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Malik AA, Ahmed N, Shafiq M, Elharake JA, James E, Nyhan K, Paintsil E, Melchinger HC, Team YBI, Malik FA, Omer SB. Behavioral interventions for vaccination uptake: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Policy 2023; 137:104894. [PMID: 37714082 PMCID: PMC10885629 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Human behavior and more specifically behavioral insight-based approaches to vaccine uptake have often been overlooked. While there have been a few narrative reviews indexed in Medline on behavioral interventions to increase vaccine uptake, to our knowledge, none have been systematic reviews and meta-analyses covering not just high but also low-and-middle income countries. METHODS We included 613 studies from the Medline database in our systematic review and meta-analysis categorizing different behavioral interventions in 9 domains: education campaigns, on-site vaccination, incentives, free vaccination, institutional recommendation, provider recommendation, reminder and recall, message framing, and vaccine champion. Additionally, considering that there is variability in the acceptance of vaccines among different populations, we assessed studies from both high-income countries (HICs) and low- to middle-income countries (LMICs), separately. FINDINGS Our results showed that behavioral interventions can considerably improve vaccine uptake in most settings. All domains that we examined improved vaccine uptake with the highest effect size associated with provider recommendation (OR: 3.4 (95%CI: 2.5-4.6); Domain: motivation) and on-site vaccination (OR: 2.9 (95%CI: 2.3-3.7); Domain: practical issues). While the number of studies conducted in LMICs was smaller, the quality of studies was similar with those conducted in HICs. Nevertheless, there were variations in the observed effect sizes. INTERPRETATION Our findings indicate that "provider recommendation" and "on-site vaccination" along with other behavioral interventions can be employed to increase vaccination rates globally.
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- Amyn A Malik
- Yale Institute for Global Health, New Haven, CT 06510, USA; Analysis Group, Inc, Boston, MA 02199, USA
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- UT Southwestern Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Yale Institute for Global Health, New Haven, CT 06510, USA; Columbia University School of Public Health, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Yale Institute for Global Health, New Haven, CT 06510, USA; UT Southwestern Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Yale Institute for Global Health, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Yale Institute for Global Health, New Haven, CT 06510, USA; Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- UT Southwestern Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- UT Southwestern Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
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Constable C, Caplan A. Comparison of the implementation of human papillomavirus and hepatitis B vaccination programs in the United States: Implications for future vaccines. Vaccine 2019; 38:954-962. [PMID: 31843271 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.11.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2019] [Revised: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Vaccines for two viruses which cause cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV), are recommended for all children in the United States. Numerous parallels exist between the two vaccines in addition to their roles in cancer prevention, including transmission through sexual contact, multiple doses needed for series completion, and vaccine administration in adolescence for HPV and in the initial phase of the HBV vaccination program. All of these factors were viewed as potential barriers to achieving high rates of coverage, yet the ultimate success of the HBV vaccination program led to predictions that similarly high rates of coverage could be achieved for the HPV vaccine. However, currently, only the recommendation for HBV vaccination is supported by mandates for school entry in most states. Uptake of the HPV vaccine has lagged far behind U.S. goals for public health promotion. The aim of this paper is to examine factors which may account for the divergent pathways of the two vaccines. Four main factors are identified: logistical challenges of vaccine administration, attitudes of parents and healthcare providers, safety concerns, and cost. For each factor examined, recommendations are offered to confront similar barriers likely to arise for future vaccines. The authors conclude that gender-neutral state mandates coupled with school-located vaccination programs, stronger gender-neutral messaging from pharmaceutical companies and healthcare providers, and younger age of vaccine administration, if approved, present the most promising approaches to improving uptake of the HPV vaccine, and similar vaccines down the road.
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- Catherine Constable
- Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NY, NY, United States; Division of Ethics, Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, NY, NY, United States.
