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ArticleJournal of general internal medicine2023

Uptake and Equity in Influenza Vaccination Among Veterans with VA Coverage, Veterans Without VA Coverage, and Non-Veterans in the USA, 2019-2020.

Adam Gaffney, David U Himmelstein, Samuel Dickman, Danny McCormick, Stephanie Woolhandler

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Article in Journal of general internal medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Adam GaffneyDepartment of Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA, USA. agaffney@cha.harvard.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7326-0661
David U HimmelsteinDepartment of Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Samuel DickmanPlanned Parenthood South Texas, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Danny McCormickDepartment of Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Stephanie WoolhandlerDepartment of Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Cambridge Health Alliance · USPlanned Parenthood · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVaccination is a primary method of reducing the burden of influenza, yet uptake is neither optimal nor equitable. Single-tier, primary care-oriented health systems may have an advantage in the efficiency and equity of vaccination.

objectiveTo assess the association of Veterans' Health Administration (VA) coverage with influenza vaccine uptake and disparities.

designCross-sectional.

participantsAdult respondents to the 2019-2020 National Health Interview Survey. MAIN MEASURES: We examined influenza vaccination rates, and racial/ethnic and income-based vaccination disparities, among veterans with VA coverage, veterans without VA coverage, and adult non-veterans. We performed multivariable logistic regressions adjusted for demographics and self-reported health, with interaction terms to examine differential effects by race/ethnicity and income. KEY

resultsOur sample included n=2,277 veterans with VA coverage, n=2,821 veterans without VA coverage, and n=46,456 non-veterans. Veterans were more often White and male; among veterans, those with VA coverage had worse health and lower incomes. Veterans with VA coverage had a higher unadjusted vaccination rate (63.0%) than veterans without VA coverage (59.1%) and non-veterans (46.5%) (p<0.05 for each comparison). In our adjusted model, non-veterans were 11.4 percentage points (95% CI -14.3, -8.5) less likely than veterans with VA coverage to be vaccinated, and veterans without VA coverage were 6.7 percentage points (95% CI -10.3, -3.0) less likely to be vaccinated than those with VA coverage. VA coverage, compared with non-veteran status, was also associated with reduced racial/ethnic and income disparities in vaccination.

conclusionsVA coverage is associated with higher and more equitable influenza vaccination rates. A single-tier health system that emphasizes primary care may improve the uptake and equity of vaccination for influenza, and possibly other pathogens, like SARS-CoV2.

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COVID-19Influenza, HumanInfluenza VaccinesAdultCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMaleRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2United StatesVaccinationInfluenza VaccinesRNA, Viralhealth care accessinfluenzavaccinationVeterans Health

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PMID36163527
PMCPMC9512990
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