The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice / American Board of Family Practice
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Numerous individual characteristics have been found to be associated with rates of obtaining flu shots. This study creates a predictive model that assesses the relative impact of each of these factors on increasing rates of flu shots in a population. ⋯ The major predictor of getting a flu shot in future years is having received one in the current year (63% of predictive power). Six other behavior and demographic factors increase the predictive power modestly. Programs that target nonrecipients may increase the overall flu shot rates of a community.