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- Division of Ethics, Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, NY, NY, United States
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Short MB, Middleman AB. Focusing on flu: adolescents' perspectives on school-located immunization programs for influenza vaccine. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2013; 10:216-23. [PMID: 24018398 DOI: 10.4161/hv.26332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION To describe adolescents' perspectives regarding the use of school-located immunization programs (SLIP) for influenza vaccination. More importantly, adolescents were asked what factors would make them more or less likely to use a SLIP offering influenza vaccine. RESULTS Participants were generally found to be knowledgeable about influenza and to have positive attitudes toward receiving the vaccine via SLIP. Students were more willing to participate in a SLIP if it were low cost or free, less time-consuming than going to a doctor, and if they felt they could trust vaccinators. Overall, high school and middle school students ranked the benefits of SLIP similarly to each other. METHODS Focus groups using nominal group method were conducted with middle and high school students in a large, urban school district. Responses were recorded by each school, and then, responses were ranked across all participating schools for each question. CONCLUSIONS A wide range of issues are important to middle and high school students when considering participation in SLIPs including convenience, public health benefits, trust in the program, program safety, and sanitary issues. Further research will be needed regarding the generalizability of these findings to larger populations of students.
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- Mary B Short
- Psychology; University of Houston Clear Lake; Houston, TX USA
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- Pediatrics; Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; Oklahoma City, OK USA
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Caskey RN, Macario E, Johnson DC, Hamlish T, Alexander KA. A School-Located Vaccination Adolescent Pilot Initiative in Chicago: Lessons Learned. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2013; 2:198-204. [PMID: 24009983 PMCID: PMC3761320 DOI: 10.1093/jpids/pit001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2012] [Accepted: 11/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many adolescents underutilize preventive services and are underimmunized. METHODS To promote medical homes and increase immunization rates, we conceptualized and implemented a 3-year, 8-school pilot school-located vaccination collaborative program. We sought community, parent, and school nurse input the year prior to implementation. We selected schools with predominantly Medicaid-enrolled or Medicaid-eligible students to receive Vaccines For Children stock vaccines. Nurses employed by a mass immunizer delivered these vaccines at participating schools 3 times a year. RESULTS Over 3 years, we delivered approximately 1800 vaccines at schools. School administrators, health centers, and neighboring private physicians generally welcomed the program. Parents did not express overt concerns about school-located vaccination. School nurses were not able to participate because of multiple school assignments. Obtaining parental consent via backpack mail was an inefficient process, and classroom incentives did not increase consent form return rate. The influenza vaccine had the most prolific uptake. The optimal time for administering vaccines was during regular school hours. CONCLUSIONS Although school-located vaccination for adolescents is feasible, this is a paradigm shift for community members and thus accompanies challenges in implementation. High principal or school personnel turnover led to a consequent lack of institutional memory. It was difficult to communicate directly with parents. Because we were uncertain about the proportion of parents who received consent forms, we are exploring Internet-based and back-to-school registration options for making the consent form distribution and return process more rigorous. Securing an immunization champion at each school helped the immunization processes. Identifying a financially sustainable school-located vaccination model is critical for national expansion of school-located vaccination.
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Hayes KA, Entzel P, Berger W, Caskey RN, Shlay JC, Stubbs BW, Smith JS, Brewer NT. Early lessons learned from extramural school programs that offer HPV vaccine. THE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH 2013; 83:119-26. [PMID: 23331272 DOI: 10.1111/josh.12007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2011] [Revised: 04/21/2012] [Accepted: 04/21/2012] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND There has been little evaluation of school-located vaccination programs that offer human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in US schools without health centers (ie, extramural programs). This article summarizes lessons learned from such programs. METHODS In July to August 2010, 5 programs were identified. Semistructured, in-depth telephone interviews were conducted with program representatives about practical aspects of planning and implementation, including configuration and effectiveness. RESULTS Most programs offered HPV vaccine as part of a broader effort to increase uptake of adolescent vaccines. Respondents stressed the importance of building partnerships with local school systems throughout all aspects of the planning and implementation phases. All programs offered HPV vaccine at no cost to students. Most did not have a mechanism to bill private insurance, and some found Medicaid reimbursements to be a challenge. Programs achieved modest rates of initiation of the 3-dose HPV vaccine series (median 10%); however, among those who initiated the series, completion rates were high (median 78%). HPV vaccine uptake was lowest for a program that offered only HPV vaccine. CONCLUSIONS Extramural programs may increase uptake of vaccines and decrease absenteeism due to noncompliance with vaccine requirements for school entry. Until extramural programs in the US receive better access to billing private insurers and Medicaid, sustainability of these programs relies on grant funding. Better integration of extramural school-located vaccine programs with existing local healthcare and other programs at schools is an area for growth.
