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- Title
Perception on influenza vaccination in Korean women of childbearing age.
- Authors
In Seon Kim; Yu Bin Seo; Kyung-Wook Hong; Ji Yoon Noh; Won Suk Choi; Joon Young Song; Geum Joon Cho; Min Jeong Oh; Hai Joong Kim; Soon Choul Hong; Jang Wook Sohn; Hee Jin Cheong; Woo Joo Kim
- Abstract
Purpose: Women who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant in the influenza season or caring for infant 6-59 months of age are identified as priority groups for influenza vaccination. Vaccination rate is presumed to be low in those women. The purpose of this study was to investigate perceptions of childbearing age women about influenza vaccination. Materials and Methods: Childbearing age women visiting the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 3 University hospitals in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do province were surveyed. Individual interviews were performed to them with questionnaire for 2 months from April to May 2012. Demographic data, Immunization history, general understanding and factors associated with vaccination were asked. Results: Three hundred fifty-five (71.0%) of total 500 reproductive age women had the experience of influenza vaccination. Among 343 women who has been pregnant at least once, 48 women (16.4%) had vaccination during pregnancy, and 46 of them got vaccination since 2009. One hundred ninety women of total 500 women responded that they would get vaccination if pregnant in the next influenza season (38.0%). In multivariate analysis, statistically significant factors associated with plans of influenza vaccination in pregnancy were as follows: experience of childbirth (odds ratio [OR], 1.97; 95% CI, 1.32 to 2.93), high level of education (OR, 1.96; 95% CI, 1.22 to 3.15), previous influenza vaccination (OR, 1.88; 95% CI, 1.17 to 3.01). Conclusion: Influenza vaccine coverage on childbearing age women including pregnant women is low because of misperception of vaccination during pregnancy. It is necessary for healthcare provider to correct misunderstanding and to recommend vaccination actively.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; VACCINATION of adults; INFLUENZA vaccines; WOMEN'S health; PREGNANCY; MULTIVARIATE analysis
- Publication
Clinical & Experimental Vaccine Research, 2012, Vol 1, Issue 1, p88
- ISSN
2287-3651
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7774/cevr.2012.1.1.88