Effectiveness of Educational Intervention on Influenza Vaccine Uptake: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Xiaoju Zhou; Xuequn Zhao; Jun Liu; Wenjie Yang

doi:10.18502/ijph.v49i12.4805

Effectiveness of Educational Intervention on Influenza Vaccine Uptake: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Iran J Public Health. 2020 Dec;49(12):2256-2263. doi: 10.18502/ijph.v49i12.4805.

Authors

Xiaoju Zhou¹, Xuequn Zhao¹, Jun Liu¹, Wenjie Yang¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Infectious Disease, Tianjin First Center Hospital, Tianjin, China.

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to explore effective education method to improve influenza vaccine uptake rate.

Methods: Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials was conducted in this study including subgroup analysis and publication bias test. Electronic databases comprised PubMed, EBSCO, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, and Cochrane were searched for studies published up to Oct 8, 2019.

Results: Influenza vaccination was significantly different in massages or letters intervention group (OR=1.30, 95%CI: 1.05-1.61). No heterogeneity and publication bias existed in this meta-analysis (I² =43.60%, P=0.131, P_begg =0.754, P_egger =0.051).

Conclusion: Education by messages and letters was effective according to this study. Education messages could be more efficacy combined with easer vaccine access.

Keywords: Education; Influenza vaccine; Intervention; Meta-analysis.

Publication types

Review