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. AIM: To investigate the demographic characteristics of families attending for swine flu vaccination. DESIGN AND SETTING: A prospective study in a semi-rural general practice in South Wales. METHOD: 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. CONCLUSION: This suggests that social inequality did not affect vaccination uptake in this sample.
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. AIM: To investigate the demographic characteristics of families attending for swine flu vaccination. DESIGN AND SETTING: A prospective study in a semi-rural general practice in South Wales. METHOD: 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. CONCLUSION: This suggests that social inequality did not affect vaccination uptake in this sample.
Authors: Robert McMurray; Francine M Cheater; Anna Weighall; Carolyn Nelson; Martin Schweiger; Suzanne Mukherjee Journal: Br J Gen Pract Date: 2004-07 Impact factor: 5.386