Influenza Vaccination Among US Children With Asthma, 2005-2013.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children with asthma face higher risk of complications from influenza. Trends in influenza vaccination among children with asthma are unknown.

Methods

We used 2005-2013 National Health Interview Survey data for children 2 to 17 years of age. We assessed, separately for children with and without asthma, any vaccination (received August through May) during each of the 2005-2006 through 2012-2013 influenza seasons and, for the 2010-2011 through 2012-2013 seasons only, early vaccination (received August through October). We used April-July interviews each year (n = 31,668) to assess vaccination during the previous influenza season. Predictive margins from logistic regression with time as the independent and vaccination status as the dependent variable were used to ass

SUBMITTER: Simon AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4739299 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature