Effectiveness of Multifaceted Strategies to Increase Influenza Vaccination Uptake: A Cluster Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Influenza vaccination rates remain low among primary school students and vary by school in Beijing, China. Theory-informed, multifaceted strategies are needed to improve influenza vaccination uptake.

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of multifaceted strategies in improving influenza vaccination uptake among primary school students.

Design, setting, and participants

This cluster randomized trial was conducted from September 2022 to May 2023 across primary schools in Beijing, China. Schools were allocated randomly in a 1:1 ratio to multifaceted strategies or usual practice. Schools were deemed eligible if the vaccination rates in the 2019 to 2020 season fell at or below the district-wide average for primary schools. Eligible participants included studen

SUBMITTER: Hu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10964116 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature