Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and influenza vaccine uptake of children with asthma across 18 primary care practices
| Characteristic | All children | Non-white children | White children |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-intervention | N=8250 | N=1902 | N=6348 |
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| Age group, n (%)* | |||
| <2 | 530 (6.4) | 188 (9.9) | 342 (5.4) |
| 2–8 | 3826 (46.4) | 929 (48.8) | 2897 (45.6) |
| 9–17 | 3894 (47.2) | 785 (41.3) | 3109 (49.0) |
| Sex, n (%) | |||
| Male | 4786 (58.0) | 1140 (59.9) | 3646 (57.4) |
| Female | 3464 (42.0) | 762 (40.1) | 2702 (42.6) |
| Insurance, n (%)* | |||
| Commercial | 5537 (67.1) | 727 (38.2) | 4810 (75.8) |
| Self/public | 2713 (32.9) | 1175 (61.8) | 1538 (24.2) |
| Influenza vaccination (%) | 4555 (55.2) | 881 (46.3) | 3674 (57.9) |
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| Post intervention | N=8487 | N=2492 | N=5995 |
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| Age group, n (%)* | |||
| <2 | 225 (2.7) | 110 (4.4)** | 115 (1.9)** |
| 2–8 | 3673 (43.3) | 1223 (49.1) | 2450 (40.9) |
| 9–17 | 4589 (54.1) | 1159 (46.5) | 3430 (57.2) |
| Sex, n (%) | |||
| Male | 5003 (59.0) | 1486 (59.6) | 3517 (58.7) |
| Female | 3484 (41.1) | 1006 (40.4) | 2478 (41.3) |
| Insurance, n (%)* | |||
| Commercial | 5179 (61.0) | 741 (29.7)** | 4438 (74.0)† |
| Self/public | 3308 (39.0) | 1751 (70.3) | 1557 (26.0) |
| Influenza vaccination, n (%) | 5449 (64.2)** | 1528 (61.3)** | 3921 (65.4)** |
| Pre-post difference in vaccination rate (%) | 9.0 | 15.0 | 7.5 |
*
P<0.001 for differences in distributions between race categories
**
P<0.001 for pre-post comparisons within race;
†
P<0.05 for pre-post comparisons within race