COVID-19 vaccination uptake in 441 socially and ethnically diverse pregnant women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore COVID-19 vaccination uptake, facilitators and barriers in ethnically-diverse pregnant women.

Design and setting

An anonymous quality improvement questionnaire survey exploring COVID-19 vaccination uptake, causes of vaccine hesitancy and trusted sources of information among pregnant women in two acute district general hospitals in England (Berkshire and Surrey) between 1.9.21 and 28.2.22.

Population

441 pregnant women attending routine antenatal clinic appointments.

Methods

Consented pregnant women completed the survey either electronically using a QR code or on paper. Descriptive data were summarised and free text responses were thematically analysed.

Results

441 pregnant women, mean age 32 years (range 17-44), completed the survey.

SUBMITTER: Husain F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9385003 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature