Factors Associated With Influenza Vaccination in a National Veteran Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Only 53% of American adults receive influenza vaccination, and disparities in vaccination exist among particular racial and ethnic groups. This study determines how race, ethnicity, sex, and rurality are associated with influenza vaccination adherence in a national Veteran Health Affairs Administration cohort.

Methods

The authors examined differences in documented influenza vaccinations for the 2019-2020 influenza season among Veteran Health Affairs Administration patients in a retrospective cohort study using Veteran Health Affairs Administration administrative electronic health record data. The author used logistic regression to model receipt of influenza vaccination in association with race, ethnicity, sex, and rurality while controlling for clinical diagnose

SUBMITTER: Chen AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11602634 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature