Table 4.
Associations between vaccine education interventions and women's reported reasons for not getting vaccinated with influenza vaccine, among women who did not receive the influenza vaccine during pregnancy (n = 85).
| Arm 1 Comparison Group | Arm 2 (Pregnant Pause movie)a |
Arm 3 (Vaccines for a Healthy Pregnancy ibook)a |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | Risk Ratio (95% CI) | P-value | No. (%) | Risk Ratio (95% CI) | P-value | |
| I was worried the vaccine would cause me or my baby harm | 40 (47%) | 12 (40%) | 12 (44%) | 1.11 (0.60–2.04) | 0.734 | 16 (57%) | 1.43 (0.83–2.46) | 0.198 |
| I didn't think I was at risk for influenza | 26 (31%) | 11 (37%) | 5 (19%) | 0.51 (0.20–1.27) | 0.146 | 10 (36%) | 0.97 (0.49–1.93) | 0.940 |
| I don't take vaccines | 20 (24%) | 6 (20%) | 5 (19%) | 0.93 (0.32–2.69) | 0.888 | 9 (32%) | 1.61 (0.66–3.94) | 0.299 |
| The vaccine was not recommended to me by my doctor | 15 (18%) | 7 (23%) | 2 (7%) | 0.32 (0.07–1.40) | 0.129 | 6 (21%) | 0.92 (0.35–2.40) | 0.862 |
| I don't think the vaccine works or works well | 13 (15%) | 3 (10%) | 4 (15%) | 1.48 (0.36–6.03) | 0.583 | 6 (21%) | 2.14 (0.59–7.76) | 0.246 |
| I didn't think influenza was that dangerous for me | 7 (8%) | 3 (10%) | 1 (4%) | 0.37 (0.04–3.35) | 0.377 | 3 (11%) | 1.07 (0.24–4.88) | 0.929 |
| I am afraid of needles | 6 (7%) | 3 (10%) | 3 (11%) | 1.11 (0.24–5.05) | 0.892 | 0 (0%) | NA | NA |
| I was concerned that the vaccine would weaken my immune system | 5 (6%) | 2 (7%) | 3 (11%) | 1.67 (0.30–9.23) | 0.559 | 0 (0%) | NA | NA |
a
Referent is comparison group.