City-wide school-located influenza vaccination: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We measured the effectiveness of a city-wide school-located influenza vaccination (SLIV) program implemented in over 102 elementary schools in Oakland, California.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study among Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) members of all ages residing in either the intervention or a multivariate-matched comparison site from September 2011 - August 2017. Outcomes included medically attended acute respiratory illness (MAARI), influenza hospitalization, and Oseltamivir prescriptions. We estimated difference-in-differences (DIDs) in 2014-15, 2015-16, and 2016-17 using generalized linear models and adjusted for race, ethnicity, age, sex, health plan, and language.

Results

Pre-intervention member characteristics were simi

SUBMITTER: Benjamin-Chung J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8881995 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature