Influenza and pertussis vaccine uptake during pregnancy among Australian women in south‐east Queensland, Australia

• Published in: Australian and New Zealand journal of public health Vol. 45; no. 5; pp. 443 - 448
• Main Authors: Laurie, Lucy, Lambert, Stephen B., Jones, Lee, Boddy, Gary, O'Grady, Kerry‐Ann F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canberra Elsevier B.V 01.10.2021; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Elsevier Limited; Elsevier
• Subjects: Data collection; determinants; Distribution; Dosage and administration; Forecasts and trends; Health risks; Immunization; Influenza; Influenza vaccines; Pertussis; Pertussis vaccines; Population studies; Pregnancy; Prenatal care; Public health; Risk perception; Secondary analysis; vaccination; Vaccines; Whooping cough; Women; Australia; Queensland Australia; influenza; determinants; pertussis; pregnancy; vaccination

Population‐specific studies of vaccine uptake in pregnancy are necessary to monitor progress and ensure enablers to vaccination are locally relevant. We aimed to determine the uptake of influenza and pertussis vaccine during pregnancy in women in south‐east Queensland and the reasons why women were...