Description of an onsite school-based intervention aimed at increasing influenza vaccination uptake among children in an Italian Local Health Authority.

Annali dell'Istituto superiore di sanita Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI:10.4415/ANN_25_02_06

Leonardo Villani, Andrea Barbara, Maria Teresa Riccardi, Marcello Di Pumpo, Paolo Lombardo, Marta Marino, Svetlana Axelrod, Mauro Goletti, Antonietta Spadea, Giuseppe Quintavalle, Paolo Parente

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Introduction: Onsite school-based intervention represents a key strategy to increase influenza vaccination uptake and improve knowledge of children, parents and school staff. This study aims to quantitatively describe an intervention in Local Health Authority Roma 1.

Methods: Vaccination was offered to children aged 2-6 years. A quantitative descriptive analysis of vaccination coverage and population variables was performed.

Results: 29 schools were included. Out of 2,424 eligible children, 405 were vaccinated (16.7%). Of these, 218 (53.8%) were male and 187 (46.2%) female, mean age 4.4 years old. 177 (43.7%) received one dose, while 228 (56.3%) were vaccinated for the first time. Of these, 150 students (65.8%) also received the second dose. 148 other people (parents, teachers and older children) decided to join the campaign, thus being vaccinated.

Conclusions: Community-based interventions in school settings increase adherence to health promotion campaigns. It is necessary to continue researching and investing in such activities.

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描述了意大利地方卫生当局旨在提高儿童流感疫苗接种率的现场学校干预措施。

现场学校干预是提高流感疫苗接种率和提高儿童、家长和学校工作人员知识的关键策略。本研究旨在定量描述罗马地方卫生当局1的干预措施。方法：对2 ~ 6岁儿童进行免疫接种。对疫苗接种覆盖率和人口变量进行了定量描述性分析。结果：纳入29所学校。在2424名符合条件的儿童中，405名接种了疫苗（16.7%）。其中男性218例（53.8%），女性187例（46.2%），平均年龄4.4岁。第一次接种177例（43.7%），第一次接种228例（56.3%）。其中，150名学生（65.8%）也接受了第二次接种。另有148人（家长、教师和年龄较大的儿童）决定参加这项运动，从而接种疫苗。结论：以社区为基础的学校干预措施增加了对健康促进运动的依从性。有必要继续对这些活动进行研究和投资。

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