Evaluation of Educational Interventions to Enhance Adolescent Specific Vaccination Coverage

Autor/inn/en	Underwood, Natasha L.; Gargano, Lisa M.; Sales, Jessica; Vogt, Tara M.; Seib, Katherine; Hughes, James M.
Titel	Evaluation of Educational Interventions to Enhance Adolescent Specific Vaccination Coverage
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 89 (2019) 8, S.603-611 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Underwood, Natasha L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12786
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; High School Students; Intervention; Immunization Programs; Health Education; Adolescents; Outcomes of Treatment; Georgia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Immunisierung; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher
Abstract	Background: In this study, we assessed impact of two educational interventions designed to increase coverage of three vaccines recommended during adolescence among Georgia middle and high school students (tetanus diphtheria pertussis [Tdap], meningococcal [MenACWY], and human papillomavirus [HPV] vaccines). Methods: We randomized 11 middle and high schools in one school district into one of three arms: (1) control; (2) educational intervention for parents only (P only); and (3) multicomponent educational intervention for parents and adolescents (P + A), which consisted of educational brochures for parents about vaccines recommended during adolescence and a vaccine-focused curriculum delivered to adolescents by science teachers. We obtained vaccination coverage data during intervention years from the state immunization registry. Results: Odds of receiving at least one vaccine during the study were higher among adolescents in P + A arm compared to control (Odds Ratio [OR]: 1.4; 95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 1.1-2.0). Adolescents in P + A arm had greater odds of receiving at least one vaccine compared with those in P only arm (OR: 1.4; 95% CI: 1.1-1.7). Conclusions: A multicomponent educational intervention for adolescents and parents increased adolescent vaccination uptake. Results suggest similar interventions can increase awareness and demand for vaccines among parents and adolescents. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01