Programmatic factors related to smallpox vaccine uptake by healthcare workers and others.
We surveyed program coordinators at 106 hospitals and health departments that participated in the National Smallpox Vaccination Program to ascertain how program-level factors affected the rate of smallpox vaccine uptake by staff. In a fully adjusted multivariate model, health departments achieved significantly higher vaccination rates than did hospitals, as did facilities that invited fewer employees to be vaccinated.
Lindley
Megan C
MC
Immunization Services Division, National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. MLindley@cdc.gov
Wortley
Pascale M
PM
Winston
Carla A
CA
Schwartz
Benjamin
B
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D015397:Program Evaluation; D015980:Public Health Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012899:Smallpox / Q000517:prevention & control; D012900:Smallpox Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D014481:United States; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
D012900:Smallpox Vaccine