Factors Contributing Towards COVID-19 Vaccination among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinics in a Tertiary Care Center, Bhubaneswar, India

Tanushree Sandipta Rath; Sujata Priyadarshini Mishra; Dattatreya Kar; Somadatta Das; Rajkumari P; Sujata Pendyala

doi:10.54133/ajms.v5i.193

المؤلفون

Tanushree Sandipta Rath Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IMS & SUM Hospital, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha-751003, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3388-5162
Sujata Priyadarshini Mishra Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IMS & SUM Hospital, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha-751003, India https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5562-2259
Dattatreya Kar Department of Medical Research, IMS & SUM Hospital, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha-751003, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8265-6251
Somadatta Das Central Medical Research Laboratory, IMS & SUM Hospital, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha-751003, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5781-5839
Rajkumari P Divisional Railway Hospital, Nuapara, Khetrajpur, Sambalpur, Odisha- 768003, India https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5984-3334
Sujata Pendyala Divisional Railway Hospital, Nuapara, Khetrajpur, Sambalpur, Odisha- 768003, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0653-2660

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54133/ajms.v5i.193

الكلمات المفتاحية:

Antenatal women، COVID-19 vaccines، Pregnancy، Vaccine hesitancy

الملخص

Background: Many vaccines were approved by the World Health Organization for emergency use in 2020, but pregnant women were excluded from these trials. When the COVID-19 vaccines were approved for use by pregnant women, they were left in a dilemma about whether to accept the vaccine during pregnancy or not. Objective: To study the factors contributing to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women attending antenatal tertiary care centers in India. Method: A questionnaire was provided to pregnant women attending the antenatal tertiary care hospitals in Bhubaneswar, India. The questions included socio-demographic characteristics, obstetric parameters, knowledge of COVID-19 vaccines, and the reasons for hesitancy towards them. Results: Vaccine hesitancy was 29.34% among pregnant women. The sources of information regarding the vaccine were the internet, and the causes of vaccine hesitancy were inadequate information and mistrust of the vaccine. Younger women were more inclined to accept the vaccine. Primigravida, the second trimester of pregnancy, belonging to rural areas, and being homemakers were factors associated with hesitancy. Conclusions: Health care professionals need to actively participate in motivating pregnant women to accept the COVID-19 vaccines that should be integrated with the routine vaccination strategy in antenatal clinics.

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