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- Kim A Hayes
- Primary Prevention Research and Evaluation Program, RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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Williams V, Rousculp MD, Price M, Coles T, Therrien M, Griffin J, Hollis K, Toback S. Elementary School–Located Influenza Vaccine Programs. J Sch Nurs 2012; 28:256-67. [DOI: 10.1177/1059840512438776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- RTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- RTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- RTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- RTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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Middleman AB, Tung JS. Urban middle school parent perspectives: the vaccines they are willing to have their children receive using school-based immunization programs. J Adolesc Health 2010; 47:249-53. [PMID: 20708563 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2009] [Revised: 01/11/2010] [Accepted: 01/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE With new vaccination recommendations for adolescents, school-based immunization programs become a valuable alternative site for immunization. This study seeks to determine factors associated with parental willingness to utilize school-based programs for immunizations. METHODS A questionnaire was distributed to the parents of 11-14-year-olds attending 7 middle schools in a large, urban public school district. Participants were asked multiple questions including medical home enrollment, primary language spoken at home, site of last immunization, and comfort with their child receiving specific vaccines during school hours. Frequencies, chi-square analyses, and logistic regression analyses were performed using SPSS 17.0. RESULTS A total of 615 parent questionnaires were included in the analyses; 81% of parents were Hispanic, 16% black, 39% spoke primarily English at home, and 77% indicated that they had a medical home for their child. Regarding specific vaccines, the largest percentage of parents were willing to have their child receive influenza vaccine (57%) and the smallest percentage were willing to have the human papillomavirus vaccine (27%) at school during school hours. Parents who had used a school-based clinic for their child's last immunization were more willing to receive each vaccine at school. CONCLUSIONS This study indicates that there is significant interest and willingness among predominantly lower income, Hispanic middle school parents to have their children receive specific vaccines during school hours through school-based immunization programs. More study is needed among a more diverse population of parents to help target the various needs of parents and adolescents and ultimately increase adolescent immunization rates.
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- Amy B Middleman
- Adolescent and Young Adult Immunization, Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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Cawley J, Hull HF, Rousculp MD. Strategies for implementing school-located influenza vaccination of children: a systematic literature review. THE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH 2010; 80:167-75. [PMID: 20433642 DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00482.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends influenza vaccinations for all children 6 months to 18 years of age, which includes school-aged children. Influenza immunization programs may benefit schools by reducing absenteeism. METHODS A systematic literature review of PubMed, PsychLit, and Dissertation Abstracts available as of January 7, 2008, was conducted for school-located vaccinations, using search words "School Health Services" and "Immunization Programs"; limited to "Child" (6-12 years) and "Adolescent" (13-18 years) for PubMed and "mass or universal" and (immuniz(*) or immunis(*) or vaccin(*)) and (school or Child or Adolescen(*)) for PsychLit and Dissertation Abstracts. Fifty-nine studies met the criteria for review. RESULTS Strategies such as incentives, education, the design of the consent form, and follow-up can increase parental consent and number of returned forms. Minimizing out-of-pocket cost, offering both the intramuscular (shot) and intranasal (nasal spray) vaccination, and using reminders can increase vaccination coverage among those whose parents consented. Finally, organization, communication, and planning can minimize the logistical challenges. CONCLUSIONS Schools-based vaccination programs are a promising option for achieving the expanded ACIP recommendation; school-located vaccination programs are feasible and effective. Adhering to lessons from the peer-reviewed scientific literature may help public health officials and schools implement the expanded recommendation to provide the greatest benefit for the lowest cost. Given the potential benefits of the expanded recommendation, both directly to the vaccinated children and indirectly to the community, prospective, well-controlled trials to establish the cost-effectiveness of specific vaccination strategies should be high priorities for future research.
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- John Cawley
- Department of Policy Analysis and Management, Cornell University, 124 MVR Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Lindley MC, Boyer-Chu L, Fishbein DB, Kolasa M, Middleman AB, Wilson T, Wolicki J, Wooley S. The role of schools in strengthening delivery of new adolescent vaccinations. Pediatrics 2008; 121 Suppl 1:S46-54. [PMID: 18174320 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-1115f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Schools offer an opportunity to deliver new vaccines to adolescents who may not receive them in their medical home. However, school budgets and health priorities are set at the local level; consequently resources devoted to health-related activities vary widely. Partnering with schools requires soliciting buy-in from stakeholders at district and school levels and providing added value to schools. With appropriate resources and partnerships, schools could carry out vaccination-related activities from educating students, parents, and communities to developing policies supporting vaccination, providing vaccines, or serving as the site at which partners administer vaccines. Activities will vary among schools, but every school has the potential to use some strategies that promote adolescent vaccination.
