Using general practice data to monitor influenza vaccination coverage in the medically at risk: a data linkage study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the possibility of using data from a network of Australian General Practices (GPs) to estimate influenza vaccination coverage in Australians medically at risk.

Design

Data electronically extracted from a large national network of Australian GP clinics (MedicineInsight) was analysed for annual influenza vaccination coverage from 2008 to 2014. We compared the results with the 2009 and 2014 Adult Vaccination Survey. We adjusted for differences in the distribution of age, risk groups and provider types.

Setting

All states in Australia.

Participants

GPs participating in MedicineInsight programme.

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

Annual vaccination coverage across risk groups as recorded in Adult Vaccination Surve

SUBMITTER: Badmus D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6756341 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature