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.02.084. [Epub ahead of print]
Universal paid leave increases influenza vaccinations among employees in the U.S.
Wilson FA1, Wang Y2, Stimpson JP2.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES:
We predict the impact of paid leave in increasing influenza vaccinations for employees, thus decreasing workdays lost and healthcare visits resulting from infection.
METHODS:
Nationally representative data from the 2006-2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey were used. We examined working adults aged 18 and above (N=51,471). Logistic regression measured the association of paid leave with flu vaccination. We predicted the impact on labor and healthcare markets if universal paid leave were provided.
RESULTS:
The proportion of workers receiving vaccination annually was higher for those with paid leave versus without paid leave (34.0% vs. 21.0%, P<0.001). Adjusted odds of having a vaccination increased with paid leave vs. without paid leave (OR=1.42, CI: 1.31-1.53). Universal paid leave is predicted to increase vaccinations by 1.6 million, resulting in 63.8 thousand fewer absences from work and 18.2 thousand fewer healthcare visits for the flu annually.
CONCLUSIONS:
Our study suggests that employees without paid leave are significantly less likely to have had a flu vaccination. Expanding paid leave could substantially increase flu vaccination, resulting in fewer workdays lost to influenza and savings in healthcare costs.
Copyright ? 2014. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
KEYWORDS:
Influenza, Sick leave, Vaccination
PMID:
24631069
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24631069
Universal paid leave increases influenza vaccinations among employees in the U.S.
Wilson FA1, Wang Y2, Stimpson JP2.
Author information
Abstract
OBJECTIVES:
We predict the impact of paid leave in increasing influenza vaccinations for employees, thus decreasing workdays lost and healthcare visits resulting from infection.
METHODS:
Nationally representative data from the 2006-2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey were used. We examined working adults aged 18 and above (N=51,471). Logistic regression measured the association of paid leave with flu vaccination. We predicted the impact on labor and healthcare markets if universal paid leave were provided.
RESULTS:
The proportion of workers receiving vaccination annually was higher for those with paid leave versus without paid leave (34.0% vs. 21.0%, P<0.001). Adjusted odds of having a vaccination increased with paid leave vs. without paid leave (OR=1.42, CI: 1.31-1.53). Universal paid leave is predicted to increase vaccinations by 1.6 million, resulting in 63.8 thousand fewer absences from work and 18.2 thousand fewer healthcare visits for the flu annually.
CONCLUSIONS:
Our study suggests that employees without paid leave are significantly less likely to have had a flu vaccination. Expanding paid leave could substantially increase flu vaccination, resulting in fewer workdays lost to influenza and savings in healthcare costs.
Copyright ? 2014. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
KEYWORDS:
Influenza, Sick leave, Vaccination
PMID:
24631069
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24631069