Prevalence of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Pregnant Mothers

Abstract

Background COVID-19 vaccination could be a safe and effective approach to manage the pandemic and to forestall its associated morbidity and mortality. To our information, a study to assess the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among pregnant mothers. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among pregnant mothers attending prenatal care. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted. Non probability purposive sampling technique was chosen to select 165 study participants. The questionnaire contained: sociodemographic characteristic of the study respondents, knowledge, practice of the study respondents on COVID-19 preventive measures, and intention of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among pregnant women. A structured interview was used to collect the data. Data were entered into excel sheet and exported to SPSS for analysis. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were used. Results The COVID-19 vaccine acceptance was found to be 92%. Majority (47.2%) of mothers had adequate knowledge and 70.3% had good practice towards COVID-19 and its preventive measures. Conclusion COVID-19 vaccine acceptance was found to be 92%. Maternal age (25–33) years, secondary maternal educational status, good knowledge, and good practice of pregnant mothers towards COVID-19 and its preventive measures were factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. Health care providers should provide health education to pregnant mothers to increase their knowledge about the diseases and disseminate leaflets regarding COVID-19 …