Maisonneuve, Emeline; Gerbier, Eva; Tauqeer, Fatima; Pomar, Léo; Favre, Guillaume; Winterfeld, Ursula; Passier, Anneke; Oliver, Alison; Baud, David; Nordeng, Hedvig; Ceulemans, Michael; Panchaud, Alice (2023). Determinants of Vaccination and Willingness to Vaccinate against COVID-19 among Pregnant and Postpartum Women during the Third Wave of the Pandemic: A European Multinational Cross-Sectional Survey. Viruses, 15(5), p. 1090. MDPI 10.3390/v15051090
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With COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy at around 50% in the obstetric population, it is critical to identify which women should be addressed and how. Our study aimed to assess COVID-19 vaccination willingness among pregnant and postpartum women in Europe and to investigate associated determinants. This study was a cross-sectional, web-based survey conducted in Belgium, Norway, Switzerland, The Netherlands, and United Kingdom (UK) in June-August 2021. Among 3194 pregnant women, the proportions of women vaccinated or willing to be vaccinated ranged from 80.5% in Belgium to 21.5% in Norway. The associated characteristics were country of residence, chronic illness, history of flu vaccine, trimester of pregnancy, belief that COVID-19 is more severe during pregnancy, and belief that the COVID-19 vaccine is effective and safe during pregnancy. Among 1659 postpartum women, the proportions of women vaccinated or willing to be vaccinated ranged from 86.0% in the UK to 58.6% in Switzerland. The associated determinants were country of residence, chronic illness, history of flu vaccine, breastfeeding, and belief that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe during breastfeeding. Vaccine hesitancy in the obstetric population depends on medical history and especially on the opinion that the vaccine is safe and on the country of residence.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Medical Education > Institute of General Practice and Primary Care (BIHAM) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Maisonneuve, Emeline Louise Jacqueline, Panchaud Monnat, Alice Elke Martine |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services |
ISSN: |
1999-4915 |
Publisher: |
MDPI |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
30 May 2023 09:57 |
Last Modified: |
07 Aug 2024 15:44 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3390/v15051090 |
PubMed ID: |
37243177 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
COVID-19 COVID-19 vaccines SARS-CoV-2 breastfeeding postpartum pregnancy vaccination hesitancy vaccination willingness |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/182962 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/182962 |
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