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Vaccination Rates among the General Adult Population and High-Risk Groups in the United States

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  • Kathy Annunziata
  • Aaron Rak
  • Heather Del Buono
  • Marco DiBonaventura
  • Girishanthy Krishnarajah

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Background: In order to adequately assess the effectiveness of vaccination in helping to control vaccine-preventable infectious disease, it is important to identify the adherence and uptake of risk-based recommendations. Methods: The current project includes data from five consecutive datasets of the National Health and Wellness Survey (NHWS): 2007 through 2011. The NHWS is an annual, Internet-based health questionnaire, administered to a nationwide sample of adults (aged 18 or older) which included items on vaccination history as well as high-risk group status. Vaccination rates and characteristics of vaccinees were reported descriptively. Logistic regressions were conducted to predict vaccination behavior from sociodemographics and risk-related variables. Results: The influenza vaccination rate for all adults 18 years and older has increased significantly from 28.0% to 36.2% from 2007 to 2011 (ps

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  • Kathy Annunziata & Aaron Rak & Heather Del Buono & Marco DiBonaventura & Girishanthy Krishnarajah, 2012. "Vaccination Rates among the General Adult Population and High-Risk Groups in the United States," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(11), pages 1-9, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0050553
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050553
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