Comparison of influenza vaccination coverage between immigrant and Australian-born adults

Highlights • We estimated influenza vaccination coverage in older adults in Australia. • The coverage was lower in immigrants and varied by country of birth. • Coverage did not differ by age at migration and years lived in Australia. • Vaccination programs should consider the needs of immigrants....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vaccine 2016-12, Vol.34 (50), p.6388-6395
Hauptverfasser:	Karki, Surendra, BSc, MSc, MScIH, PhD, Dyda, Amalie, PhD, Candidate, Newall, Anthony, MPH, PhD, Heywood, Anita, B.Sc (Biomed), MPH, PhD, MacIntyre, C. Raina, FRACP, FAFPHM, PhD, McIntyre, Peter, FRACP, FAFPHM, PhD, Banks, Emily, MBBS (Hons), FAFPHM, PhD, Liu, Bette, MBBS, MPH, DPhil
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Aged Aged, 80 and over Allergy and Immunology Australia Body mass index Country of birth Coverage Education Emigrants and Immigrants Family income Female Humans Immigrants Immunization Influenza Influenza Vaccines - administration & dosage Influenza, Human - prevention & control Language Male Medical screening Middle Aged Migration Mortality Noncitizens Population Groups Prospective Studies Questionnaires Studies Vaccination Coverage Vaccine Vaccines
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • We estimated influenza vaccination coverage in older adults in Australia. • The coverage was lower in immigrants and varied by country of birth. • Coverage did not differ by age at migration and years lived in Australia. • Vaccination programs should consider the needs of immigrants.
ISSN:	0264-410X 1873-2518
DOI:	10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.10.012