Influenza Vaccination
Conditions
Keywords
Influenza, Children, Vaccination coverage, Nasal influenza vaccine
Brief summary
The goal of this intervention study is to learn if giving children influenza vaccinations in early childhood education facilities (i.e., daycare) will increase vaccination coverage compared to giving vaccinations only at healthcare. The main question it aims to answer is: • Does offering children nasal influenza vaccine in daycare result in higher proportion of children getting influenza vaccine. Researchers will compare daycare setting and healthcare setting as the location of giving influenza vaccines to children to see if more children will get vaccinated if they have an opportunity to receive nasal influenza vaccine at daycare. Participants in the intervention group will: • Have the opportunity to receive influenza vaccine in the daycare or in the healthcare Participants in the comparison group will: • Have the opportunity to receive influenza vaccine in the healthcare only
Interventions
The intervention is the possibility to get influenza vaccine in the daycare, in comparison to routine practice of getting influenza vaccine in a healthcare setting.
Sponsors
Study design
Intervention model description
Cluster-randomized study, daycare units being clusters for randomization. Data collection from the vaccination registry.
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Attending early childhood education (daycare) in the city of Turku
Exclusion criteria
* No
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Influenza vaccination coverage | From enrollment to the end of seasonal influenza vaccinations about 3 to 10 weeks later. | Study child receiving any influenza vaccine |
Countries
Finland