Table 2.
Knowledge of maternal vaccines.
| Factor |
Heard of dTpaan (%) |
|
Heard of IIVan (%) |
|
| Age | p = 0.002 | p = NSa | ||
| Less than 25 years | 113/142 (80) | 125/129 (97) | ||
| Greater than 25 years | 354/393 (90) | 361/370 (98) | ||
| Country of Birth | p<0.001 | p = NS | ||
| Australia | 161/167 (96) | 157/158 (99) | ||
| Other | 306/368 (83) | 329/341 (96.5) | ||
| Region of Birth | p<0.001 | p = NS | ||
| Australia | 161/167 (96) | 157/158 (99) | ||
| East Asia | 40/45 (89) | 40/41 (98) | ||
| Southeast Asia | 56/64 (87.5) | 59/60 (98) | ||
| South Asia | 125/159 (79) | 145/150 (97) | ||
| New Zealand + Pacific Islands | 28/31 (90) | 27/28 (96) | ||
| Other | 57/69 (83) | 58/62 (93.5) | ||
| Years resident in Australia | p = 0.01 | p = NS | ||
| Less than 2 years | 15/22 (68) | 18/20 (90) | ||
| More than 2 years | 452/513 (88) | 467/478 (98) | ||
| First language | p<0.001 | p = NS | ||
| English | 188/195 (96) | 183/185 (99) | ||
| Other | 279/342 (82) | 303/314 (96.5) | ||
| Education completed | p = 0.001 | p = NS | ||
| Primary school | 70/93 (75) | 79/82 (96) | ||
| Secondary school | 134/149 (90) | 135/141 (96) | ||
| TAFEa | 80/86 (93) | 79/80 (99) | ||
| University | 183/207 (88) | 193/196 (98.5) | ||
| Employment | p<0.001 | p = NS | ||
| Employed | 251/267 (94) | 248/253 (98) | ||
| Not employed | 200/247 (81) | 217/225 (96) | ||
| Student | 16/21 (76) | 21/21 (100) | ||
| Gravida | p = 0.006 | p = NS | ||
| Primgravid | 184/223 (82.5) | 203/207 (98) | ||
| Multigravid | 283/312 (91) | 283/292 (97) | ||
| Gestation | p = NS | p = NS | ||
| Less than 13 weeks | 10/13 (77) | 12/13 (92) | ||
| 13-27 weeks | 142/170 (83.5) | 159/164 (97) | ||
| Greater than 27 weeks | 315/352 (89.5) | 315/322 (98) | ||
| Number of prior antenatal visits | p = 0.01 | p = NS | ||
| None | 10/12 (83) | 12/12 (100) | ||
| 1-2 visits | 71/91 (78) | 83/86 (96.5) | ||
| More than 2 | 386/432 (89) | 391/401 (97.5) |
a
Abbreviations used.
dTpa: Pertussis-containing vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis).
IIV: Inactivated influenza vaccine.
NS: Not significant.
TAFE: Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutions provide mainly vocational training in Australia.