Factors Influencing COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Spanish-Speaking Pregnant People.

ABSTRACT: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic exposed the vulnerability of pregnant women to excess morbidity and mortality, as well as the disproportionate disease burden in certain racial, ethnic, and sociodemographic groups. Vaccine hesitancy represents a major threat to public health, and crafting messages that reach vulnerable groups and address their intersectionality remains a weakness for pandemic preparedness. We sought to investigate factors that influenced vaccine acceptance and social media ad response in a mixed-methods study of Spanish-speaking women living in the rural Western United States who were pregnant or recently pregnant between November 2022 and June 2023. Direct interviews were translated, transcribed, and coded, while the ad ratings were analyzed using linear m

SUBMITTER: Sanchez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10674421 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature