Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in Saudi Arabia

Ghamri, Ranya; Othman, Sahar S; Alhiniah, Mudhawi; Alelyani, Rakan H; Badawi, Atheer M; Alshahrani, Asma A

doi:10.2147/ppa.s357653

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“…Not surprisingly, women who did not get the COVID-19 vaccine or did not intend to receive it indicated as major reasons the fears about its side effects and doubts about its efficacy. This fear of adverse events was already observed as a prevalent reason for refusing the COVID-19 vaccination in other studies in Italy ( 15 ) and elsewhere ( 13 , 37 – 41 ). Among the unvaccinated participants, 71.9% reported their willingness to receive the vaccine.…”

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COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy and willingness among pregnant women in Italy

Giudice¹,

Folcarelli²,

Napoli³

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundPregnant women, especially those with comorbidities, compared to those non-pregnant, have higher risk of developing a severe form of COVID-19. However, COVID-19 vaccine uptake is very low among them.MethodsAn anonymous questionnaire was administered to randomly selected women 18 years of age that were currently pregnant or had just given birth between September 2021 and May 2022 in the geographic area of Naples. Vaccine hesitancy was assessed using the vaccine hesitancy scale (VHS).ResultsA total of 385 women participated. Women who had not been infected by SARS-CoV-2 and who needed information about vaccination against COVID-19 had a higher perceived risk of being infected with SARS-CoV-2. More than half (54.3%) of the women were very afraid of the potential side effects of the COVID-19 vaccination on the fetus. There was higher concern of the side effects of the vaccine on the fetus among those who did not have a graduate degree, those with high-risk pregnancy, those who had not been infected by SARS-CoV-2, those who were more concerned that they could be infected by SARS-CoV-2, those who did not know that this vaccination was recommended for them, and those trusting mass media/internet/social networks for information. Only 21.3% were vaccinated when pregnant, mostly women with a university degree, those who had been infected by SARS-CoV-2 before pregnancy, those who did not need information, and those who acquired information about the vaccination from gynecologists. Almost three-quarters (71.9%) were willing to receive the vaccination and those more likely were those with a university degree, those who have had at least one relative/cohabitant partner/friend who had been infected by SARS-CoV-2, those who were more concerned that they could be infected by SARS-CoV-2, and those who were not extremely concerned of the side effects of the vaccine on the fetus. A total of 86.4% were highly hesitant. Highly hesitant were respondents who did not get a graduate degree, those less concerned that they could be infected by SARS-CoV-2, and those trusting mass media/internet/social networks for information.ConclusionPublic health efforts and education campaigns for pregnant women are needed for changing their perception patterns and for supporting gynecologists in promoting the uptake of this vaccination.

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confidence: 52%

COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy and willingness among pregnant women in Italy

Giudice¹,

Folcarelli²,

Napoli³

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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“…Similarly, one research assessed pregnant women who believed that the vaccine is potentially harmful for the babies eventually showed reluctance to vaccination. [34]According to the CDC,efficacy and safety of COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women has been authentically proved. [35] In addition to, ACOG reported no indication of complications related to mother or fetus from immunizing pregnant women withCOVID-19 vaccines.…”

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Attitude of Pregnant Women for Covid-19 Vaccination

Imtiaz¹,

Masood²,

Jahan³

et al. 2022

IJCRR

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Objective: Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) Vaccination is critical approach in restricting the COVID-19 epidemic in order to curb infections and diminishseverity of illnessparticularly among most vulnerable group such as pregnant women. Therefore, this study was intended to assess the attitude of women in pregnancy toward COVID-19 vaccination. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional observational study conducted in the outpatient Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi by using non-probability convenient sampling technique. The duration of the study was about 6 months from October 2021 to March 2022. A total of 325 pregnant women having pregnancy of after 14 weeks and before 34 weeks, who were physically and mentally fit with no past history of acute or chronic systemic disorder were included in the study. For quantitative variables mean and standard deviation was recorded and for qualitative variables frequency and percentages were reported. Results: The study results showed thatthe mean age of the participants was 28.92 ± 5.18 years, mean parity was 2.61±1.80, and mean gravidity was 3.66±1.86. When asked about their intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, 167(51.4%) participants indicated fear of pregnancy complication while 158(48.6%) had no fear. 170(52.3%) participants showed fear of complication related to baby. About 65(20.0%) were concerned about safety of vaccine. Most of the participants 290(89.2%) agreed that isolation methods and social distancing are not enough. 235(72.3%) believed that COVID-19 vaccine can protect from the infection only 90(27.7%) participants did not believe on effectiveness of vaccine. Conclusion: This study concluded that despite the low educational level of pregnant women, most of the participants showed positive attitude and willing to be vaccinated. However, majority pregnant women had fear of detrimental effects for the fetus and mother that were two major concerns among pregnant women when considering COVID-19 vaccination

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“…Pregnant women who feel that vaccines are safe are 20 times more likely to carry out vaccinations than mothers who feel that vaccines are not safe. Research conducted in Saudi Arabia, most pregnant women are willing to be vaccinated but there are still pregnant women who refuse to vaccinate for reasons of fear and worry about the safety of vaccinations that can have an impact on fetal development in the womb (Ghamri et al, 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

Factors Affecting Willingness to Vaccinate COVID-19 in Pregnant Women in Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Halu¹,

Dafiq²,

Banul³

et al. 2022

J Matern Child Health

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Background:The COVID-19 vaccination has been recommended by WHO and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia. Vaccination is carried out by pregnant women starting from the age of 13 weeks. Vaccines are expected to reduce the risk of pregnant women exposed to COVID-19. However, participation in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in Manggarai Regency is still low. The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors that influence the willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19 in pregnant women in Manggarai Regency Subjects and Method: This was an analytic observational study with a cross-sectional design approach. This study was conducted in Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, from January to May 2022. The sample in this study was 65 pregnant women who had never been vaccinated against COVID-19 with purposive sampling technique. The dependent variable in this study is the willingness of the vaccine. The independent variables are knowledge about COVID-19, knowledge about COVID-19 vaccination, belief, safety, effectiveness and side effects of COVID-19. Data collection using questionnaires and data processing using logistic regression analysis Results: Vaccination willingness was strongly influenced by mother's knowledge about COVID-19 in pregnancy (b=0.046; 95% CI= 0.003 to 0.73; p= 0.031), belief in the COVID-19 vaccine (b= 0.044; CI 95%= 0.003 to 0.757; p= 0.169), vaccination safety (b= 0.048; 95% CI= 0.004 to 0.639; p= 0.022). there was no significant effect, namely knowledge of vaccines (b= 0.195; 95% CI = 0.019 to 2.007; p=0.169) and vaccine effectiveness (b= 0.470; 95% CI= 0.048 to 0.4578; p=0.516). Conclusion:Vaccination willingness was strongly influenced by mother's knowledge about COVID-19 in pregnancy, belief in the COVID-19 vaccine and vaccination safety.

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Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in Saudi Arabia

Cited by 35 publications

References 27 publications

COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy and willingness among pregnant women in Italy

COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy and willingness among pregnant women in Italy

Attitude of Pregnant Women for Covid-19 Vaccination

Factors Affecting Willingness to Vaccinate COVID-19 in Pregnant Women in Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

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