Obstetrical Healthcare Personnel's Attitudes and Perceptions on Maternal Vaccination with Tetanus-Diphtheria-Acellular Pertussis and Influenza
Table 1
Characteristics of surveyed obstetricians and nurses to determine knowledge, attitudes, and perceived barriers to vaccination of pregnant and/or postpartum women1.
Obstetricians
Nurses
Duration of practice after training
<5 years
14/33 (42%)
34/130 (26%)
5–≤10
7/33 (21%)
32/130 (25%)
>10–≤20
4/33 (12%)
30/130 (23%)
>20
8/33 (24%)
34/130 (26%)
Employment setting
Solo
4/30 (13%)
0/130 (0%)
Hospital based
18/30 (60%)
129/130 (99%)
Group practice
8/30 (26%)
1/130 (0.8%)
Number of pregnant women seen per week
<5
3/32 (9%)
41/130 (32%)
5–≤10
5/32 (15%)
20/130 (15%)
>10–≤20
6/32 (19%)
41/130 (31%)
>20–≥50
12/32 (37%)
15/130 (11%)
>50
6/32 (19%)
13/130 (10%)
Not all questions were answered by the entire group. Denominator shown represents number of responses per question in that group.