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Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Willingness towards a Future Vaccine among Pregnant Women in Italy

Background: This cross-sectional survey was designed to evaluate pregnant women’s awareness regarding Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infection and willingness to receive the vaccine during pregnancy and to vaccinate their newborn against RSV. Methods: An anonymous survey was administered from 20...

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Autores principales: Miraglia del Giudice, Grazia, Sansone, Vincenza, Airoma, Francesca, Angelillo, Silvia, Licata, Francesca, Di Giuseppe, Gabriella
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Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10674197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38006023
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11111691
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author Miraglia del Giudice, Grazia
Sansone, Vincenza
Airoma, Francesca
Angelillo, Silvia
Licata, Francesca
Di Giuseppe, Gabriella
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Sansone, Vincenza
Airoma, Francesca
Angelillo, Silvia
Licata, Francesca
Di Giuseppe, Gabriella
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description Background: This cross-sectional survey was designed to evaluate pregnant women’s awareness regarding Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infection and willingness to receive the vaccine during pregnancy and to vaccinate their newborn against RSV. Methods: An anonymous survey was administered from 20 April to 30 June 2023, to pregnant women aged ≥ 18 years attending gynecology wards of randomly selected public hospitals in southern Italy. A minimum sample size of 427 participants was calculated. The survey assessed women’s socio-demographic characteristics, health-related information, their source(s) of information, and attitudes regarding RSV. Results: A total of 490 women participated. Those who were married/cohabiting, with a high-school degree compared to those who had a university degree, and those who needed additional information were more concerned that the newborn could acquire the RSV infection. The perceived utility of a future RSV vaccine administered during pregnancy was higher among those who were married/cohabiting, with a university degree, those with very good perceived health status, those who received information from healthcare workers, and those who needed additional information. Only 45.9% were willing to be vaccinated during pregnancy, and this was more likely among those with a university degree, with a very good perceived health status, who had received information from healthcare workers, and who needed more information. Finally, almost two-thirds (61.1%) were willing to vaccinate their newborn, and this was more likely among women with a university degree, with a very good perceived health status, and who needed additional information. Conclusions: An education campaign regarding RSV infection and its vaccine is needed in order to improve women’s perception and to support healthcare workers in promoting it when it will be available.
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spelling pubmed-106741972023-11-04 Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Willingness towards a Future Vaccine among Pregnant Women in Italy Miraglia del Giudice, Grazia Sansone, Vincenza Airoma, Francesca Angelillo, Silvia Licata, Francesca Di Giuseppe, Gabriella Vaccines (Basel) Article Background: This cross-sectional survey was designed to evaluate pregnant women’s awareness regarding Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infection and willingness to receive the vaccine during pregnancy and to vaccinate their newborn against RSV. Methods: An anonymous survey was administered from 20 April to 30 June 2023, to pregnant women aged ≥ 18 years attending gynecology wards of randomly selected public hospitals in southern Italy. A minimum sample size of 427 participants was calculated. The survey assessed women’s socio-demographic characteristics, health-related information, their source(s) of information, and attitudes regarding RSV. Results: A total of 490 women participated. Those who were married/cohabiting, with a high-school degree compared to those who had a university degree, and those who needed additional information were more concerned that the newborn could acquire the RSV infection. The perceived utility of a future RSV vaccine administered during pregnancy was higher among those who were married/cohabiting, with a university degree, those with very good perceived health status, those who received information from healthcare workers, and those who needed additional information. Only 45.9% were willing to be vaccinated during pregnancy, and this was more likely among those with a university degree, with a very good perceived health status, who had received information from healthcare workers, and who needed more information. Finally, almost two-thirds (61.1%) were willing to vaccinate their newborn, and this was more likely among women with a university degree, with a very good perceived health status, and who needed additional information. Conclusions: An education campaign regarding RSV infection and its vaccine is needed in order to improve women’s perception and to support healthcare workers in promoting it when it will be available. MDPI 2023-11-04 /pmc/articles/PMC10674197/ /pubmed/38006023 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11111691 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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Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Willingness towards a Future Vaccine among Pregnant Women in Italy
title Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Willingness towards a Future Vaccine among Pregnant Women in Italy
title_full Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Willingness towards a Future Vaccine among Pregnant Women in Italy
title_fullStr Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Willingness towards a Future Vaccine among Pregnant Women in Italy
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title_short Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Willingness towards a Future Vaccine among Pregnant Women in Italy
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10674197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38006023
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11111691
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