COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability Among Women Who are Pregnant or Planning for Pregnancy in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Mohammed Samannodi Department of Medicine, Umm Al Qura University, Mecca, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Mohammed SamannodiDepartment of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi ArabiaTel +966 125501000Email mssamannodi@uqu.edu.saPurpose: Few studies in the literature deal with the acceptance of...

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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8d583c19427f4545983aa7b2730153422021-11-23T18:43:01ZCOVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability Among Women Who are Pregnant or Planning for Pregnancy in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study1177-889Xhttps://doaj.org/article/8d583c19427f4545983aa7b2730153422021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/covid-19-vaccine-acceptability-among-women-who-are-pregnant-or-plannin-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-PPAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-889XMohammed Samannodi Department of Medicine, Umm Al Qura University, Mecca, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Mohammed SamannodiDepartment of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi ArabiaTel +966 125501000Email mssamannodi@uqu.edu.saPurpose: Few studies in the literature deal with the acceptance of being vaccinated while pregnant. This study aimed to investigate the acceptance rate of the COVID-19 vaccine among pregnant women and those who are planning for pregnancy in Saudi Arabia.Methods: This cross-sectional study used an online self-administered questionnaire in Saudi Arabia between 12 June and 1 August 2021. The first section described the demographic characteristics of the study participants (five items), participants’ perceptions about COVID-19 (three items), participants’ hesitancy about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine (nine items), perceived benefits of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine (four items), and motivations and causes of action for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine (three items).Results: A total of 431 women who met the inclusion criteria were involved in this study. The study participants showed moderate scores in terms of their COVID-19 vaccination perception, hesitancy, perceived benefits and causes of action that ranged between 53.3% and 65.0%. The mean perception score for all participants was 8.0 (standard deviation (SD): 2.8) out of 15. The mean hesitancy score for was 27.6 (SD: 7.3) out of 45. The mean perceived benefits score was 13.0 (SD: 4.5) out of 20. The mean causes of action score was 9.0 (SD: 3.7) out of 15. Pregnant women or those who are planning to be pregnant are more hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccination (p=0.001). Those aged below 29 years who reported receiving the COVID-19 vaccine showed higher levels of perceived benefits (p< 0.05).Conclusion: Pregnant women and those who are planning to be pregnant have a moderate score in terms of their COVID-19 vaccination perception, hesitancy, perceived benefits and causes of action regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. More public health awareness regarding the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine are needed to gain public trust in the vaccination and the healthcare system.Keywords: COVID-19, coronavirus, vaccine, pregnant, willingness, Saudi ArabiaSamannodi MDove Medical Pressarticlecovid-19coronavirusvaccinepregnantwillingnesssaudi arabiaMedicine (General)R5-920ENPatient Preference and Adherence, Vol Volume 15, Pp 2609-2618 (2021)
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description	Mohammed Samannodi Department of Medicine, Umm Al Qura University, Mecca, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Mohammed SamannodiDepartment of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi ArabiaTel +966 125501000Email mssamannodi@uqu.edu.saPurpose: Few studies in the literature deal with the acceptance of being vaccinated while pregnant. This study aimed to investigate the acceptance rate of the COVID-19 vaccine among pregnant women and those who are planning for pregnancy in Saudi Arabia.Methods: This cross-sectional study used an online self-administered questionnaire in Saudi Arabia between 12 June and 1 August 2021. The first section described the demographic characteristics of the study participants (five items), participants’ perceptions about COVID-19 (three items), participants’ hesitancy about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine (nine items), perceived benefits of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine (four items), and motivations and causes of action for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine (three items).Results: A total of 431 women who met the inclusion criteria were involved in this study. The study participants showed moderate scores in terms of their COVID-19 vaccination perception, hesitancy, perceived benefits and causes of action that ranged between 53.3% and 65.0%. The mean perception score for all participants was 8.0 (standard deviation (SD): 2.8) out of 15. The mean hesitancy score for was 27.6 (SD: 7.3) out of 45. The mean perceived benefits score was 13.0 (SD: 4.5) out of 20. The mean causes of action score was 9.0 (SD: 3.7) out of 15. Pregnant women or those who are planning to be pregnant are more hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccination (p=0.001). Those aged below 29 years who reported receiving the COVID-19 vaccine showed higher levels of perceived benefits (p< 0.05).Conclusion: Pregnant women and those who are planning to be pregnant have a moderate score in terms of their COVID-19 vaccination perception, hesitancy, perceived benefits and causes of action regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. More public health awareness regarding the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine are needed to gain public trust in the vaccination and the healthcare system.Keywords: COVID-19, coronavirus, vaccine, pregnant, willingness, Saudi Arabia
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title	COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability Among Women Who are Pregnant or Planning for Pregnancy in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_short	COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability Among Women Who are Pregnant or Planning for Pregnancy in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full	COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability Among Women Who are Pregnant or Planning for Pregnancy in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr	COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability Among Women Who are Pregnant or Planning for Pregnancy in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed	COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability Among Women Who are Pregnant or Planning for Pregnancy in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort	covid-19 vaccine acceptability among women who are pregnant or planning for pregnancy in saudi arabia: a cross-sectional study
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2021
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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability Among Women Who are Pregnant or Planning for Pregnancy in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

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