Journal article

Influenza and pertussis vaccination of women during pregnancy in Victoria, 2015-2017

Stacey L Rowe, Kirsten P Perrett, Rosemary Morey, Nicola Stephens, Benjamin C Cowie, Terry M Nolan, Karin Leder, Helen Pitcher, Brett Sutton, Allen C Cheng

MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA | WILEY | Published : 2019

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To assess variations by time of year and hospital in the uptake of influenza and pertussis vaccinations by pregnant women in Victoria; to identify factors associated with vaccination uptake. DESIGN, SETTING: Retrospective analysis of data in the Victorian Perinatal Data Collection (VPDC), a population surveillance system for obstetric conditions, procedures, and pregnancy and birth outcomes. PARTICIPANTS: Women whose pregnancies ended in a live or stillbirth during July 2015 - June 2017. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Influenza and pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy. RESULTS: 153 980 pregnancies in 67 hospitals ended during July 2015 - June 2017; 59 968 pregnant women (39.0%) were v..

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