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Vaccine. 2012 Nov 9. pii: S0264-410X(12)01583-6. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.10.108. [Epub ahead of print]
Correlates of seasonal flu vaccination among U.S. home health aides.
Caban-Martinez AJ, Arlinghaus A, Reme SE.
Source
Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 401 Park Drive, Landmark Center Building, EAST 3rd Floor #49, Boston, MA 02215, USA. Electronic address: acaban@hsph.harvard.edu.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION:
Home health aides (HAs) receive limited training and reach many older patient populations highly susceptible to influenza virus. We sought to examine socio-demographic correlates of seasonal flu vaccination receipt among HAs.
METHODS:
We analyzed data from the 2007 U.S. National Home Health Aide Survey, a nationally representative sample of HAs reporting on occupational status, job and demographic characteristics and receipt of seasonal flu vaccine (n=3377).
RESULTS:
Seasonal flu vaccine receipt was low among all types of HAs (43.9%). After adjustment for socio-demographic indicators (i.e. age, gender, race and health insurance), home health, home care, hospice and personal care attendants were significantly less likely to report receiving seasonal flu vaccine as compared to licensed nursing assistants (adjusted odds ratio, AOR=0.42, 95% CI [0.20-0.85]; 0.41, [0.17-0.99]; 0.50, [0.26-0.97], and 0.53, [0.26-0.99], respectively).
CONCLUSION:
Targeted effective vaccination campaigns are needed to improve vaccination rates among home health aides.
Copyright ? 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PMID:
23146678
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23146678
Correlates of seasonal flu vaccination among U.S. home health aides.
Caban-Martinez AJ, Arlinghaus A, Reme SE.
Source
Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 401 Park Drive, Landmark Center Building, EAST 3rd Floor #49, Boston, MA 02215, USA. Electronic address: acaban@hsph.harvard.edu.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION:
Home health aides (HAs) receive limited training and reach many older patient populations highly susceptible to influenza virus. We sought to examine socio-demographic correlates of seasonal flu vaccination receipt among HAs.
METHODS:
We analyzed data from the 2007 U.S. National Home Health Aide Survey, a nationally representative sample of HAs reporting on occupational status, job and demographic characteristics and receipt of seasonal flu vaccine (n=3377).
RESULTS:
Seasonal flu vaccine receipt was low among all types of HAs (43.9%). After adjustment for socio-demographic indicators (i.e. age, gender, race and health insurance), home health, home care, hospice and personal care attendants were significantly less likely to report receiving seasonal flu vaccine as compared to licensed nursing assistants (adjusted odds ratio, AOR=0.42, 95% CI [0.20-0.85]; 0.41, [0.17-0.99]; 0.50, [0.26-0.97], and 0.53, [0.26-0.99], respectively).
CONCLUSION:
Targeted effective vaccination campaigns are needed to improve vaccination rates among home health aides.
Copyright ? 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PMID:
23146678
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23146678