Vaccine Administration in Children's Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine inpatient vaccine delivery across a national sample of children's hospitals.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study examining vaccine administration at 49 children's hospitals in the Pediatric Health Information System database. Children <18 years old admitted between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2019, and age eligible for vaccinations were included. We determined the proportion of hospitalizations with ≥1 dose of any vaccine type administered overall and by hospital, the type of vaccines administered, and the demographic characteristics of children who received vaccines. We calculated adjusted hospital-level rates for each vaccine type by hospital. We used logistic and linear regression models to examine characteristics associated with vaccine

SUBMITTER: Bryan MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9677936 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature