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J Am Coll Health. 2012 Dec;60(8):541-7. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2012.700973.
2009-2010 seasonal influenza vaccination coverage among college students from 8 universities in north Carolina.
Poehling KA, Blocker J, Ip EH, Peters TR, Wolfson M.
Source
a Department of Pediatrics , Wake Forest School of Medicine , Winston-Salem , North Carolina.
Abstract
Abstract Objective: The authors sought to describe the 2009-2010 seasonal influenza vaccine coverage of college students. Participants: A total of 4,090 college students from 8 North Carolina universities participated in a confidential, Web-based survey in October-November 2009. Methods: Associations between self-reported 2009-2010 seasonal influenza vaccination and demographic characteristics, campus activities, parental education, and e-mail usage were assessed by bivariate analyses and by a mixed-effects model adjusting for clustering by university. Results: Overall, 20% of students (range 14%-30% by university) reported receiving 2009-2010 seasonal influenza vaccine. Being a freshman, attending a private university, having a college-educated parent, and participating in academic clubs/honor societies predicted receipt of influenza vaccine in the mixed-effects model. Conclusions: The self-reported 2009-2010 influenza vaccine coverage was one-quarter of the 2020 Healthy People goal (80%) for healthy persons 18 to 64 years of age. College campuses have the opportunity to enhance influenza vaccine coverage among its diverse student populations.
PMID:
23157195
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23157195
2009-2010 seasonal influenza vaccination coverage among college students from 8 universities in north Carolina.
Poehling KA, Blocker J, Ip EH, Peters TR, Wolfson M.
Source
a Department of Pediatrics , Wake Forest School of Medicine , Winston-Salem , North Carolina.
Abstract
Abstract Objective: The authors sought to describe the 2009-2010 seasonal influenza vaccine coverage of college students. Participants: A total of 4,090 college students from 8 North Carolina universities participated in a confidential, Web-based survey in October-November 2009. Methods: Associations between self-reported 2009-2010 seasonal influenza vaccination and demographic characteristics, campus activities, parental education, and e-mail usage were assessed by bivariate analyses and by a mixed-effects model adjusting for clustering by university. Results: Overall, 20% of students (range 14%-30% by university) reported receiving 2009-2010 seasonal influenza vaccine. Being a freshman, attending a private university, having a college-educated parent, and participating in academic clubs/honor societies predicted receipt of influenza vaccine in the mixed-effects model. Conclusions: The self-reported 2009-2010 influenza vaccine coverage was one-quarter of the 2020 Healthy People goal (80%) for healthy persons 18 to 64 years of age. College campuses have the opportunity to enhance influenza vaccine coverage among its diverse student populations.
PMID:
23157195
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23157195