Knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women about COVID-19 vaccination.
Serap Tekbaş
PMID 40332194WHAT IT FOUND
63.88% of pregnant women had negative views about COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy, mostly fearing fetal harm.
Higher education and enough vaccine information were linked to more positive attitudes.
Key findings
0163.88% of pregnant women had a negative opinion about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy, and 75% of those with negative opinions believed the vaccine would harm the fetus.
02Pregnant women with higher education levels had more positive opinions about getting the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy.
0328.99% of pregnant women reported nurses as a source of COVID-19 information, while 86.73% reported doctors.
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What it does not show
This was a cross-sectional self-report survey, so it cannot show what caused the attitudes or whether vaccine education changes behaviour. The survey was online, in Turkish, and shared through social media, so it included pregnant women with internet access and social media use; the authors state the results cannot be generalized to the entire island. Women with pregnancy risk factors, diagnosed fetal problems, communication barriers, or lacking basic digital literacy were excluded, so the findings may not apply to higher-risk pregnancies or to women outside the surveyed language and digital-access group. The attitude scale has no cut-off point, so scores are comparative rather than a diagnostic or clinical decision threshold. Responses were subjective and self-reported, including vaccination status and information sources.
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Do not conclude that vaccine education will change attitudes or uptake. This cross-sectional survey shows associations only, not tested interventions.