The relationship between vaccine hesitancy and health literacy in pregnant women: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pregnancy; It is an important process that directly affects the mother and the fetus, where women benefit more from health services and the need for health-related decision-making and information increases. It is very important to determine and improve the health literacy level of these women. The study determined the relationship between vaccine hesitancy and health literacy in pregnant women.

Methods

It is a cross-sectional type of research. The research was carried out in a state hospital. The online form was sent to 230 pregnant women. Ethics committee, institution and scale permissions were obtained for the study. The data of the study were collected online by using the questionnaire prepared by scanning the literature, the Anti-Vaccination Scale and the Heal

SUBMITTER: Cetin K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11191248 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature