Influenza Vaccination among Pregnant Women: Patient Beliefs and Medical Provider Practices.

ABSTRACT: ACOG's research department recruited four medical centers to participate in a study on the attitudes and practices of medical providers and pregnant patients regarding influenza vaccination. Medical providers and patients were given voluntary surveys and medical record data was collected over two flu seasons, from 2013 to 2015. Discrepancies between self-reports of medical providers and patients and medical records were observed. Nearly 80% of patients self-reported accepting the influenza vaccine, but medical record data only reported 36% of patients accepting the vaccine. Similarly, all medical providers reported giving recommendations for the vaccine, but only 85% of patients reported receiving a recommendation. Age, education, a medical provider's recommendation, and educational materi

SUBMITTER: Stark LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4983379 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature