Influenza vaccination uptake amongst pregnant women and maternal care providers is suboptimal

Abstract

Objective: To assess the uptake of influenza vaccination by pregnant women and maternity care providers and explore their attitudes towards influenza vaccination. Design, setting and participants: Cross-sectional survey administered in a Victorian tertiary level public hospital to 337 pregnant women and 96 maternity care providers. Results: 31.3% of patients planned to or had received influenza vaccination this year, but only a quarter had received education about influenza. Women were more likely to receive influenza vaccination if they had been vaccinated in the last two years (RR 4.5, 95% CI: 3.1-6.4, . p<. 0.001), received education about influenza (RR 2.3, 95% CI: 1.6-3.2, . p<. 0.001) ..