TABLE 2.
Barriers to vaccination among pregnant women who did not receive the seasonal (n = 348) vaccine or the influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 (pH1N1) vaccine (n = 411) — Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), Massachusetts, 2009–10 influenza season
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| Response | No. | (%)† | (95% CI) | No. | (%)† | (95% CI) |
| Doctor didn’t mention anything | 80 | (28.5) | (21.7–36.5) | 72 | (24.5) | (18.3–31.8) |
| Shot unavailable | — | — | — | 114 | (46.0) | (38.2–54.0) |
| Worried about side effects for me | 106 | (37.5) | (29.9–45.9) | 166 | (50.6) | (42.6–58.5) |
| Worried about harm to baby | 118 | (43.0) | (35.0–51.4) | 157 | (52.8) | (44.7–60.7) |
| I don’t normally get a flu shot | 187 | (70.5) | (63.0–77.0) | 145 | (53.7) | (45.7–61.6) |
| Other | 63 | (33.5) | (25.0–43.2) | 51 | (25.0) | (17.6–34.1) |
Abbreviation: CI = confidence interval.
*
Women could check more than one option; therefore, percentage will not total 100.
†
Weighted to adjust for complex survey design and nonresponse.