Influenza immunization among elderly is an important public health intervention to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and premature deaths, although its coverage varies globally. In order to identify non-vaccinating subgroups, the use of socio-economic deprivation indices has been proposed. Deprivation indices have the advantage of describing socio-economic status taking into account several dimensions, while remaining synthetic and easily interpretable. The objective of this work was to perform a systematic review of studies investigating the association between deprivation indices and anti-influenza vaccine coverage in the elderly population.
Identifying elderly with low vaccine uptake using social deprivation indices: a systematic review
Stefanati, A;
2017
Abstract
Influenza immunization among elderly is an important public health intervention to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and premature deaths, although its coverage varies globally. In order to identify non-vaccinating subgroups, the use of socio-economic deprivation indices has been proposed. Deprivation indices have the advantage of describing socio-economic status taking into account several dimensions, while remaining synthetic and easily interpretable. The objective of this work was to perform a systematic review of studies investigating the association between deprivation indices and anti-influenza vaccine coverage in the elderly population.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
