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Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol
. 2022 Jan 25.
doi: 10.1111/ajo.13485. Online ahead of print.
Attitudes toward year-round influenza vaccination in pregnant women
Naomi Catharine Alys Whyler[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Khai Lin Kong[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sushena Krishnaswamy[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Michelle Giles[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Influenza virus circulates year-round, yet uptake of maternal influenza vaccination decreases outside of influenza season. This prospective study of 62 pregnant women provides insight into the possible underlying reasons for this. Despite knowledge of benefits for maternal and infant outcomes, we observed a lack of understanding of rates of influenza infection outside influenza season, concerns about safety in relation to receiving multiple vaccinations during the same pregnancy, and lack of healthcare provider recommendation to be vaccinated outside influenza season. These findings can help tailor public health education targeting pregnant women and their healthcare providers to improve influenza vaccine uptake.
Keywords: attitude; influenza; pregnancy; timing; vaccine.
. 2022 Jan 25.
doi: 10.1111/ajo.13485. Online ahead of print.
Attitudes toward year-round influenza vaccination in pregnant women
Naomi Catharine Alys Whyler[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Khai Lin Kong[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sushena Krishnaswamy[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Michelle Giles[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35076952
- DOI: 10.1111/ajo.13485
Abstract
Influenza virus circulates year-round, yet uptake of maternal influenza vaccination decreases outside of influenza season. This prospective study of 62 pregnant women provides insight into the possible underlying reasons for this. Despite knowledge of benefits for maternal and infant outcomes, we observed a lack of understanding of rates of influenza infection outside influenza season, concerns about safety in relation to receiving multiple vaccinations during the same pregnancy, and lack of healthcare provider recommendation to be vaccinated outside influenza season. These findings can help tailor public health education targeting pregnant women and their healthcare providers to improve influenza vaccine uptake.
Keywords: attitude; influenza; pregnancy; timing; vaccine.