Using SMS to monitor adverse events following trivalent influenza vaccination in pregnant women

An article from the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Using SMS to monitor adverse events following trivalent influenza vaccination in pregnant women
From the results posted in PubMed: "Responses were obtained from 2,885 (90.9%) women, 413 (14.3%) of whom reported a suspected AEFI. Local reactions were the most frequently reported AEFI (4.9%), followed by headache (3.3%), fever (2.7%), fatigue (2.5%), diarrhoea (2.5%) and malaise (1.2%); 39 women (1.4%) sought medical advice and no serious vaccine-related AEFIs were identified. Response rates were higher for SMS compared to telephone (84% vs 63%; P < 0.001)."
Study RegionAustralia
OrganizationUniversity of Western Australia
Issue or ProblemAdverse event reporting of vaccination complications
Tech MediumSMS
Technology DeviceMobile Phone
mFHAST ImplicationOpportunity for use of SMS for pregnancy related vaccination adverse event reporting
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