Improving influenza vaccination rates of high-risk inner-city children over 2 intervention years
Improving influenza vaccination rates of high-risk inner-city children over 2 intervention years
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DOI:
10.1370/afm.612
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发表时间:
2006-11-01
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Fox, Dwight E.
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作者:
Zimmerman, Richard K.;Hoberman, Alejandro;Fox, Dwight E.
PURPOSE Influenza immunization rates among children with high-risk medical conditions are disappointingly low, and relatively few data are available on raising rates, particularly over 2 years. We wanted to determine whether interventions tailored to individual practice sites improve influenza immunization rates among high-risk children in inner-city health centers over 2 years.METHOD A before-after trial to improve influenza immunization of children was conducted at 5 inner-city health centers (residencies and faith-based). Sites selected interventions from a menu (eg, standing orders, patient and clinician reminders, education) proved to increase vaccination rates, which were directed at children aged 2 to 17 years with high-risk medical conditions. Intervention influenza vaccination rates and 1 and 2 years were compared with those of the preintervention year (2001-2002) and of a comparison site.RESULTS Influenza vaccination rates improved modestly from baseline (10.4%) to 13.1% during intervention year 1 and to 18.7% during intervention year 2 (P