ERIC Number: EJ1471584
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jun
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1059-8405
EISSN: EISSN-1546-8364
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Evaluating the Accuracy of the Annual Statewide Kindergarten Vaccination Survey Submitted to Public Health Authorities by School Systems, Oklahoma, 2018
Ozair H. Naqvi1,2; Aaron M. Wendelboe2; Laurence Burnsed1; Mike Mannell1; Amanda Janitz2; Stephanie Natt1
Journal of School Nursing, v41 n3 p325-332 2025
Recent trends in vaccine hesitancy have brought to light the importance of using accurate school vaccination data. This study evaluated the accuracy of a pilot statewide kindergarten vaccination survey in Oklahoma. School vaccination and exemption data were collected from November 2017 to April 2018 via the Research Electronic Data Capture system. A multivariable linear regression model was used to evaluate the relationship between students who are up to date for all vaccines comparing school reported and Oklahoma State Department of Health-validated data. Adjusted vaccination data were overestimated by 1.0% among public schools and 3.3% among private schools. These results were validated by a random audit of participating schools finding the school-reported vaccination data to be overestimated by 0.6% compared to true student immunization records on file. Our analysis indicates that school-reported vaccination data are sufficiently valid. Immunization record audits provide confidence in available data, which drives evidence-based decision-making.
Descriptors: State Surveys, Immunization Programs, Accuracy, Data Collection, Kindergarten, Information Systems, State Departments of Education, Data Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Public Schools, Private Schools, Audits (Verification), Decision Making, Evidence Based Practice, Public Health, Institutional Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oklahoma
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Author Affiliations: 1Acute Disease Service, The Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma City, OK, USA; 2Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA