OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to describe the 2009-2010 seasonal influenza vaccine coverage of college students. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 4,090 college students from 8 North Carolina universities participated in a confidential, Web-based survey in October-November 2009. METHODS: Associations between self-reported 2009-2010 seasonal influenza vaccination and demographic characteristics, campus activities, parental education, and e-mail usage were assessed by bivariate analyses and by a mixed-effects model adjusting for clustering by university. RESULTS: Overall, 20% of students (range 14%-30% by university) reported receiving 2009-2010 seasonal influenza vaccine. Being a freshman, attending a private university, having a college-educated parent, and participating in academic clubs/honor societies predicted receipt of influenza vaccine in the mixed-effects model. CONCLUSIONS: The self-reported 2009-2010 influenza vaccine coverage was one-quarter of the 2020 Healthy People goal (80%) for healthy persons 18 to 64 years of age. College campuses have the opportunity to enhance influenza vaccine coverage among its diverse student populations.
OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to describe the 2009-2010 seasonal influenza vaccine coverage of college students. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 4,090 college students from 8 North Carolina universities participated in a confidential, Web-based survey in October-November 2009. METHODS: Associations between self-reported 2009-2010 seasonal influenza vaccination and demographic characteristics, campus activities, parental education, and e-mail usage were assessed by bivariate analyses and by a mixed-effects model adjusting for clustering by university. RESULTS: Overall, 20% of students (range 14%-30% by university) reported receiving 2009-2010 seasonal influenza vaccine. Being a freshman, attending a private university, having a college-educated parent, and participating in academic clubs/honor societies predicted receipt of influenza vaccine in the mixed-effects model. CONCLUSIONS: The self-reported 2009-2010 influenza vaccine coverage was one-quarter of the 2020 Healthy People goal (80%) for healthy persons 18 to 64 years of age. College campuses have the opportunity to enhance influenza vaccine coverage among its diverse student populations.
Authors: Edward C Holmes; Elodie Ghedin; Rebecca A Halpin; Timothy B Stockwell; Xing-Quan Zhang; Regina Fleming; Richard Davey; Constance A Benson; Sanjay Mehta; Randy Taplitz; Yu-Tseung Liu; Kimberly C Brouwer; David E Wentworth; Xudong Lin; Robert T Schooley Journal: J Virol Date: 2011-05-18 Impact factor: 5.103
Authors: P M Layde; A L Engelberg; H I Dobbs; A C Curtis; R B Craven; P L Graitcer; G V Sedmak; J D Erickson; G R Noble Journal: J Infect Dis Date: 1980-09 Impact factor: 5.226
Authors: Stephanie A Irving; James G Donahue; David K Shay; Tina L Ellis-Coyle; Edward A Belongia Journal: Vaccine Date: 2009-09-01 Impact factor: 3.641