Nurses' attitudes about RSV vaccination for pregnant women and infants: Evidence from a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines for pregnant women and infants became available in 2023 in the United States. However, the uptake of these vaccines has been low. Nurses play an important role in provider-patient vaccine communication. We conducted a survey on nurses' attitudes about whether pregnant women and infants should receive an RSV vaccination. We distributed a survey to nurses in South Dakota, United States in May 2024. We used multivariate ordered logistic regression to determine the factors influencing nurses' attitudes toward RSV vaccination. We received 1,908 responses; 44% of participants agreed that pregnant women should receive an RSV vaccination, and 72% agreed that infants should do so. The agreement was associated with personal vaccination status, age, educatio

SUBMITTER: Viskupic F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12404496 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature