At what sites are parents willing to have their 11 through 14-year-old adolescents immunized?
BACKGROUND
Parental preferences of alternative immunization sites for adolescents must be evaluated to determine optimal delivery strategies.


METHODS
Analyses were performed on data from middle-school parent questionnaires in low income areas.


RESULTS
1838 questionnaires were returned; 86.5% of the participants were Hispanic, 65% spoke primarily Spanish at home. Among those with a medical home, 32% had the last immunization at an alternative location. When checking all that apply, 65% of parents selected the medical home as a desirable location for immunization; 41% selected a school-based program.


CONCLUSIONS
Despite lack of exposure to school-based immunization programs, school-based programs are a desirable immunization site among middle-school parents.
Middleman
Amy B
AB
Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research, Houston, TX, United States. amym@bcm.edu
Tung
Jessica S
JS
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006268:Health Facilities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012574:Schools; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination / Q000379:methods*