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- Megan C Lindley
- National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Mail Stop E-52, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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Tung CS, Middleman AB. An evaluation of school-level factors used in a successful school-based hepatitis B immunization initiative. J Adolesc Health 2005; 37:61-8. [PMID: 15963908 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2004] [Accepted: 07/08/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To examine the effect of different school-level factors on the percent return of consent or refusal forms, the percent student participation/enrollment rate, and the percent completion rate of all 3 immunizations in the vaccination series in a school-based hepatitis B immunization initiative. METHODS The Houston Hepatitis B Immunization Initiative (HBII) was conducted from 1998 through 2001 to provide free hepatitis B immunizations to elementary school students in low socioeconomic areas. At the end of each academic school year, the nurse from each school participating in the initiative was asked to complete a survey evaluating the different strategies utilized in each school to aid in the program's success. The effect of different organizational methods on rate of return of consent/refusal forms, participation rates, and immunization completion rates from the program year 1999-2000 was determined using frequencies, Mann-Whitney analyses, Kruskal-Wallis analyses, and Spearman's correlations. RESULTS An increase in percent return of signed consent/refusal forms was more likely when teachers helped in publicity/promotion (p = .012) and educational packet distribution (p = .041). Additionally, when teachers assumed responsibility for collecting the forms, the percent return of signed consent/refusal forms (p = .018) and the percent of students receiving all 3 vaccines in the series through HBII (p = .030) were more likely to increase. An increase in signed consent/refusal forms returned was also associated with increased rates of student participation in the program for each school. In schools where students helped specifically with educational packet distribution (p = .039), the percent of students receiving at least 1 vaccine dose from the program was more likely to be higher. CONCLUSIONS The involvement of teachers in vaccination programs is very important for program success, especially in the enrollment and return of consent/refusal form phases of immunization initiatives. Student involvement may empower the students and encourage other students to participate in the program. Future school-based immunization initiatives can utilize these data to incorporate the most effective school-level factors into their programs to maximize the number of students immunized.
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- Celestine S Tung
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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This article describes some strategies to help reduce the immunization barriers of parental knowledge deficits and transportation costs through a parent education and incentive program. A record review of 471 children in 22 licensed Norfolk, Virginia, day-care centers revealed that 141 (29.9%) had inadequate age-appropriate immunizations. Educational programs included depictions of preventable communicable diseases and their consequences. Upon completion of appropriate immunizations, parents received transportation vouchers and gifts. By June 2000, 255 parents, day-care administrators, teachers, and staff had participated in educational programs and seven day-care centers earned certificate awards for improved immunization rates among enrollees. Four centers had 100% age-appropriate immunization rate, and three had a rate of 92% to 95%.
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Guajardo AD, Middleman AB, Sansaricq KM. School nurses identify barriers and solutions to implementing a school-based hepatitis B immunization program. THE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH 2002; 72:128-130. [PMID: 11962229 DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2002.tb06531.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Wilson T, Luther R. Impact on health departments after a seventh grade hepatitis B immunization requirement. Public Health Rep 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0033-3549(04)50111-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Wilson T. A bi-state, metropolitan, school-based immunization campaign: lessons from the Kansas City experience. J Pediatr Health Care 2001; 15:173-8. [PMID: 11462124 DOI: 10.1067/mph.2001.110914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Through school-based immunization programs, large numbers of children can be vaccinated in a cost-effective manner. Information from successful programs can be valuable to communities, schools, or pediatric health care providers considering the implementation of a school-based immunization program. The purpose of this study was to identify factors considered key to the success of a large bi-state, metropolitan, multi-school district, school-based, hepatitis B immunization program. METHOD Immunizations were offered to 14,865 sixth-grade students in 16 school districts at 123 public and private school buildings. Personnel from 6 health departments and numerous volunteers administered the vaccines. Twenty-two semistructured interviews were conducted with a representative sample of program participants from schools, health departments, and the coordinating immunization coalition. A qualitative, grounded theory analysis was performed using data from the interviews. RESULTS The following categories emerged and were considered important issues in the success of a school-based program: organization, time, obtaining consent, educational opportunity, school support, and student tracking. DISCUSSION School-based immunization programs can be successful, but they require a coordinated effort with school support to meet the challenges of obtaining consent and tracking students.
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- School of Nursing, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 221 Health Science Building, 2220 Holmes St., Kansas City, MO 64108-2676, USA
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Goldstein ST, Cassidy WM, Hodgson W, Mahoney FJ. Factors associated with student participation in a school-based hepatitis B immunization program. THE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH 2001; 71:184-187. [PMID: 11393930 DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2001.tb07313.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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This study examined the relationship between participation in a school-based hepatitis B immunization program and teacher attitudes toward school-based health care and student socioeconomic factors. A survey addressing teachers' attitudes was administered to all teachers participating in the program. Information regarding student participation in school lunch programs and scores on national standardized tests were collected. Of the 4,874 fifth-grade students targeted for the program, 3,483 (72%) consented to be vaccinated and 3,232 (93% of 3,483) received all three doses of vaccine. Socioeconomic factors were the most important predictors of student participation in this school-based immunization program. Participation was significantly lower among students in schools with a high proportion of students receiving free or reduced-price school lunch and with low test scores. The only teacher factor associated with student participation was whether the teacher had returned the questionnaire. Strategies to increase immunization coverage in school-based programs should target children of low socioeconomic status.
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- S T Goldstein
- Hepatitis Branch, MS G37, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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Wilson T, Harman S. Analysis of a bi-state, multi-district, school-based hepatitis B immunization program. THE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH 2000; 70:408-412. [PMID: 11195951 DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2000.tb07228.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A descriptive correlational research design assessed factors influencing participation and completion rates, and to determine vaccine administration costs, in a school-based Hepatitis B vaccination program. Of 18,046 students in public and private schools in the metropolitan Kansas City, Mo., area, 12,986 (73.4%) participated with approximately 75% of these students completing the vaccine series. Larger schools reported decreased participation and completion rates. Both rates were highest in schools providing educational interventions. Schools with a large population of commercially insured students reported low participation rates (65%), but high completion rates (85%). Schools with a high number of Medicaid-eligible students had high participation rates (97%), but low completion rates (67%). The vaccine cost $5.06 per dose to administer.
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- University of Missouri-Kansas City, 221 Health Science Bldg., 2220 Holmes St., Kansas City, MO 64108-2676, USA.
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The results of an evaluation of a large metropolitan-wide, school-based hepatitis B vaccination program provide further evidence that such programs are effective and cost-beneficial. The percentage of 6th grade students fully immunized against hepatitis B rose from approximately 8% to 82% in the program. Administering the vaccine at school was $1.46 per dose less than traditional methods. Over $24 million of potential health care costs have been avoided through the program.
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- T Wilson
- The University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Nursing, Kansas City, Missouri 64108, USA.
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Yusuf H, Averhoff F, Smith N, Brink E. Adolescent immunization: rationale, recommendations, and implementation strategies. Pediatr Ann 1998; 27:436-44. [PMID: 9677615 DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-19980701-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- H Yusuf
- Immunization Services Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Immunization Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
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Cassidy W. School-based adolescent hepatitis B immunization programs in the United States: strategies and successes. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1998; 17:S43-6. [PMID: 9688100 DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199807001-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND To increase hepatitis B vaccination coverage of adolescents, a public/private partnership was organized in the greater Baton Rouge area of Louisiana in 1992 to fund and implement school-based vaccination programs. METHODS Initial programs utilized schools with existing school-based clinics and administered 2 to 3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine to up to 76% of eligible students. During 1996 to 1997, expansion from 4 schools to 68 schools was facilitated by the use of temporary clinics set up in open school space. This multifaceted program administered 3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine to 3232 students (75%) and 2 doses to 171 students (4%). Administration of the 3-dose regimen of hepatitis B vaccine was aided by the use of a dosing schedule at 0, 2 and 4 months. This accelerated dosing has been shown to provide seroprotection for greater than 95% of healthy adolescents. RESULTS In the Baton Rouge area, the hepatitis B adolescent vaccination program has immunized approximately 5000 adolescents during a 5-year period with minimal use of financial and personnel resources. CONCLUSIONS The success and growth of this program demonstrate that school-based vaccination programs can be highly efficient and effective.
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- Louisiana State University Medical Center, Baton Rouge, USA.
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