Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and barriers associated with the uptake of influenza vaccine among pregnant women
| Autor: | Ahmed Y. Mayet, Ghadeer Al-Shaikh, Amani F. Hamad, Hazem Al-Mandeel, Nada A. Alsaleh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Influenza vaccine Knowledge of flu vaccine Pharmaceutical Science Against flu vaccine Attitudes beliefs 03 medical and health sciences Knowledge score 0302 clinical medicine medicine 030212 general & internal medicine GeneralLiterature_REFERENCE(e.g. dictionaries encyclopedias glossaries) ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS Prospective survey Pharmacology Response rate (survey) Pregnancy 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Uptake of flu vaccine business.industry lcsh:RM1-950 virus diseases medicine.disease Flu vaccine and pregnancy Vaccination lcsh:Therapeutics. Pharmacology Family medicine Immunology Original Article business |
| Zdroj: | Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 76-82 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 1319-0164 |
| Popis: | Objective: The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and factors associated with the uptake of the influenza (flu) vaccination in women within Saudi Arabia during their pregnancy period. Methods: A cross-sectional prospective survey was conducted on 1085 pregnant women at the antenatal clinic over a period of 6 weeks with the provision of influenza vaccination. The questionnaire collected demographic and other data; it included 12 questions on their general knowledge and assessed their attitude toward influenza vaccination, and their awareness of vaccine risk and the potential benefits during pregnancy. The knowledge score obtained was then calculated and compared. Results: A total of 998 patients took part in the questionnaire with a response rate of 92%. There was poor awareness that the flu vaccine is safe to administer during pregnancy (130, 13.1%) and that all pregnant women should receive the flu vaccine (190, 19.1%). Pregnant women with flu vaccine knowledge score of ⩽5 (range 0–12) were significantly less likely to take the vaccine (OR 3.78, 95% CI 2.68–5.26, p |
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