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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Correct Health Care. 2014 Jun 16;20(3):228-239. [Epub ahead of print]
Distribution of A(H1N1)pdm09 Influenza Vaccine: Need for Greater Consideration of Smaller Jails.
Lee AS1, Berendes DM2, Seib K3, Whitney EA1, Chavez RS4, Meyer PL5, Berkelman RL1, Omer SB2, Spaulding AC6.
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Abstract
To identify factors associated with vaccine receipt among correctional facilities during the A(H1N1)pdm09 influenza pandemic, this study surveyed one third of U.S. correctional facilities. Analysis of the association of average daily population (ADP) on A(H1N1)pdm09 influenza vaccine receipt found that an ADP increase of 100 inmates resulted in a 32% increased likelihood of receiving influenza vaccine among smaller jails. Zero percent of large jails, 14% of federal prisons, 11% of nonfederal prisons, and 57% of small jails reported never receiving pandemic influenza vaccine. A qualitative assessment identified barriers to vaccine delivery, lessons learned from pandemic response, and recommendations for public health partners. Building stronger relationships between public health entities and correctional facilities to collaborate in influenza pandemic preparedness efforts may help protect correctional and community populations.
? The Author(s) 2014.
KEYWORDS:
A(H1N1)pdm09; average daily population; correctional facility; influenza; jail
PMID:
24934841
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24934841
Distribution of A(H1N1)pdm09 Influenza Vaccine: Need for Greater Consideration of Smaller Jails.
Lee AS1, Berendes DM2, Seib K3, Whitney EA1, Chavez RS4, Meyer PL5, Berkelman RL1, Omer SB2, Spaulding AC6.
Author information
Abstract
To identify factors associated with vaccine receipt among correctional facilities during the A(H1N1)pdm09 influenza pandemic, this study surveyed one third of U.S. correctional facilities. Analysis of the association of average daily population (ADP) on A(H1N1)pdm09 influenza vaccine receipt found that an ADP increase of 100 inmates resulted in a 32% increased likelihood of receiving influenza vaccine among smaller jails. Zero percent of large jails, 14% of federal prisons, 11% of nonfederal prisons, and 57% of small jails reported never receiving pandemic influenza vaccine. A qualitative assessment identified barriers to vaccine delivery, lessons learned from pandemic response, and recommendations for public health partners. Building stronger relationships between public health entities and correctional facilities to collaborate in influenza pandemic preparedness efforts may help protect correctional and community populations.
? The Author(s) 2014.
KEYWORDS:
A(H1N1)pdm09; average daily population; correctional facility; influenza; jail
PMID:
24934841
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24934841