The Prevalence of COVID-19 Vaccination and Vaccine Hesitancy in Pregnant Women: An Internet-based Cross-sectional Study in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reluctance of people to receive recommended vaccines is a growing concern, as distribution of vaccines is considered critical to ending the COVID-19 pandemic. There is little information regarding pregnant women's views toward coronavirus vaccination in Japan. Therefore, we investigated the vaccination rate and reasons for vaccination and vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in Japan.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study involving 1,791 pregnant women using data from the Japan "COVID-19 and Society" Internet Survey, conducted from July to August 2021, and valid response from 1,621 respondents were analyzed. We defined participants with vaccine hesitancy as those who identified with the statement "I do not want to be vaccinated" or "I want to 'wait and se

SUBMITTER: Hosokawa Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8918615 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature