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Table 2 Influenza vaccination characteristics of surveyed pregnant women in the Czech Republic

From: Vaccination against influenza in pregnant women in a maternity hospital in the Czech Republic in the season 2020–2021

Vaccination characteristics

N = total number of completed surveys

Number of pregnant women

Percent of pregnant women (%), in respective subgroup

In your opinion, influenza vaccine in pregnancy (N = 4,617)

Is important

152

3.3

Is useful

1,895

41.1

Is useless

2,050

44.4

Should be prohibited

228

4.9

I do not know

292

6.3

Have you ever received influenza vaccine? (N = 4,614)

Yes

677

14.7

No

3,937

85.3

How often do you get vaccinated against influenza? (N = 668)

Every year

85

12.7

Sometimes

583

87.3

Have you received influenza vaccine during pregnancy? (N = 4,617)

Yes

68

1.5

No

4,549

98.5

In which trimester of pregnancy did you receive influenza vaccine? (N = 66)

First trimester

11

16.7

Second trimester

32

48.5

Third trimester

23

34.8

Were you aware of the possibility to get vaccinated against influenza during pregnancy? (N = 4,616)

Yes

959

20.8

No

3,657

79.2

Source of information regarding vaccination against influenza during pregnancy (N = 959) *

Internet

343

35.8

Media

172

17.9

General practitioner

152

15.8

Gynaecologist

96

10.0

Family

78

8.1

Friend

45

4.7

Other

198

20.6

  1. Note: *Multiple answers were allowed in this question, so the total exceeds 100%
  2. Of 959 pregnant women who were informed about influenza vaccination during pregnancy, only 6.9% (66/959) were vaccinated, while among those who were not informed, even only 0.1% (2/3,657) were vaccinated during pregnancy (Fisher’s exact test, p < 0.001).