Influenza
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention arm:Multifaceted quality improvement strategies (at the school level, student and caregiver level, and system level)
Control arm:Usual practice
Sponsors
School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
7 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Inclusion criteria of schools: (1) The influenza vaccination rate in the 2019-2020 influenza season was at the low and middle level; (2) Classes in Grade 2 and Grade 3 are at the same campus, or at different campuses but close to each other; (3) The school administrators and school doctors agree to participate. 2. Inclusion criteria of classes: (1) The influenza vaccination rates in the previous influenza season were at a middle level among all classes in the same grade; (2) The teachers in charge of classes agree to participate. 2. Inclusion criteria of students and caregivers: caregivers providing electronic informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Exclusion criteria for schools: (1) Boarding schools; (2) Schools for minority ethnic groups or children with special skills; (3) Schools are participating in other similar studies focusing on preventing seasonal influenza; (4) Schools having plans to merge, split or relocate during the study period; (5) The school administrators and school doctors refuse to participate. 2. Exclusion criteria for classes: the teachers in charge of classes refuse to participate. 3. Exclusion criteria for students and caregivers: students and caregivers refuse to participate.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Influenza vaccination status among students on the school vaccination day;Influenza vaccination status among students during the 2022-2023 influenza season;Implementation outcomes of multifaceted quality improvement strategies (the degree and process of reach, adoption, implementation, and maintenance achieved); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knowledge and attitude of influenza and influenza vaccination among school doctors, teachers in charge of classes, and caregivers;Influenza vaccine hesitancy among caregivers;Number of medical visits due to flu-like symptoms;Number of days students absent from school due to flu-like symptoms;Number of days caregivers absent from work due to students’ flu-like symptoms;Caregivers' willingness to get students vaccinated during the 2023-2024 influenza season; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactJuan Zhang
School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
Outcome results
None listed