Why do not pregnant women want to get vaccinated against the flu? A scoping review

e201904018

Authors

  • Nicole Saray Medina-Hernández Servicio Canario de la Salud. Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Islas Canarias. España.
  • Gonzalo Duarte-Clíments Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería Nuestra Señora de Candelaria. Universidad de La Laguna. Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Islas Canarias. España.
  • Raquel Lorido-Muñoz Servicio Extremeño de Salud. Badajoz. España.
  • Estrella Miranda-Barrero Gerencia de Atención Primaria de Tenerife. Servicio Canario de la Salud. Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Islas Canarias. España
  • María Begoña Sánchez-Gómez Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería Nuestra Señora de Candelaria. Universidad de La Laguna. Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Islas Canarias. España.

Keywords:

Pregnant women, Newborn, Influenza vaccines, Health education

Abstract

Background: Pregnant women and newborns are at in- creased risk of complications from seasonal flu. Vaccination is effective and safe but there is low adherence in pregnant women. Objective: to identify the reasons that lead pregnant women not to be vaccinated against seasonal influenza.

Methods: Scoping Review in which we used as search terms. DeCS Pregnant Women, Vaccines against Influenza. MeSH Pregnant Women, Influenza Vaccines, united by AND. Databases: Medline, VHL, Scielo, CUIDEN. The PRISMA model and the Joanna Briggs Institute tool were used to sort the search and synthesize the results. Motives were identified in each study and ordered according to frequency of appearance.

Results: 16 studies were found that identify 15 reasons for not being vaccinated. The most frequent were: Concern about side effects and/or vaccine safety and lack of information/ recommendation from health professionals.

Conclusions: The decision of not to be vaccinated seems to be multifactorial. In some cases, health professionals can play a fundamental role in adherence. These results could be useful for future research.

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Published

2019-04-22

How to Cite

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Medina-Hernández NS, Duarte-Clíments G, Lorido-Muñoz R, Miranda-Barrero E, Sánchez-Gómez MB. Why do not pregnant women want to get vaccinated against the flu? A scoping review: e201904018. Rev Esp Salud Pública [Internet]. 2019 Apr. 22 [cited 2025 Jun. 6];93:7 páginas. Available from: https://ojs.sanidad.gob.es/index.php/resp/article/view/1272