Bevin Cohen|Yu?hui Ferng|Jennifer Wong?McLoughlin|Haomiao Jia|Stephen S. Morse|Elaine Larson
Predictors of flu vaccination among urban Hispanic children and adults
Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University
h3backgroundh3 flu vaccination effective preventing infection coverage levels usa remain lowespecially among racialethnic minorities study examines factors associated flu vaccination predominantly hispanic community manhattan new york h3methodsh3 households recruited 20062007 20072008 flu seasons primary household respondents interviewed determine knowledge flu transmissiontreatment vaccination status demographic information household members h3resultsh3 vaccination coverage 473 among children lt5 393 among 517yearolds 153 among 1849yearolds 310 among 5064yearolds 371 among adults 65 year 1 531 among children lt5 436 among 517yearolds 195 among 1849yearolds 341 among 5064yearolds 343 among adults 65 year 2 children younger age chronic respiratory condition eg asthma greater primary respondent knowledge flu positively associated vaccination among adults female gender older age higher education greater primary respondent knowledge flu born usa chronic respiratory condition positively associated vaccination common reasons cited vaccinated beliefs flu vaccination unnecessary ineffective h3conclusionsh3 possible methods increasing vaccination levels urban hispanic communities include improving health literacy making lowcost vaccination available encouraging providers use office visits opportunities mention vaccination patients h3registration numberh3 study registered httpclinicaltrialsgov nct00448981