Knowledge, attitudes and practices concerning pertussis maternal immunization in a sample of Italian gynaecologists

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Table 1. Demographics and service place of the respondents

	Did you hear about the Tdap administration in pregnancy?					Did you recommend the Tdap to pregnant women?
	No		Yes			No		Yes
	n	(%)	n	(%)	pᵃ	n	(%)	n	(%)	pᵃ
Age	N = 444				0.8620	N = 376				0.7400
30–40	5	16.67	25	83.33		13	52.00	12	48.00
40–50	10	13.33	65	86.67		28	43.08	37	56.92
>50	53	15.63	286	84.37		133	46.50	153	53.50
Gender	N = 443				0.0680	N = 375				0.6760
Male	41	18.47	181	81.53		86	47.51	95	52.49
Female	27	12.22	194	87.78		88	45.36	106	54.64
Area	N = 411				0.0210	N = 350				0.3700
North	16	16.84	79	83.16		42	53.16	37	46.84
Center	11	22.00	39	78.00		22	56.41	17	43.59
South	17	9.14	169	90.86		75	44.38	94	55.62
Islands	17	21.25	63	78.75		28	44.44	35	55.56
Service place	N = 442				0.0230	N = 374				0.0380
Hospital	43	15.58	233	84.42		120	51.50	113	48.50
Public Practice	3	50.00	3	50.00		1	33.33	2	66.67
Private Practice	17	14.17	103	85.83		38	36.89	65	63.11
Counseling Service	2	6.06	31	93.94		11	35.48	20	64.52
More than one	3	42.86	4	57.14		3	75.00	1	25.00

^aP-value from the Pearson chi-squared test or from the Fischer’s exact test.

Table 2. Answers’ distribution in five-points Likert scales to questions aiming to assess gynecologists’ perception, attitudes, self-perceived knowledge on maternal Tdap and willingness to be involved in Tdap implementation

		Strongly agree		Agree		Neutral		Disagree		Strongly disagree
	N	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
I consider all vaccinations mentioned in the National Vaccinal Prevention Plan necessary	421	285	67.70	106	25.18	21	4.99	4	0.95	5	1.19
I think that pertussis vaccination for pregnant women is important	413	197	47.70	149	36.08	55	13.32	7	1.69	5	1.21
I believe pertussis is a danger for the newborn	411	205	49.88	140	34.06	49	11.92	11	2.68	6	1.46
I think I have enough knowledge about Tdap vaccine for pregnant women	397	103	25.94	141	35.52	78	19.65	55	13.85	20	5.04
I am interested in getting more info about Tdap vaccination during pregnancy	416	210	50.48	153	36.78	37	8.89	9	2.16	7	1.68
I believe it is my responsibility to inform pregnant women about whooping cough vaccination	420	257	61.19	123	29.29	32	7.62	5	1.19	3	0.71
I believe my advice is important for my pregnant patients	410	241	58.78	157	38.29	10	2.44	0	0.00	2	0.49
I believe it should be me who get the Tdap vaccine to pregnant women	383	16	4.18	54	14.10	85	22.19	131	34.20	97	25.33