Temporal trends and determinants of COVID-19 vaccine series initiation after recent pregnancy

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COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccination
COVID-19 vaccine series initiation
Pregnancy
Pregnant
Birth
dc.contributor.author
Török, Eszter
Shinsa, Tavleen
Dimanlig-Cruz, Sheryll
Alton, Gillian D.
Sprague, Ann E.
Dunn, Sandra I.
Shah, Prakesh S.
El-Chaâr, Darine
Regan, Annette K.
Wilson, Kumanan
Buchan, Sarah A.
Kwong, Jeffrey C.
Håberg, Siri E.
Gravel, Christopher A.
Okun, Nannette
Walker, Mark C.
MacDonald, Shannon E.
Wilson, Sarah E.
Barrett, Jon
Fell, Deshayne B.
dc.date.accessioned
2024-02-02T16:35:29Z
dc.date.available
2024-02-02T16:35:29Z
dc.date.issued
2023-05-30
dc.description.abstract - en
During the rapid deployment of COVID-19 vaccines in 2021, safety concerns may have led some pregnant individuals to postpone vaccination until after giving birth. This study aimed to describe temporal patterns and factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine series initiation after recent pregnancy in Ontario, Canada. Using the provincial birth registry linked with the COVID-19 vaccine database, we identified all individuals who gave birth between January 1 and December 31, 2021, and had not yet been vaccinated by the end of pregnancy, and followed them to June 30, 2022 (follow-up ranged from 6 to 18 months). We used cumulative incidence curves to describe COVID-19 vaccine initiation after pregnancy and assessed associations with sociodemographic, pregnancy-related, and health behavioral factors using Cox proportional hazards regression to estimate adjusted hazard ratios (aHR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Among 137,198 individuals who gave birth in 2021, 87,376 (63.7%) remained unvaccinated at the end of pregnancy; of these, 65.0% initiated COVID-19 vaccination by June 30, 2022. Lower maternal age (<25 vs. 30–34 y aHR: 0.73, 95%CI: 0.70–0.77), smoking during pregnancy (vs. nonsmoking aHR: 0.68, 95%CI: 0.65–0.72), lower neighborhood income (lowest quintile vs. highest aHR: 0.79, 95%CI: 0.76–0.83), higher material deprivation (highest quintile vs. lowest aHR: 0.74, 95%CI: 0.70–0.79), and exclusive breastfeeding (vs. other feeding aHR: 0.81, 95%CI: 0.79–0.84) were associated with lower likelihood of vaccine initiation. Among unvaccinated individuals who gave birth in 2021, COVID-19 vaccine initiation after pregnancy reached 65% by June 30, 2022, suggesting persistent issues with vaccine hesitancy and/or access to vaccination in this population.
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Eszter Török, Tavleen Dhinsa, Dimanlig-Cruz S, et al. Temporal trends and determinants of COVID-19 vaccine series initiation after recent pregnancy. PubMed Central. 2023;19(2). doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2023.2215150
dc.identifier.doi
10.1080/21645515.2023.2215150
dc.identifier.issn
2164-5515
dc.identifier.uri
https://open-science.canada.ca/handle/123456789/1926
dc.language.iso
en
dc.publisher
Taylor & Francis
dc.rights - en
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
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Creative Commons Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
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Gold
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Or
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.rights.uri - fr
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.fr
dc.subject - en
Health
dc.subject - fr
Santé
dc.subject.en - en
Health
dc.subject.fr - fr
Santé
dc.title - en
Temporal trends and determinants of COVID-19 vaccine series initiation after recent pregnancy
dc.type - en
Article
dc.type - fr
Article
local.acceptedmanuscript.articlenum
2215150
local.article.journalissue
2
local.article.journaltitle
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
local.article.journalvolume
19
local.peerreview - en
Yes
local.peerreview - fr
Oui
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