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Int J Gynaecol Obstet
. 2023 Apr 20.
doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14794. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women attending tertiary care centre: A cross-sectional study
Nidhi Gupta[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sumedha Sharma[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Aruna Nigam[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sanjeet Panasar[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Siddharth Kumar[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the knowledge and attitude towards coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination during pregnancy and to discover factors that lead to non-acceptance of vaccine.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Science & Research, New Delhi over a period of 3 months through a web-based questionnaire via Google form. The questionnaire was assessed using Cronbach α for internal consistency, which was 0.795.
Results: News (74%) was the major source of knowledge among pregnant women. Around 60% women were not willing to receive the vaccine, mainly because of their fear of a harmful effect on pregnancy. The anticipated vaccine acceptance rate was 41% but actual vaccine acceptance rate in pregnancy was 7.3%.
Conclusion: Efforts should be made to reduce the gap of knowledge regarding vaccine among pregnant women.
Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccination; SARS-CoV-2; acceptance; hesitancy; pregnancy.
. 2023 Apr 20.
doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14794. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women attending tertiary care centre: A cross-sectional study
Nidhi Gupta[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sumedha Sharma[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Aruna Nigam[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sanjeet Panasar[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Siddharth Kumar[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 37078596
- DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.14794
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the knowledge and attitude towards coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination during pregnancy and to discover factors that lead to non-acceptance of vaccine.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Science & Research, New Delhi over a period of 3 months through a web-based questionnaire via Google form. The questionnaire was assessed using Cronbach α for internal consistency, which was 0.795.
Results: News (74%) was the major source of knowledge among pregnant women. Around 60% women were not willing to receive the vaccine, mainly because of their fear of a harmful effect on pregnancy. The anticipated vaccine acceptance rate was 41% but actual vaccine acceptance rate in pregnancy was 7.3%.
Conclusion: Efforts should be made to reduce the gap of knowledge regarding vaccine among pregnant women.
Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccination; SARS-CoV-2; acceptance; hesitancy; pregnancy.