Utilization of the 2009 H1N1 Vaccine by Pregnant Women in a Pandemic Year

2010 A(H1N1) vaccination in pregnant women in Brazil: identifying coverage and associated factors

“…In contrast, our study showed that the poorest quartile had higher vaccination rates than did the richest quartile and that ethnicity and education, in contrast to what happened in other countries 19,33 , did not influence vaccination coverage. These results highlight the advantage of having universal coverage and an extensive primary health care network, in which most pregnant women and other risk groups had received the vaccination 26 .…”

“…Socioeconomic factors (income and education) have been reported to be barriers to vaccination 14,19,30,31,33,34 . In contrast, our study showed that the poorest quartile had higher vaccination rates than did the richest quartile and that ethnicity and education, in contrast to what happened in other countries 19,33 , did not influence vaccination coverage.…”

2012/13 influenza vaccine effectiveness against hospitalised influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3N2) and B: estimates from a European network of hospitals

“…Surveys of pregnant women in North America showed moderate rates of influenza A(H1N1)pdm vaccine coverage that represented an increase from previous years' seasonal influenza vaccine coverage. [62,63] However, among those women not receiving either seasonal or pandemic vaccine, safety concerns and lack of knowledge of the vaccine were frequently cited as reasons for not receiving the vaccine. [62,64] Questions regarding attitudes toward vaccination identify medical providers as the primary and most trusted information source for influenza and vaccination.…”

The Perspective of Pregnant Women on Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Before Pandemics

“…18 Alberta'da gebelerin %70,2 oranında pandemik grip aşısı olduğu gözlenmiştir. 19 Amerika'da ise çalışmamızdakine benzer şekilde düşük aşılama oranı tespit edilmiş, 212 gebenin %25,2'inin aşılandığı, aşılanmanın yan etkilerinden çekinilmesinin, fetus için güvenilirlik derecesinin tam olarak açıklanmasının ve gelişebilecek komplikasyonlardan çekinilmesinin aşılama için kısıtlayıcı olduğu bildirilmiştir. 20 Ülkemizde ise Diyarbakır'dan 804 ve Ankara'dan 1164 kişiyle yapılan bir çalışmada, pandemik grip aşısı yaptırma yüzdesinin Ankara'da %9,3, Diyarbakır'da %3,7 olduğu saptanmıştır.…”