Understanding Pregnant Women's Attitudes and Behavior Toward Influenza and Pertussis Vaccination

Bibliographic Data

ID4656133
AuthorsKerrie E Wiley (The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia), Kerrie Wiley (0000-0001-9699-7754, Children's Hospital at Westmead), Spring C Cooper (The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), Spring Cooper (0000-0002-9925-9033, The University of Sydney), Nicholas Wood (0000-0002-5377-6246, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia), Julie Leask (0000-0001-5095-1443, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Year2015
Volume25
Issue3
Pages360-370
Publication date2015-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732314551061
PMID25246330
OpenAlexW2143898134
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited40

Internationally, pregnant and postpartum women have been the focus of influenza and pertussis immunization campaigns, with differing levels of vaccine acceptance. We used semistructured interviews to explore pregnant women's perspectives on influenza vaccination during pregnancy and postpartum pertussis vaccination. Many women saw pregnancy as a busy time filled with advice on what they "should" and "should not" do to ensure the health of their fetus, and vaccinating themselves was regarded as just one of these tasks needing consideration. Women were more concerned about potential risks to their infants' health before their own. They saw influenza as a disease affecting the mother, whereas they viewed pertussis as a threat to the baby and therefore comparatively more risky. They were thus more likely to intend to vaccinate against pertussis to protect their infant. Framing of vaccination information toward protection of the baby might help increase vaccine uptake among pregnant women

Family medicine · Immunization · Influenza vaccine · Pregnancy · Vaccination · Bacterial Infections and Vaccines · Influenza Virus Research Studies · Medicine · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Immunology