Perceptions of COVID-19 Maternal Vaccination among Pregnant Women and Healthcare Workers and Factors That Influence Vaccine Acceptance: A Cross-Sectional Study in Barcelona, Spain

COVID-19 is associated with poor maternal and pregnancy outcomes. COVID-19 vaccination is recommended in Spain, yet vaccination rates in pregnancy are suboptimal. This study investigates the perceptions of pregnant women and healthcare workers (HCW) regarding COVID-19 vaccination. A web-based cross-...

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Autores: Marbán-Castro E, Nedic I, Ferrari M, Crespo-Mirasol E, Ferrer L, Noya B, Marin A, Fumadó V, López M, Menéndez C, Martínez Bueno C, Llupià A, Goncé A, Bardají A
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
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Palabra clave:COVID-19
vaccination
maternal immunisation
vaccine hesitancy
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Perceptions of COVID-19 Maternal Vaccination among Pregnant Women and Healthcare Workers and Factors That Influence Vaccine Acceptance: A Cross-Sectional Study in Barcelona, Spain
title Perceptions of COVID-19 Maternal Vaccination among Pregnant Women and Healthcare Workers and Factors That Influence Vaccine Acceptance: A Cross-Sectional Study in Barcelona, Spain
spellingShingle Perceptions of COVID-19 Maternal Vaccination among Pregnant Women and Healthcare Workers and Factors That Influence Vaccine Acceptance: A Cross-Sectional Study in Barcelona, Spain
Marbán-Castro E
COVID-19
vaccination
maternal immunisation
vaccine hesitancy
title_short Perceptions of COVID-19 Maternal Vaccination among Pregnant Women and Healthcare Workers and Factors That Influence Vaccine Acceptance: A Cross-Sectional Study in Barcelona, Spain
title_full Perceptions of COVID-19 Maternal Vaccination among Pregnant Women and Healthcare Workers and Factors That Influence Vaccine Acceptance: A Cross-Sectional Study in Barcelona, Spain
title_fullStr Perceptions of COVID-19 Maternal Vaccination among Pregnant Women and Healthcare Workers and Factors That Influence Vaccine Acceptance: A Cross-Sectional Study in Barcelona, Spain
title_full_unstemmed Perceptions of COVID-19 Maternal Vaccination among Pregnant Women and Healthcare Workers and Factors That Influence Vaccine Acceptance: A Cross-Sectional Study in Barcelona, Spain
title_sort Perceptions of COVID-19 Maternal Vaccination among Pregnant Women and Healthcare Workers and Factors That Influence Vaccine Acceptance: A Cross-Sectional Study in Barcelona, Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Marbán-Castro E
Nedic I
Ferrari M
Crespo-Mirasol E
Ferrer L
Noya B
Marin A
Fumadó V
López M
Menéndez C
Martínez Bueno C
Llupià A
Goncé A
Bardají A
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Ferrari M
Crespo-Mirasol E
Ferrer L
Noya B
Marin A
Fumadó V
López M
Menéndez C
Martínez Bueno C
Llupià A
Goncé A
Bardají A
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Ferrari M
Crespo-Mirasol E
Ferrer L
Noya B
Marin A
Fumadó V
López M
Menéndez C
Martínez Bueno C
Llupià A
Goncé A
Bardají A
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author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv COVID-19
vaccination
maternal immunisation
vaccine hesitancy
topic COVID-19
vaccination
maternal immunisation
vaccine hesitancy
description COVID-19 is associated with poor maternal and pregnancy outcomes. COVID-19 vaccination is recommended in Spain, yet vaccination rates in pregnancy are suboptimal. This study investigates the perceptions of pregnant women and healthcare workers (HCW) regarding COVID-19 vaccination. A web-based cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted in 2021-2022 among 302 pregnant women and 309 HCWs in the Catalan public health system. Most pregnant women (83%) and HCWs (86%) were aware of COVID-19 maternal vaccines. The recommendation of the COVID-19 vaccination by an HCW was identified as the greatest facilitator for maternal vaccine uptake, while the fear of harming the foetus was the most significant barrier reported for rejecting vaccination. HCWs recognised they received limited information and training about COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy, which hindered them from providing informed recommendations. This study highlights that information and education on COVID-19 vaccines to pregnant women and health professionals are pivotal to ensuring informed decision-making and increasing vaccine uptake.
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