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. 2015 Feb 10;10(12):3629–3641. doi: 10.4161/21645515.2014.980684

Table 5:

Selected variables associated with P-value for each attitude ordinal response in multivariate logistic regression analysis

Pre-pandemic Selected Variables p-value Post-pandemic Selected Variables p-value
It is best to avoid all vaccinations while pregnant. Doctor ever discussed vaccination during pregnancy <.0001 Doctor ever discussed vaccination during pregnancy <.0001
Ever received influenza vaccine Received influenza <.0001
Received influenza vaccine every year <.0001 Vaccine every year
Pregnant women are at higher risk of severe illness from influenza than women who are not pregnant Education 0.0024 None None
Race 0.0383
Attended pre-natal 0.0008
class
It is safer to wait until after the first 3 months of pregnancy to receive an influenza vaccine Attended pre-natal class 0.0088 Education 0.0018
Doctor ever discussed vaccination during pregnancy 0.0008 Physician considers Pregnancy high risk 0.0105
At least one pre-existing condition* 0.0462 At least one Pre-existing condition* 0.0103
Received influenza vaccine ever year 0.0094
Healthy pregnant women do not require influenza vaccine Doctor ever discussed vaccination during pregnancy <.0001 Received influenza vaccine ever year <.0001
Received influenza vaccine every year <.0001
Pregnant women who receive influenza vaccine are more likely to experience side effects from the vaccine than women who are not pregnant Education 0.0305 Race 0.0169
Health care provider 0.0161 Health care provider 0.0132
Doctor ever discussed vaccine during pregnancy <.0001 Received influenza vaccine ever year 0.0028
Ever received influenza vaccine 0.0047
Received influenza vaccine every year 0.0006
Giving influenza vaccine to pregnant women will help protect newborn babies from getting influenza Primary source of information about vaccines 0.0092 None None
Influenza vaccine poses greater risk to healthy children than natural influenza infection Education <.0001 Race 0.0361
Primary source of Information about 0.0070 Health care provider 0.0127
Doctor ever discussed vaccine during pregnancy <.0001 Received influenza vaccine ever year 0.0025
Received influenza vaccine every year 0.04
It is important that all children in the household are vaccinated against influenza to protect new born babies Age 0.0234 Received influenza vaccine ever year 0.0106
Doctor ever discussed vaccination 0.0036
Ever received influenza vaccine 0.027
Received influenza vaccine ever year 0.0001
Parents should receive influenza vaccine to prevent passing influenza onto their babies Age 0.0201 Doctor ever discussed vaccine during pregnancy 0.0280
Doctor ever discussed vaccination 0.0027 Received influenza vaccine ever year <.0001
Ever received influenza vaccine 0.0290
Received influenza vaccine ever year <.0001
If a vaccine is recommended for all children by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization(part of public Health Agency of Canada that makes recommendation on vaccines) the government has a responsibility to pay for the vaccine for all children Race 0.0493 Received influenza vaccine ever year 0.0002

*For influenza immunization, pre-existing indications include chronic cardio-pulmonary diseases, immunocompromised status, and high-risk contacts. These pre-existing conditions include: heart condition, cystic fibrosis, asthma, other lung condition(s), allergy to eggs, allergic reaction to previous influenza vaccination, and Guillain-Barré syndrome. The pre-existing conditions do not include: high blood pressure, diabetes, abnormalities of the cervix or uterus, autoimmune disease, and liver disease or hepatitis.