Barriers to influenza vaccination of children hospitalised for acute respiratory illness: A cross-sectional survey

To identify barriers to influenza vaccination of children hospitalised for acute respiratory illness in Australia. A total of 595 parents of children hospitalised with acute respiratory illness across five tertiary hospitals in 2019 participated in an online survey. Multivariate logistic regression identified factors most strongly associated with influenza vaccination barriers.

Citation:
Carlson SJ, Quinn HE, Blyth CC, Cheng A, Clark J, Francis JR, et al. Barriers to influenza vaccination of children hospitalised for acute respiratory illness: A cross-sectional survey. J Paediatr Child Health. 2021;57(3):409-18.

Keywords:
Attitude; behaviour; hospital; influenza; paediatric; vaccine

Abstract:
To identify barriers to influenza vaccination of children hospitalised for acute respiratory illness in Australia. A total of 595 parents of children hospitalised with acute respiratory illness across five tertiary hospitals in 2019 participated in an online survey. Multivariate logistic regression identified factors most strongly associated with influenza vaccination barriers.