The Effect of Pregnancy's COVID-19 Fear Levels on Vaccine Attitudes
Journal Title: Artuklu International Journal of Health Sciences - Year 2022, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: Vaccination is of great importance in reducing the mortality and morbidity rates related to COVID-19 in pregnancy during the pandemic process. Creating a positive vaccination attitude is among the most important factors in increasing vaccination rates in individuals. Objective: With this study, it was aimed to determine the effect of the COVID-19 fear levels of pregnant women on their vaccination attitudes. Materials and Methods: The data of the cross-sectional and descriptive study were collected in the obstetrics clinic of a hospital in eastern Turkey between October 2021 and June 2022. The sample of the study consisted of 375 pregnant women who met the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the study. At the stage of data collection, socio-demographic characteristics information form, fear of COVID-19 scale and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccine were used. The analysis of the data was carried out using the SPSS 22.0 package program. Results: It was determined that 32.3% of the participants had moderate anxiety about COVID-19, 76.3% had COVID-19 vaccine and 67.5% had positive thoughts about COVID-19 vaccine. When the scale mean scores of the participants were evaluated, the mean score of the fear of COVID-19 scale was 15.60±6.60, and the mean score of the attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine was 33.08±8.56. No correlation was found between the COVID-19 fear scale score and the COVID-19 vaccine attitudes scale mean score There was no significant relationship between the COVID-19 fear scale score and the COVID-19 vaccine attitudes scale sub-dimensions. Conclusion: As a result of the study, it was found that the pregnant women had a moderate level of fear and their vaccination attitudes were at a moderate level. There was no relationship between fear levels and vaccination attitude. Health professionals, especially midwives, have a great role in helping pregnant women learn more about COVID-19 and vaccines. It is recommended to identify individuals who have false beliefs about vaccination and to make necessary interventions.
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Ebru SOLMAZ, Emine Serap ÇAĞAN, Rumeysa TAŞKIN
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