Predicting the Factors Related to the Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination by Pregnant and Lactating Women Referring to Comprehensive Health Service Centers in Zahedan, Iran, Using the Health Belief Model

Autor: Sara Moghimi, Maryam Seraji, Zahra Arab Borzu
Jazyk: perština
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: نشریه پرستاری ایران, Vol 36, Iss 144, Pp 386-397 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2008-5931
Popis: Background & Aims During the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination is necessary for pregnant or lactating women which can prevent them from infection to severe case of disease. The present study aims to determine the factors related to the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among pregnant or lactating women in Zahedan, Iran using the health belief model (HBM). Materials & Methods This is a cross-sectional study. Participants were 260 pregnant or lactating women referred to comprehensive health service centers in Zahedan city in 2022. Sampling method was done as a convenience sampling method. Data collection was done using a demographic form and a HBM-based questionnaire. The reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed based on Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.7. Moreover, the content validity index value was 0.81 and the content validity ratio was 0.77. The data were analyzed using non-parametric Wilcoxon test, Mann-Whitney U test, Spearman correlation test, and regression analysis in SPSS software, version 22. Results The results of the regression analysis showed that the demographic variables explained 12.6% of the variance in vaccine acceptance behavior, where only the effect of age and educational level was significant, (P
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