Table 1 Characteristics of qualitative research participants, South London, 2022 (total N = 58)

Age^b

 < 30 years

5

0

7

 30 – 40 years

24

6

4

 > 40 years

2

1

9

Gender^c

 Female

31

7

18

 Male

0

0

2

Ethnic group

 Asian/Asian British

2

0

2

 Black/Black British—Afr./ Carib

15

0

4

 White British

2

4

8

 Other white

5

2

4

 Mixed/Multiple/Other

7

1

2

IMD decile

 1–2 (most deprived)

7

1

-

 3–4

12

1

-

 5–6

1

1

-

 7–8

1

0

-

 9–10 (least deprived)

0

0

-

 No data/ no full post code given

10

4

-

Borough in South London

 Southwark

14

5

-

 Lambeth

8

2

-

 Lewisham

4

0

 Other^d

5

0

-

Religion

 Christian

17

-

7

 Muslim

6

-

0

 None/ Agnostic/ Atheist

7

-

10

 Other

1

-

3

Marital status

 Married/ in partnership

22

-

-

 Not married/ in partnership

9

-

-

Highest level of education

 Primary or secondary school

5

-

0

 College

4

-

1

 Undergraduate degree (e.g. BA)

11

-

12

 Postgraduate (e.g. MSc, Dipl.)

11

-

7

Employment

 Yes, full-time

17

-

16

 Yes, part-time

4

-

4

 No

10

-

0

Profession

 Midwife

-

-

12

 GP^e

-

-

2

 Pharmacist/Pharmacy manager

-

-

3

 Other^f

-

-

4

Delivery/Due date^g

 Spring/Summer 21 (May-Aug21)

7

0

-

 Autumn 21 ( Sep-Nov21)

4

1

-

 Winter 21/22 (Dec21-Feb22)

6

3

-

 Spring 22 (Mar-May22)

8

1

-

 Summer 22 (Jun-Aug22)

5

2

-

 Autumn 22 (Sep-Nov22)

2

0

-

Older child/ previous life birth(s)

 Yes

12

2

-

Vaccination in pregnancy

 Took/ plans to take all vaccines

9

5

-

 Took/ plans to take some vaccines

14

2

-

 Took/ plans to take no vaccines

8

0

-