Socio-economic inequality underpins inequity in influenza vaccination uptake between public and private secondary schools: an Australian population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Socio-economic inequality and vaccination inequity have long been critical issues. However, no studies have explored the gap in influenza vaccination uptake between public and private schools. Importantly, the extent to which socio-economic inequality translates into vaccination uptake inequity has not been quantified. We investigate influenza vaccination uptake among school-aged Australian children in 2023, compare uptake between public and private schools, and assess the role of socio-economic inequality in vaccination uptake inequity.

Methods

We analysed whole-of-population linked immunisation, census, and administrative data. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify key uptake predictors, and the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition was used to identify

SUBMITTER: Le H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12702385 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature