A Cross-Sectional Analysis of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among Pregnant Women in Omdurman, Sudan
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https://doi.org/10.48047/8v0heh70Keywords:
Corona virus disease 2019, COVID-19 vaccine, Pregnancy, Vaccine acceptanceAbstract
To combat the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO declared that it was imperative to achieve herd immunity by immunizing the entire world’s population as soon as possible, to prevent the emer- gence and spread of new variants that could undermine the immunity provided by vaccines. Pregnancy and lactation periods are special times when susceptibility to morbidity and mortal- ity from certain diseases increase. The objective of this study was to determine whether pregnant women at the maternity hospital in Omdurman would accept the COVID-19 vaccine to forecast the efforts that must be made in this regard.
Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in January 2023, involving 200 pregnant women attending Omdurman Maternal Hospital and data were collected using a questionnaire. Data were managed and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 22
Results: The study showed that 55.4% of the participant group were unwilling to take the vaccine and less than half 43.6% were willing to take it, the most common predictors of acceptance were older age(p=0.118), low educational level (p=0.00), low-income level (p=0.00) being house- wives (p=0.00) and having no chronic co-morbidity(p=0.105).
Conclusion Our study reported a low acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination. The two major reasons for refusal were concerns about the possibility of harming the fetus and mother and concerns about vaccine safety. Ongoing public health initiatives are required to raise awareness, and more research on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women is needed.
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