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Editor, Senior Moderator
Am J Infect Control. 2016 Mar 24. pii: S0196-6553(16)00138-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.01.033. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Parents' and staff's support for a childcare agency employee mandatory vaccination policy or agency certification program.[/h] Rebmann T[SUP]1[/SUP], Wang J[SUP]2[/SUP], Wilson KD[SUP]3[/SUP], Gilbertson PG[SUP]4[/SUP], Wakefield M[SUP]4[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]BACKGROUND:[/h] Vaccine-preventable diseases pose a significant risk to children in childcare. However, few regulations exist regarding childcare staff vaccination. This study aimed to assess support for a childcare agency staff mandatory vaccination policy.
[h=4]METHODS:[/h] Surveys were distributed to staff and parents at 23 St Louis, Mo, childcare agencies during fall 2014. Staff and parents' support for a mandatory vaccination and/or agency certification program were compared using χ[SUP]2[/SUP] tests. Multivariate logistic regression was conducted using a 2-level nested design and controlling for gender, race, age, and income to determine predictive models for support for a mandatory staff vaccination policy and/or agency certification program.
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] Overall, 354 parents and staff participated (response rate, 32%). Most supported a mandatory staff vaccination policy (80.0%; n = 280) or agency certification program (81.2%; n = 285), and there were no differences between parents versus staff. Determinants of support for a mandatory policy included willingness to receive influenza vaccine annually, belief that vaccines are safe and effective, and support for the policy only if there were no costs.
[h=4]CONCLUSIONS:[/h] There is strong support for some type of childcare agency staff vaccination policy. Implementing such a policy/program should be a collaborative endeavor that addresses vaccine cost and access.
Copyright ? 2016 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. All rights reserved.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Daycare; Immunization; Pediatric; Uptake; Vaccine
PMID: 27021508 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
[h=1]Parents' and staff's support for a childcare agency employee mandatory vaccination policy or agency certification program.[/h] Rebmann T[SUP]1[/SUP], Wang J[SUP]2[/SUP], Wilson KD[SUP]3[/SUP], Gilbertson PG[SUP]4[/SUP], Wakefield M[SUP]4[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]BACKGROUND:[/h] Vaccine-preventable diseases pose a significant risk to children in childcare. However, few regulations exist regarding childcare staff vaccination. This study aimed to assess support for a childcare agency staff mandatory vaccination policy.
[h=4]METHODS:[/h] Surveys were distributed to staff and parents at 23 St Louis, Mo, childcare agencies during fall 2014. Staff and parents' support for a mandatory vaccination and/or agency certification program were compared using χ[SUP]2[/SUP] tests. Multivariate logistic regression was conducted using a 2-level nested design and controlling for gender, race, age, and income to determine predictive models for support for a mandatory staff vaccination policy and/or agency certification program.
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] Overall, 354 parents and staff participated (response rate, 32%). Most supported a mandatory staff vaccination policy (80.0%; n = 280) or agency certification program (81.2%; n = 285), and there were no differences between parents versus staff. Determinants of support for a mandatory policy included willingness to receive influenza vaccine annually, belief that vaccines are safe and effective, and support for the policy only if there were no costs.
[h=4]CONCLUSIONS:[/h] There is strong support for some type of childcare agency staff vaccination policy. Implementing such a policy/program should be a collaborative endeavor that addresses vaccine cost and access.
Copyright ? 2016 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. All rights reserved.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Daycare; Immunization; Pediatric; Uptake; Vaccine
PMID: 27021508 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]