Enrique Castro?Sánchez|Rafael Vila?Candel|Francisco Javier Soriano?Vidal|Esther Navarro-Illana|Javier Díez?Domingo
Influence of health literacy on acceptance of influenza and pertussis vaccinations: a cross-sectional study among Spanish pregnant women
Imperial College London|Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr|Hospital de La Ribera|University of Alicante|Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr|Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana|Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr|Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr|Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana
immunisations influenza bordetella pertussis infection recommended pregnant women valencia spain yet vaccination rates remain low health literacy hl appears crucial factor vaccination decisionmaking explored relation hl pregnant women decisions receive influenza pertussis immunisationsuniversity hospital valencia spain119 women gave birth hospital valencia spain november 2015 may 2016 women immediate postpartum period 27 weeks gestation november 2015 may 2016 included study women impairments language barriers illiteracy prevented completion questionnaires 18 years excluded enrolmenthl level influenza pertussis immunisation rate reasons rejection vaccination119 participants included mean age 32355 years 52 primiparous 95 fullterm deliveries higher education level associated short assessment health literacy spanish adults 50 adjusted r2022 p0014 newest vital sign adjusted r20258 p0001 scores depending scale 5685 participants adequate hl 52 62119 94 112119 women received influenza pertussis immunisation respectively women rejecting influenza vaccine higher hl level measured salhsa50 tool accepting kruskalwallis test p0022 24 women declined influenza vaccination felt vaccine unnecessary 23 claimed insufficient informationinfluenza vaccination rate suboptimal study women high hl likely decline immunisation information professionals needs match patients hl levels reduce negative perceptions vaccination