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Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Pregnant Women - United States, 2016-17 Influenza Season
- Source :
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Pregnant women and their infants are at increased risk for severe influenza-associated illness (1), and since 2004, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has recommended influenza vaccination for all women who are or might be pregnant during the influenza season, regardless of the trimester of the pregnancy (2). To assess influenza vaccination coverage among pregnant women during the 2016-17 influenza season, CDC analyzed data from an Internet panel survey conducted during March 28-April 7, 2017. Among 1,893 survey respondents pregnant at any time during October 2016-January 2017, 53.6% reported having received influenza vaccination before (16.2%) or during (37.4%) pregnancy, similar to coverage during the preceding four influenza seasons. Also similar to the preceding influenza season, 67.3% of women reported receiving a provider offer for influenza vaccination, 11.9% reported receiving a recommendation but no offer, and 20.7% reported receiving no recommendation; among these women, reported influenza vaccination coverage was 70.5%, 43.7%, and 14.8%, respectively. Among women who received a provider offer for vaccination, vaccination coverage differed by race/ethnicity, education, insurance type, and other sociodemographic factors. Use of evidence-based practices such as provider reminders and standing orders could reduce missed opportunities for vaccination and increase vaccination coverage among pregnant women.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Health (social science)
Adolescent
Epidemiology
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Advisory committee
Ethnic group
Influenza season
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Health Information Management
Pregnancy
030225 pediatrics
Influenza, Human
Medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Full Report
Young adult
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
business.industry
Vaccination
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
United States
Immunization
Influenza Vaccines
Vaccination coverage
Health Care Surveys
Female
Medical emergency
Seasons
business
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1545861X
- Volume :
- 66
- Issue :
- 38
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....094f6d1af553568da0c7c1d018124bd3