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. 2016 May 16;31(7):1063–1068. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.7.1063

Table 3. Reasons for not strongly recommending influenza vaccination to pregnant women.

Reasons Single response, No. (%) Multiple responses, No. (%)
Concern for adverse events following influenza vaccination in pregnant women 44/254 (17.3) 161/285 (56.5)
Difficulty and troublesomeness to explain a need for influenza vaccination to pregnant women 46/254 (18.1) 160/285 (56.1)
Lack of request for influenza vaccine by pregnant women 29/254 (11.4) 121/285 (45.5)
Neglect of recommendation of influenza vaccination to pregnant women 62/254 (24.4) 109/285 (38.2)
Lack of knowledge about influenza vaccine effectiveness or safety in pregnant women 44/254 (17.3) 75/285 (26.3)
Cost 3/254 (1.2) 33/285 (11.6)
Low influenza vaccine effectiveness in pregnant women 10/254 (3.9) 18/285 (6.3)
Lack of interest in vaccination against influenza 6/254 (2.4) 13/285 (4.6)

Nonresponses were excluded from the denominator.