title: Factors associated with increased vaccination in 2009 H1N1 school-located influenza vaccination programs.
abstract: In the United States, school-located influenza vaccination (SLIV) programs have increased significantly in recent years. In June 2010, the Office of Inspector General issued a report regarding 38 elementary school H1N1 SLIV programs conducted in 6 localities in November/December 2009. By locality, there was a mean of 14 to 46 first doses of vaccine administered per 100 students. The locality that conducted programs in early November had a higher uptake rate than localities with later programs (46 vs 21 per 100 students; p < 0.01). Among localities with programs in mid- to late-November, the locality with programs after school hours had a lower uptake rate than the two localities with programs during school hours (16 vs. 28, p = 0.05 and 16 vs. 30, p < 0.01, respectively). These data suggest that future SLIV programs may achieve higher uptake rates if conducted during school hours with advance parental consent and when parental demand is highest.
authors.affiliation: MedImmune, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD, USA. ambrosec@medimmune.com
authors.forename: Christopher S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Ambrose
authors.forename: Frangiscos
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sifakis
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000276:immunology*; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D032541:Mass Vaccination; D012572:School Health Services; D012574:Schools; D014481:United States; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines