COVID-19 vaccine reluctance and possible driving factors: A comparative assessment among pregnant and non-pregnant women

• DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1100130
• Publication Date: 2023-01-09T10:47:48Z
• Authors: Erum Rehman; Nadia Rehman; Muhammad Akhlaq; Iftikhar Hussain; Ondrej Holy
• Keywords: Herd Immunity; Cross-sectional study; Pandemic

The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) constitutes a serious threat to pregnant women. One the key strategies for preventing and managing COVID-19 epidemic is vaccination. Herd immunity significantly hampered by vaccine reluctance, which poses potential population health. Therefore, present work intends ascertain incidence severity hesitancy among Pakistani women, determinants driving their decision, comparative assessment with non-pregnant participants. This cross-sectional survey was carried out from November 2021 February 2022. validated vaccination attitude examination (VAX) scale about reluctance undertaken participants, who were also required indicate whether they would be inclined acquire along reasons reluctance. In comparison category 353 group 372 participants responded questionnaire had much greater proportion hesitant respondents. Likewise, contrasted 31% 40% them attributed willingness get vaccinated against social media. They demonstrated considerably stronger mean score on all subcategories VAX measure. adjusted odd ratio findings showed that independent factors appeared trusting rumors media (adj OR: 2.58), not being afraid covid-19 2.01), believing in existence 2.53), vaccines 4.25). Uncertainty very prevalent expectant mothers. investigation accentuates pressing need administer general public, including mothers might anxious vaccine.