Characteristics and determinants of seasonal influenza vaccination in Manitoba, Canada: A population-wide record-linkage study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Seasonal influenza vaccine (SIV) uptake (receipt of vaccine) in Manitoba, Canada is consistently low notwithstanding vaccine availability and free-of-charge vaccination. Despite, there is a lack of published evidence on the determinants of uptake of the vaccine. We sought to assess the association between SIV uptake and certain population and primary care physician (PCP) characteristics in Manitoba.

Methods

We conducted a longitudinal study utilizing Manitoba administrative health databases. We summarized SIV uptake from 2000/01-2019/20 influenza seasons across subpopulations defined by socioeconomic, health-related and PCP characteristics. Utilizing multivariable generalized estimating equation logistic regression models, we assessed the association between SIV u

SUBMITTER: Okoli GN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10825609 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature