'This choice does not just affect me.' Attitudes of pregnant women toward COVID-19 vaccines: a mixed-methods study
| Autor: | Laura C. Stephens, Sarah Geoghegan, Richard J. Drew, Kristen A. Feemster, Karina Butler, Maeve Eogan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Health Knowledge
Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty COVID-19 Vaccines Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Immunology Short Report Individual risk Affect (psychology) Pregnancy medicine Humans Immunology and Allergy Pharmacology Receipt Vaccines SARS-CoV-2 business.industry Public health Vaccination COVID-19 Infant medicine.disease Family medicine Scale (social sciences) Female Pregnant Women business |
| Zdroj: | Hum Vaccin Immunother |
| ISSN: | 2164-554X 2164-5515 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/21645515.2021.1924018 |
| Popis: | Public health experts agree that pregnant women who fall into priority groups may be offered a Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine. However, little is known about attitudes of pregnant women toward COVID-19 vaccination. We surveyed 300 pregnant women during the roll out of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Ireland. Women rated likelihood of receipt of a vaccine during pregnancy, on a 1–10 scale (1 = very unlikely, 10 = very likely). One hundred and thirteen (38%) women responded with a score of ≥8, while a similar proportion (36%) selected a score of ≤2. Safety of their unborn infant was the primary driver of decision making among survey participants, but specific safety concerns differed according to likely acceptance of a vaccine. Communication about COVID-19 vaccines to pregnant women must explicitly address safety. Pregnant women and their health-care providers should be supported with accessible interpretations of data so that they can make the best choice for their individual risk profile. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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