Vaccination Rates among the General Adult Population and High-Risk Groups in the United States

Kathy Annunziata, Aaron Rak, Heather Del Buono, Marco DiBonaventura and Girishanthy Krishnarajah

PLOS ONE, 2012, vol. 7, issue 11, 1-9

Abstract: Background: In order to adequately assess the effectiveness of vaccination in helping to control vaccine-preventable infectious disease, it is important to identify the adherence and uptake of risk-based recommendations. Methods: The current project includes data from five consecutive datasets of the National Health and Wellness Survey (NHWS): 2007 through 2011. The NHWS is an annual, Internet-based health questionnaire, administered to a nationwide sample of adults (aged 18 or older) which included items on vaccination history as well as high-risk group status. Vaccination rates and characteristics of vaccinees were reported descriptively. Logistic regressions were conducted to predict vaccination behavior from sociodemographics and risk-related variables. Results: The influenza vaccination rate for all adults 18 years and older has increased significantly from 28.0% to 36.2% from 2007 to 2011 (ps

Date: 2012
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