Table 3.
Vaccine recommendations and uptake among pregnant women enrolled in the study, October 2017 – January 2018, N = 604
| Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Received recommendation to get vaccinated during current pregnancy | 361 | 59.8 |
| Source of vaccine recommendationa | ||
| Doctor, Nurse, or other health-care providers | 253 | 70.1 |
| Relative | 114 | 31.6 |
| Friend/Neighbor | 109 | 30.2 |
| Husband | 102 | 28.3 |
| Community Health Worker | 83 | 23.0 |
| Through Radio, TV Or Internet/Social Media | 32 | 8.9 |
| Ministry of Health | 14 | 3.9 |
| Father of child | 8 | 2.2 |
| Religious leaders | 6 | 1.7 |
| Local leaders | 4 | 1.1 |
| Chemist/pharmacist | 1 | 0.3 |
| Others | 19 | 5.3 |
| Vaccine recommended during current pregnancy | ||
| Tetanus vaccine | 277 | 76.7 |
| Do not know vaccine | 47 | 13.0 |
| Cannot remember vaccine name | 34 | 9.4 |
| Otherb | 3 | 0.8 |
| Received vaccine during current pregnancy | 429 | 71.03 |
| Specific vaccine(s) received | ||
| Tetanus vaccinec | 415 | 96.7 |
| Unknown | 14 | 3.3 |
| Week of pregnancy received tetanus vaccine (median, IQR) | 20 | (16,24) |
| Complications from tetanus vaccination | 82 | 19.8 |
| Type of complicationd | ||
| Pain | 39 | 47.6 |
| Numbness | 16 | 19.5 |
| Swelling | 13 | 15.9 |
| Bleeding | 2 | 2.4 |
| Fever | 1 | 1.2 |
| Other | 12 | 14.6 |
| No complications | 333 | 80.2 |
| Received vaccine during prior pregnancy, n = 433e | 401 | 92.6 |
| Specific vaccine(s) received | ||
| Tetanus vaccine | 347 | 86.5 |
| Do not know/remember | 54 | 13.5 |
| Maximum number of vaccines willing to receive during pregnancy | ||
| 1 | 101 | 16.7 |
| 2 | 72 | 11.9 |
| 3 | 46 | 7.6 |
| 4 | 12 | 2.0 |
| ≥5 | 17 | 2.8 |
| No maximum | 216 | 35.8 |
| Not sure | 140 | 23.2 |
| Stage of pregnancy woman likely to take up a vaccine | ||
| All throughout pregnancy | 108 | 17.9 |
| During the first 3 months | 222 | 36.8 |
| During the first 6 months | 211 | 34.9 |
| Only during the last 3 months | 63 | 10.4 |
aWomen could reply to more than one option so total >361.
bRespondents reported Anti D, Iron boosters, and malaria vaccine; malaria vaccine is not given in pregnancy while Anti D and iron boosters are not vaccines.
cOne mother reported receiving influenza, pertussis, and HPV vaccine in addition to tetanus vaccine; influenza, pertussis, and HPV vaccines are not routinely given to pregnant women in Kenya.
dWomen could reply to more than one option for the type of complication, so total >82
eDenominator excludes mothers in their first pregnancy (n = 163) and those who were not sure of receiving vaccine in the past pregnancy (n = 8).