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Table 3 Overview of vaccination coverage rates in the Swedish counties in 2003/4 and 2004/5 combined and health care system characteristics concerning the influenza vaccination campaign, sorted by VCR for the elderly.

From: Variations in influenza vaccination coverage among the high-risk population in Sweden in 2003/4 and 2004/5: a population survey

 

Number of respondents and vaccination coverage

Vaccination campaign characteristics

 

Elderly

Diseased

Healthy

Total

     

County

n

VCR (%)

N

VCR (%)

n

VCR (%)

n

Main adm.1)

Remuneration main administrator2)

No. of health care providers involved3)

Extra remuneration for administrator

Out of pocket payment elderly4)

Jonkoping

28

78

26

10

136

3

190

GP

Salary

1

no

no

Stockholm

93

65

97

16

691

6

881

GP

Salary

2

yes, each shot

no

Västmanland

23

64

16

0

109

5

148

GP

Capitation

3

yes, each shot

no

Sodermanland

15

48

20

12

127

2

162

Other6)

Salary

1

no

total

Gävleborg

18

48

28

13

129

2

175

GP

Salary

1

yes, each shot

no

Skåne

83

47

91

10

468

4

642

GP

Salary

4

yes, each shot

total

Blekinge

8

46

7

0

57

4

71

GP

Salary

3

no

no

Varmland

18

46

33

17

113

4

164

GP

Salary

4

no

no

Halland

18

43

16

15

98

5

132

PHW

Ffs

5

yes, each shot

partly

Västra Götaland

100

43

98

9

659

4

856

GP6)

Salary

2

no

total

Norrbotten

17

42

20

10

105

3

142

GP

Salary

2

no

no

Uppsala

28

39

31

17

190

8

248

GP

Salary

3

yes, each shot

total

Kalmar

21

36

16

16

95

1

131

GP

Salary

2

no

total

Vasterbottens lan

20

34

22

25

106

6

148

GP

Salary

3

no

total

Gotland

2

33

5

0

40

10

47

PHW

Salary

2

no

partly

Kronoberg

18

31

15

9

47

6

80

GP

Salary

4

yes, each shot

no

Dalarna

16

30

17

10

107

7

141

GP

Salary

4

no

no

Östergötland

36

27

38

15

177

5

251

GP

Salary

4

no

partly

Västernorrland

17

25

19

18

104

1

139

GP

Salary

4

no

total

Jamtland

15

24

15

16

43

2

73

PHW

Salary

4

yes, each shot

partly

Orebro

18

12

17

6

132

7

167

GP

Salary

2

no

total

Total

612

 

645

 

3733

 

4990

     
  1. 1) Main administrator: GP = General Practitioner, PHW = Public Health worker
  2. 2) ffs = fee-for-service, capitation = fixed allowance for each patient on list
  3. 3) Number of different health care providers involved in influenza vaccination
  4. 4) total = total vaccination paid by elderly themselves, partly = part of the costs is paid by the elderly themselves
  5. 5) In Sodermanland, both GP and district nurses are involved in influenza vaccination
  6. 6) In Västra Götaland the shot is provided by nurses in General Practice