Parent attitudes about school-located influenza vaccination clinics

Facilitators and barriers of parental attitudes and beliefs toward school-located influenza vaccination in the United States: Systematic review

“…While the convenience of SLIV promoted parental acceptance, parents preferred a medical location for proper administration and for care of potential medical needs and side effects. Vaccine safety was a significant barrier to consent [11]. Carpenter et al briefly surveyed parents of large metropolitan public school system in Knoxville, Tennessee and found that significant barriers to SLIV participation included concerns regarding vaccine adverse effects and vaccine virus transmission to household members with health issues such as asthma [7].…”

“…Despite globally recognized benefits of school-located vaccination, the evidence base for SLIV acceptance in the United States is limited [11,12], with studies focused on clinical aspects of vaccine efficacy [19], program feasibility [20], and population-level benefits [21]. We conducted a systematic review to address this evidence gap to improve influenza vaccination coverage by identifying facilitators and barriers of parental attitudes and beliefs toward school-located influenza vaccination for children in the United States.…”

School-located vaccination for adolescents: Past, present, and future and implications for HPV vaccine delivery

“…A nationally representative survey conducted in 2010 found that 51% of parents surveyed would consent to have their child vaccinated against influenza using an SLV program. 27 Factors positively associated with likely consent included whether the child had been immunized previously with the vaccine, parental education level, and uninsured status. Focus group assessment of parental perspectives reveals that parents understand and appreciate the benefits of SLV including the convenience, decreased cost, and public health benefits; yet parents also put significant value on communication about the program, the vaccine risks and benefits, and the qualifications of those administering the vaccine to their children -issues primarily related to safety/ trust.…”

“…33 As with the hepatitis B experience, some studies found varying associations between socioeconomic/demographic factors and the reported willingness to participate in SLV programs, essentially with those least able to take off work to go to a provider's office and those without health insurance being more willing to partake in the programs. 27,34 Interestingly, urban middle school parents' perspectives regarding consent for their child's participation in SLV programs was also influenced by the vaccines being offered. A study conducted in Houston Independent School District revealed that among 615 parents of 11-14 y old adolescents, 57% were willing to consider consenting for influenza vaccine while only 27% were willing to consent for HPV vaccine via a SLV program.…”

Implementation and Evaluation of a School-Based Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Program in Rural Kentucky

“…13,[26][27][28] Notably, school-based services can immunize significant numbers of adolescents by removing barriers related to access to health care, cost, separate medical appointments, parental time away from work, student absenteeism, transportation, and parental presence. 8,9,12,13,26,[29][30][31] Moreover, school programs can provide students, parents, and school administration with vaccine education. 8,10,[32][33][34] However, school immunization programs are not without challenges.…”