Structural inequities in seasonal influenza vaccination rates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Influenza immunization is a highly effective method of reducing illness, hospitalization and mortality from this disease. However, influenza vaccination rates in the U.S. remain below public health targets and persistent structural inequities reduce the likelihood that Black, American Indian and Alaska Native, Latina/o, Asian groups, and populations of low socioeconomic status will receive the influenza vaccine.

Methods

We analyzed correlates of influenza vaccination rates using the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) in the year 2020. Our analysis compared influenza vaccination as the outcome of interest with the variables age, sex, race, education, income, geographic location, health insurance status, access to primary care, history of delayi

SUBMITTER: Brewer LI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8210739 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature