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The Obstetrician’s Role in Pregnant Women’s Decision-Making Process Regarding Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccination

Pregnant women are considered to be a population vulnerable to influenza and COVID-19 infections, and the latest guidelines consistently recommend that they receive influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations. A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted among pregnant women in Poland to determ...

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Autores principales: Sienicka, Agnieszka, Pisula, Agata, Pawlik, Katarzyna Karina, Dobrowolska-Redo, Agnieszka, Kacperczyk-Bartnik, Joanna, Romejko-Wolniewicz, Ewa
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Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10610802/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37897010
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11101608
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author Sienicka, Agnieszka
Pisula, Agata
Pawlik, Katarzyna Karina
Dobrowolska-Redo, Agnieszka
Kacperczyk-Bartnik, Joanna
Romejko-Wolniewicz, Ewa
author_facet Sienicka, Agnieszka
Pisula, Agata
Pawlik, Katarzyna Karina
Dobrowolska-Redo, Agnieszka
Kacperczyk-Bartnik, Joanna
Romejko-Wolniewicz, Ewa
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description Pregnant women are considered to be a population vulnerable to influenza and COVID-19 infections, and the latest guidelines consistently recommend that they receive influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations. A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted among pregnant women in Poland to determine which factors have the greatest impact on their decision to vaccinate against influenza and COVID-19. A total of 515 pregnant women participated in the study. Among them, 38.4% (n = 198) demonstrated a positive attitude toward influenza vaccination, and 64.3% (n = 331) demonstrated a positive attitude toward COVID-19 vaccination. Logistic regression analysis revealed that the strongest influence on positive attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination is having it recommended by an obstetrician–gynecologist (OR = 2.439, p = 0.025). The obstetrician–gynecologist’s recommendation to vaccinate against influenza also significantly influences the decision to vaccinate (OR = 5.323). The study results also show a strong correlation between the obstetrician–gynecologist as a source of information on influenza and vaccination and participants’ positive attitudes toward vaccination (OR = 4.163). Obstetricians have a significant influence on pregnant women’s decisions regarding vaccinations. Further recommendations to vaccinate and awareness-raising among obstetricians may be needed to increase the vaccination rate of pregnant women in Poland.
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spelling pubmed-106108022023-10-28 The Obstetrician’s Role in Pregnant Women’s Decision-Making Process Regarding Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccination Sienicka, Agnieszka Pisula, Agata Pawlik, Katarzyna Karina Dobrowolska-Redo, Agnieszka Kacperczyk-Bartnik, Joanna Romejko-Wolniewicz, Ewa Vaccines (Basel) Article Pregnant women are considered to be a population vulnerable to influenza and COVID-19 infections, and the latest guidelines consistently recommend that they receive influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations. A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted among pregnant women in Poland to determine which factors have the greatest impact on their decision to vaccinate against influenza and COVID-19. A total of 515 pregnant women participated in the study. Among them, 38.4% (n = 198) demonstrated a positive attitude toward influenza vaccination, and 64.3% (n = 331) demonstrated a positive attitude toward COVID-19 vaccination. Logistic regression analysis revealed that the strongest influence on positive attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination is having it recommended by an obstetrician–gynecologist (OR = 2.439, p = 0.025). The obstetrician–gynecologist’s recommendation to vaccinate against influenza also significantly influences the decision to vaccinate (OR = 5.323). The study results also show a strong correlation between the obstetrician–gynecologist as a source of information on influenza and vaccination and participants’ positive attitudes toward vaccination (OR = 4.163). Obstetricians have a significant influence on pregnant women’s decisions regarding vaccinations. Further recommendations to vaccinate and awareness-raising among obstetricians may be needed to increase the vaccination rate of pregnant women in Poland. MDPI 2023-10-18 /pmc/articles/PMC10610802/ /pubmed/37897010 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11101608 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Romejko-Wolniewicz, Ewa
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title The Obstetrician’s Role in Pregnant Women’s Decision-Making Process Regarding Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccination
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11101608
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