Achieving High Coverage of H1N1 Influenza Vaccine in an Ethnically Diverse Obstetric Population: Success of a Multifaceted Approach
Table 1
Demographic and outcome characteristics of vaccinated versus unvaccinated HMC obstetric patients.
Variable
All patients
Vaccine acceptance (76%)
Vaccine declination (24%)
value
Maternal age mean*
27.8
27.5 ± 6.1
28.7 ± 5.5
.346+
Gestational age mean*
23.6
23.9 ± 9.8
26.6 ±12.8
.195+
Ethnic populations**
.634++
African American
38
27 (71%)
11 (29%)
West/East African
70
52 (74%)
18 (26%)
Pacific Islander/Asian
9
7 (78%)
2 (22%)
Native American
2
2 (100%)
0 (0%)
Caucasian
19
17 (89%)
2 (11%)
Hispanic
16
13 (81%)
3 (19%)
Spoken language***
English
76
59 (77%)
17 (23%)
.667++
Non-English
79
59 (75%)
20 (25%)
+T-test. ++Chi square.
*
due to missing information regarding maternal and gestational age.
**
due to missing information regarding ethnic background.
***
due to missing information regarding spoken language.
