Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Influenza and Pertussis Immunization During Pregnancy in Greece DOI Creative Commons

Panagiota Georgia Maltezou,

Εleni Kourkouni,

Dimitra Kousi

и другие.

Vaccines, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 13(4), С. 347 - 347

Опубликована: Март 25, 2025

Background/Objectives: Vaccination against influenza and pertussis in pregnant women protects the mother child through transfer of protective antibodies across placenta. However, women’s vaccine hesitancy is a major barrier to achieve satisfactory vaccination coverage many developed countries. Methods: Greek knowledge, attitudes, practices were recorded. Structured questionnaires administered mothers infants under age 12 months their pediatricians. Sampling country’s districts was applied geographic representativeness. Results: Questionnaires from 474 collected. Their mean 34 (±5) years. uptake 16.8% 45.7%, for influenza, respectively. During recent pregnancy, 68.9% 27.1% responders had been informed by gynecologists regarding maternal immunization, respectively, indicating that miss out on informing significant rate women. According multiple logistic regression, who gave birth during spring (OR: 2.29 vs. winter delivery, p = 0.042) those with an MSc or PhD 2.93 school graduates, 0.015) more likely receive vaccination. Factors favoring included doctor’s recommendation 18.86, < 0.001), being not/somewhat afraid potential side effects pregnancy 2.09, 0.012), considering flu as relatively/very dangerous 8.05, relatively/completely safe 4.37, 0.001). Doctor’s 29.55, 0.001) serious risk mother’s health 6.00, 0.002) factors associated pregnancy. Conclusions: The education both expectant obstetricians urgently needed order increase immunization low among delivering rates, combination rates vaccines, strongly indicate focus alone. perspectives play instrumental role acceptance shaping inclusion maps.

Язык: Английский

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Influenza and Pertussis Immunization During Pregnancy in Greece DOI Creative Commons

Panagiota Georgia Maltezou,

Εleni Kourkouni,

Dimitra Kousi

и другие.

Vaccines, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 13(4), С. 347 - 347

Опубликована: Март 25, 2025

Background/Objectives: Vaccination against influenza and pertussis in pregnant women protects the mother child through transfer of protective antibodies across placenta. However, women’s vaccine hesitancy is a major barrier to achieve satisfactory vaccination coverage many developed countries. Methods: Greek knowledge, attitudes, practices were recorded. Structured questionnaires administered mothers infants under age 12 months their pediatricians. Sampling country’s districts was applied geographic representativeness. Results: Questionnaires from 474 collected. Their mean 34 (±5) years. uptake 16.8% 45.7%, for influenza, respectively. During recent pregnancy, 68.9% 27.1% responders had been informed by gynecologists regarding maternal immunization, respectively, indicating that miss out on informing significant rate women. According multiple logistic regression, who gave birth during spring (OR: 2.29 vs. winter delivery, p = 0.042) those with an MSc or PhD 2.93 school graduates, 0.015) more likely receive vaccination. Factors favoring included doctor’s recommendation 18.86, < 0.001), being not/somewhat afraid potential side effects pregnancy 2.09, 0.012), considering flu as relatively/very dangerous 8.05, relatively/completely safe 4.37, 0.001). Doctor’s 29.55, 0.001) serious risk mother’s health 6.00, 0.002) factors associated pregnancy. Conclusions: The education both expectant obstetricians urgently needed order increase immunization low among delivering rates, combination rates vaccines, strongly indicate focus alone. perspectives play instrumental role acceptance shaping inclusion maps.

Язык: Английский

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