KMID : 1039120230120020134
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Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research 2023 Volume.12 No. 2 p.134 ~ p.142
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Pregnant women¡¯s knowledge about and beliefs toward COVID-19 vaccine: a cross-sectional study
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Osman Samet Gunkaya
Arzu Bilge Tekin Murat Yassa Oguz Arslan Kubra Karakoc Nesibe Demirtas Canberk Usta Cigdem Kunt ?sgude Niyazi Tug
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Abstract
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the scope of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of pregnant women about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine.
Materials and Methods: A total of 886 pregnant women were recruited for the study. A cross-sectional questionnaire was conducted on these selected participants. Data about past infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), SARS-CoV-2 infection of closely related people, and deaths due to COVID-19 among their relatives were questioned.
Results: The rate of vaccination was higher (64.1%) in pregnant women with higher education levels. Informing about the vaccine, especially by health professionals, showed that the rates of vaccination (25%) increased (p<0.001). In addition, a significant increase was observed in vaccination rates with increasing age and financial income (p<0.001).
Conclusion: The main limitation of our study is that the vaccine, which was approved for ¡°emergency use¡±, was just started to be administered to pregnant women during the study. Our findings show that our target audience, low-income, low-education, younger pregnant women should be given more attention than those who apply to the doctor for routine follow-up.
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KEYWORD
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COVID-19 vaccine, Pandemics, Pregnant
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