Maternal influenza vaccination intention and associated factors among pregnant women in Guizhou Province, China.

ABSTRACT: Despite global recommendations, maternal influenza vaccination coverage in China remains critically low. This hospital-based cross-sectional study (January-February 2022) applied the Health Belief Model (HBM) to examine determinants among 564 pregnant women in Guizhou Province. Mann-Whitney U tests and modified Poisson regression were employed to compare inter-group distributions and estimate prevalence ratios (PRs). Analysis revealed only 11.9% (67 of 564) of respondents received pre-pregnancy vaccination, and 36.7% (207 of 564) intended to be vaccinated during pregnancy. Key HBM-based predictors of vaccination intention included: (i) perceived barriers, primarily fetal/maternal safety concerns and familial opposition; (ii) cues to action and perceived benefits; and (iii) perceived suscep

SUBMITTER: Jiang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12542599 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature