title: Childhood swine flu vaccination uptake in a Welsh general practice: a prospective study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Immunisation of infants is effective and benefits the health of the children immunised as well as the community where uptake is high. Any social inequality in uptake will worsen any social inequalities that already exist.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the demographic characteristics of families attending for swine flu vaccination.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective study in a semi-rural general practice in South Wales.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected by questionnaire, and logistic regression models were used to test for associations between potential risk factors (including family demographic characteristics and the child's previous vaccination history) and swine flu vaccination uptake.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No evidence was found of any significant associations between potential risk factors and the outcome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This suggests that social inequality did not affect vaccination uptake in this sample.
authors: Pontyclun, Wales, UK. pvarma@doctors.org.uk
authors: Paula
authors: P
authors: Varma
authors: Jane K
authors: JK
authors: Murray
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008423:Maternal Age; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010290:Parents; D010331:Paternal Age; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012423:Rural Health; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014852:Wales / Q000453:epidemiology