Association Between Unmet Essential Social Needs and Influenza Vaccination in US Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although social factors influence uptake of preventive services, the association between social needs and influenza vaccination has not been comprehensively evaluated for adults seeking primary care in the USA.

Objective

To determine the association between unmet social needs and influenza vaccination.

Design

Retrospective, cross-sectional, multivariable logistic regression.

Participants

Persons completing ambulatory visits in a primary care department at a midwestern, urban, multispecialty, academic medical center between July 2017 and July 2019 (N = 7955 individuals included).

Main measures

Completion of influenza vaccination in the 2018-2019 influenza season (primary outcome) or any year (secondary outcome) against 11 essential social needs

SUBMITTER: Parente DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8205316 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature