Pregnant Women's Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination: An Examination of Attitudes, Perceptions, and Health Information Acquisition

Abstract

Aim Determining the impact of pregnant women's attitudes towards vaccination, perception of COVID-19 causes, and tendencies in acquiring health information from digital platforms on their vaccination status. Methods This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted between January 6 and February 28, 2022, and the sample consisted of 325 pregnant women. Data was collected using “Personal Information Form”, “Attitudes Towards the COVID-19 Vaccine Scale”, “Perception of Causes of COVID-19 Scale”, and “Obtaining and Verifying Health Information from Digital Media Scale”. Data analysis was done with the SPSS statistical program using independent two-sample t-test, chi-square test and, logistic regression analyzes to identify predictors. Statistical significance was accepted as p<0.05. Results While 51.3% of pregnant women stated that they had the COVID-19 vaccine; of those who were not vaccinated, 78.6% stated that they were not vaccinated because of the risk of harming their baby. It was determined that the vaccination rate of the pregnant women increased as the total score of the “Attitudes Towards the COVID-19 Vaccine Scale” and the “environmental environment sub-dimension” score of the “Perception of Causes of COVID-19 Scale” increased (p<0.05). The vaccination percentage of pregnant women in the third and second trimesters is higher than in the third trimester (p<0.001). The probability of not being vaccinated is 3.017 times higher in non-workers than in workers, and 2.596 times more in those who have COVID-19 than those who do not. Conclusion Vaccination preferences vary according to the characteristics of the individual. It is crucial to provide detailed and reassuring information to pregnant women about the vaccination to be sustainable.

Keywords

• Nursing
• perception
• pregnant
• COVID-19
• vaccine

Gebelerin COVID-19 Aşısı Kabulü: Tutum, Algı ve Sağlık Bilgisi Edinmelerine Yönelik Bir İnceleme

Abstract

Amaç Gebelerin aşıya yönelik tutumları, COVID-19’un nedenleri algısı ve dijital ortamda sağlık bilgisi edinme eğilimlerinin COVID-19 aşısı olma durumlarına etkisinin belirlenmesidir. Yöntem Bu tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel çalışma 6 Ocak - 28 Şubat 2022 tarihleri arasında gerçekleştirilmiş olup, örneklemi 325 gebe oluşturmuştur. Verilerin toplanmasında Kişisel Bilgi Formu, “COVID-19 Aşısına Yönelik Tutumlar Ölçeği”, “COVID-19’un Nedenleri Algısı Ölçeği” ve “Dijital Ortamda Sağlık Bilgisi Edinme ve Teyit Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizi SPSS istatistik programı ile bağımsız iki örneklem t testi, ki-kare testi ve yordayıcıların tespiti için Lojistik Regresyon analizleri ile yapılmıştır. İstatistiksel anlamlılık p<0,05 kabul edilmiştir. Bulgular Gebelerin %51.3’ü COVID-19 aşısı yaptırdığını belirtirken, aşı olmayan gebelerin %78.6’sı aşının bebeğine zarar verme riski nedeniyle aşı olmadıklarını ifade etmiştir. Gebelerin “COVID-19 Aşısı Tutum Ölçeği” toplam puanı ve “COVID-19’un Nedenleri Algısı Ölçeği” “çevre alt boyut” puanı arttıkça aşı olma oranının arttığı belirlenmiştir (p<0.05). Birinci ve ikinci trimesterde olan gebelerin aşı olma yüzdesi üçüncü trimesterde olanlardan daha yüksektir (p<0.001). Aşı olmama olasılığı çalışmayanlarda çalışanlara göre 3.017 kat, COVID-19 geçirenlerde ise geçirmeyenlere göre 2.596 kat fazladır. Sonuç Aşı tercihleri, bireyin özelliklerine göre değişmektedir. Aşılamanın sürdürülebilir olması için, gebelere aşılar hakkında güven verici bilginin verilmesinin önemli olduğu düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

• algı
• gebe
• hemşirelik
• COVID-19
• aşı

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