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Table 2 Self-reported influenza vaccine uptake during current pregnancy by demographic group

From: Coverage and determinants of influenza vaccine among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study

Total

Total n

% vaccinated (95% CI)

500

9.8

(7.3; 12.7)

Age group (years)

 21 to 25

54

7.4

(2.1; 17.9)

 26 to 30

184

14.7

(9.9; 20.6)

 31 to 35

182

5.5

(2.7; 9.8)

 36 to 46

80

10.0

(4.4; 18.8)

Trimester

 First (1 to 12 weeks)

49

4.1

(0.5; 14.0)

 Second (13 to 27 weeks)

162

11.7

(7.2;17.7)

 Third (28 weeks and above)

289

9.7

(6.5; 13.7)

Residential status

 Citizen

378

9.3

(6.5; 12.6)

 Permanent resident

71

11.3

(5.0; 21.0)

 Foreigner/missing

51

11.8

(4.4; 23.9)

Ethnicity

 Chinese

200

11.0

(7.0; 16.2)

 Malay

163

6.1

(3.0; 11.0)

 Indian

68

10.3

(4.2; 20.1)

 Othera

50

18.0

(8.6; 31.4)

 Prefer not to answer

19

5.3

(0.1; 26.0)

Education

 Secondary and below

60

3.3

(0.4; 11.5)

 Post-secondary

183

6.0

(3.0; 10.5)

 University Bachelor degree

204

13.2

(8.9; 18.7)

 University Masters degree and above

53

17.0

(8.1; 29.8)

Income

 < $1000

14

7.1

(0.1; 33.9)

 $1000–$4999

213

8.5

(5.1; 13.0)

 $5000–$9999

127

10.2

(5.6; 16.9)

 $10,000–$14,999

48

22.9

(12.0; 37.3)

 $15,000–$19,999

10

10.0

(0.3; 44.5)

 $20,000+

20

10.0

(1.2; 31.7)

 Prefer not to answer

68

4.4

(0.9; 12.4)

Housing

 HDBb 1–2 rooms

21

4.8

(0.1; 23.8)

 HDBb 3–4 rooms

274

6.6

(0.4; 10.2)

 HDBb 5 rooms

112

11.6

(6.3; 19.0)

 Condo

48

12.5

(4.7; 25.2)

 Landed property

22

45.5

(24.4; 67.8)

 Prefer not to answer

23

4.3

(0.1; 21.9)

Marital status

 Married

475

9.3

(6.8; 12.2)

 Single/separated/ divorced

11

36.4

(10.9; 69.2)

 Prefer not to answer

14

7.1

(0.1; 33.9)

First pregnancy

 No

266

9.0

(5.9; 13.1)

 Yes

234

10.7

(7.0; 15.4)

Eligible for Medisave

 No/ Not sure

79

8.9

(3.6; 17.4)

 Yes

421

10.0

(7.3; 13.2)

Insurancec

 No

231

6.5

(3.7; 10.5)

 Yes

127

22.1

(15.2; 30.3)

 Not sure

142

4.2

(1.6; 9.0)

  1. a Includes Filipino, Caucasian, Javanese, Pakistani, Vietnamese, Myanmar, Arabic, Boyanese, Korean, Sikh, Asian
  2. b Singapore Housing and Development Board
  3. c Has private or employer health insurance that covers the cost of the influenza vaccine