Influenza Vaccinations Among Privately and Publicly Insured Children With Asthma.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Annual influenza vaccination rates for children remain well below the Healthy People 2030 target of 70%. We aimed to compare influenza vaccination rates for children with asthma by insurance type and to identify associated factors.

Methods

This cross-sectional study examined influenza vaccination rates for children with asthma by insurance type, age, year, and disease status using the Massachusetts All Payer Claims Database (2014-2018). We used multivariable logistic regression to estimate the probability of vaccination accounting for child and insurance characteristics.

Results

The sample included 317,596 child-year observations for children with asthma in 2015-18. Fewer than half of children with asthma received influenza vaccinations; 51.3% among privatel

SUBMITTER: Geissler KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10474246 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature