Table 1.

Characteristics of pregnant women refusing flu vaccination (Chi‐square test)

Variables	Women refusing flu vaccination		Women accepting flu vaccination		P
	N	%	N	%
Women	348		18
Age (y)
<24	23	6.61	3	16.67	0.59
25‐29	81	23.28	3	16.67
30‐34	122	35.06	6	33.33
35‐39	84	24.14	4	22.22
>40	38	10.92	2	11.11
Nationality
Italian	305	91.04	14	77.78	0.06
Foreigner	30	8.96	4	22.22
Education
Middle/High school	177	51.30	9	50.0	0.91
College or above	168	48.7	9	50.0
Marital status
Unmarried	30	8.77	3	16.67	0.51
Married	311	90.94	15	83.33
Divorced	1	0.29	0	0
Job
Housewife	45	13.12	5	27.78	0.41
Student	9	2.62	1	5.56
Office worker	112	32.65	4	22.22
Health care worker	19	5.54	1	5.56
Manager	8	2.33	0	0
Self‐employed	31	9.04	4	22.22
Technician	25	7.29	1	5.56
Shopkeeper	16	4.66	0	0
Unemployed	33	9.62	1	5.56
Other	45	13.12	1	5.56
Pregnancy status
Planning pregnancy	7	2.04	2	11.11	0.04
First trimester	21	6.12	1	5.56
Second trimester	41	11.95	4	22.22
Third trimester	274	79.88	11	61.11
Parity
Primiparus	214	62.57	9	56.25	0.61
Multiparus	128	37.43	7	43.75
Miscarriage
Yes	88	25.73	5	27.78	0.84
No	254	74.27	13	72.22
Chronic conditions
Yes	51	15.09	3	16.67	0.85
No	287	84.91	15	83.33
Cohabiting with people affected by chronic conditions
Yes	23	6.73	1	5.88	0.89
No	319	93.27	16	94.12
Work with risk categories
Yes	141	42.60	7	41.18	0.90
No	190	57.4	10	58.82
Changing work
Yes	145	44.21	7	41.18	0.80
No	183	55.79	10	58.82
Non conventional therapy
Yes	45	13.27	1	13.27	0.34
No	294	86.73	17	94.44