Obstetrical Healthcare Personnel's Attitudes and Perceptions on Maternal Vaccination with Tetanus-Diphtheria-Acellular Pertussis and Influenza
Table 2
HCP Knowledge of ACIP vaccination recommendations for pregnant and/or postpartum women and self-reported immunization practices.
Questions and answers
Obstetricians
Nurses
The ACIP recommends routine administration of Tdap to all postpartum women and their contacts.
True
14/30 (47%)
72/117 (61%)
The ACIP recommends administration of influenza vaccine to women who will be pregnant during the flu season.
True
28/32 (88%)
105/118 (89%)
What percent of pregnant women have you vaccinated against influenza in the past year?1,2
0%–10%
8/26 (31%)
113/130 (87%)
≥10%–25%
5/26 (19%)
8/130 (6%)
≥25%–50%
5/26 (19%)
5/130 (4%)
≥50%–75%
6/26 (23%)
3/130 (2%)
≥75%–100%
2/26 (8%)
1/130 (0.8%)
What percent of nonpregnant/postpartum women have you vaccinated against pertussis in past year?2
0%–10%
25/26 (96%)
121/129 (96%)
≥10%–25%
1/26 (4%)
5/129 (4%)
, obstetricians versus nurses (logistic regression for increasing percentage by obstetricians).
2Not all questions were answered by the entire group. Denominator shown represents number of responses per question in that group.
