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Prev Med. 2014 Dec 13. pii: S0091-7435(14)00478-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.12.004. [Epub ahead of print]
Seasonal influenza vaccination among Mexican migrants traveling through the Mexico-U.S. border region.
Ejebe IH1, Zhang X1, Rangel MG2, Martinez-Donate AP3.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
Mobile populations are at high risk for communicable diseases and can serve as a bridge between sending and receiving communities. The objective of this study is to determine the rates of, and factors associated with, seasonal influenza vaccination among Mexican migrants traveling through the US-Mexico border.
METHODS:
We used a 2013 cross-sectional population-based survey of adult mobile Mexican migrants traveling through the Mexico-U.S. border region (N=2,313; weighted N=652,500). We performed a multivariable logistic regression analysis to model the odds of receiving an influenza vaccination in the past year by sociodemographics, migration history, health status, and access to health care.
RESULTS:
The seasonal influenza vaccination rate in this population was 18.6%. Gender, health status, and health insurance were associated with the likelihood to receive an influenza vaccination.
CONCLUSION:
Overall, the rates of seasonal influenza vaccination in circular Mexican migrants are low compared to adults in Mexico and the U.S. Efforts are needed to increase influenza vaccination among this highly mobile population, particularly in adults with chronic conditions.
Copyright ? 2014. Published by Elsevier Inc.
KEYWORDS:
Mexican migrants; border health; health care; influenza; vaccination
PMID: 25514546 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Seasonal influenza vaccination among Mexican migrants traveling through the Mexico-U.S. border region.
Ejebe IH1, Zhang X1, Rangel MG2, Martinez-Donate AP3.
Author information
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
Mobile populations are at high risk for communicable diseases and can serve as a bridge between sending and receiving communities. The objective of this study is to determine the rates of, and factors associated with, seasonal influenza vaccination among Mexican migrants traveling through the US-Mexico border.
METHODS:
We used a 2013 cross-sectional population-based survey of adult mobile Mexican migrants traveling through the Mexico-U.S. border region (N=2,313; weighted N=652,500). We performed a multivariable logistic regression analysis to model the odds of receiving an influenza vaccination in the past year by sociodemographics, migration history, health status, and access to health care.
RESULTS:
The seasonal influenza vaccination rate in this population was 18.6%. Gender, health status, and health insurance were associated with the likelihood to receive an influenza vaccination.
CONCLUSION:
Overall, the rates of seasonal influenza vaccination in circular Mexican migrants are low compared to adults in Mexico and the U.S. Efforts are needed to increase influenza vaccination among this highly mobile population, particularly in adults with chronic conditions.
Copyright ? 2014. Published by Elsevier Inc.
KEYWORDS:
Mexican migrants; border health; health care; influenza; vaccination
PMID: 25514546 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
