Reasons why vaccinated women received a vaccine during pregnancy | Influenza vaccine (n = 256) | Pertussis vaccine (n = 299) | p-value |
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Protect baby | 247 (96.1) | 296 (98.6) | .30 |
Influenced by family, friends and media | 136 (52.1) | 222 (73.7) | <.001 |
Antenatal care provider recommended it | 229 (90.6) | 265 (88.4) | .48 |
General practitioner recommended it | 155 (61.3) | 172 (57.9) | .83 |
Worried about pertussis/influenza | 138 (53.7) | 188 (63.2) | .03 |
Obstetrician recommended it | 129 (49.1) | 157 (52.4) | .25 |
Midwife recommended it | 128 (49.6) | 165 (55.9) | .02 |
To protect family | 6 (2.2) | – | – |
To protect herself | 11 (4.2) | – | – |
Normally get vaccine | 115 (44.6) | – | – |
Health care employee | 8 (2.9) | – | – |
Chronic medical condition | 16 (6.4) | – | – |
Reasons why unvaccinated women did not receive a vaccine during pregnancy | Influenza vaccine (n = 165) | Pertussis vaccine (n = 122) | p-value |
n (%) | n (%) | ||
No antenatal care provider recommendation | 56 (33.6) | 54 (43.9) | .64 |
Worried that it would harm the baby | 54 (32.5) | 28 (23.0) | .47 |
Worried about potential side effects | 62 (37.1) | 15 (11.9) | .04 |
Was advised against it | 11 (6.9) | 8 (7.8) | .92 |
Was too late in pregnancy | – | 7 (5.9) | – |
Vaccine not available | 6 (3.7) | 3 (2.5) | .58 |
Already received or planning to receive after pregnancy | 7 (6.9) | 11 (8.6) | .10 |
Not necessary | 6 (3.4) | – | – |
Don’t normally get vaccine | 56 (33.3) | – | – |
First trimester of pregnancy | 43 (25.8) | – | – |