Sense of community belonging and influenza vaccine uptake in Canada.

Objectives: The objectives of this study are to determine the prevalence of influenza vaccine uptake across Canadians aged 18 to 64 years with different sense of community belonging (SoCB) and whether SoCB is associated with uptake of the seasonal influenza vaccine.

Methods: We combined the 2007 to 2014 cycles of the nationally representative Canadian Community Health Survey (N = 301,802). The main exposure, SoCB, was measured as "strong" vs "weak.