Beyond the verbal: Pregnant women's preferences for receiving influenza and Tdap vaccine information from their obstetric care providers

Figures & data

Table 1. Interest in information about maternal vaccinations by selected patient characteristics.

Patient Characteristic	Interested^1^(N = ^259) N (%)	OR^2	95% CI^3
Age (in years)
18–29	70 (53.0%)	REF4	REF
30–34	111 (69.8%)	2.05	1.27, 3.31
35+	76 (67.9%)	1.87	1.11, 3.16
Education
High school education or less	52 (44.1%)	REF	REF
College or graduate degree	205 (71.9%)	3.25	2.08, 5.08
Race/Ethnicity
African American/Black	83 (55.0%)	REF	REF
Hispano/Latino/Chicano	15 (75.0%)	2.38	0.82, 6.90
Caucasian/White	122 (73.9%)	2.26	1.40, 3.63
Asian	30 (62.5%)	1.40	0.71, 2.76
Other	7 (41.2%)	0.62	0.22, 1.75
Provider Type
Midwife	20 (42.6%)	REF	REF
Ob-Gyn	214 (65.9%)	2.60	1.40, 4.85
Both	10 (76.9%)	4.50	1.09, 18.50

¹ Interested = indicated ‘interested’ or ‘very interested’ in information on maternal vaccines on a five-point Likert scale.

² OR = odds ratio, calculated using an unadjusted logistic regression model.

³ 95% CI = 95% Confidence Interval.

⁴ REF = referent category.

Figure 1. Currently used secondary communication modes for maternal vaccine information.

Figure 2. Preferred secondary communication modes for maternal vaccine information.

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