A qualitative study of pregnant women's opinions on COVID-19 vaccines in Turkey. (November 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Uludağ, Elif; Serçekuş, Pınar; Yıldırım, Dicle Filiz; Özkan, Sevgi
• Is Part Of: Midwifery. Volume 114(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-11
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- Vaccine -- Pregnant -- Opinion -- Qualitative study; Midwifery -- Periodicals; Midwifery -- Periodicals; Sages-femmes -- Périodiques; Midwifery; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 618.2005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2022.103459
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0266-6138

Abstract

Abstract: Objectives: to examine pregnant Turkish women's opinions on COVID-19 vaccines. Design: a qualitative approach was used to gather data through semi-structured interviews. Participants and setting: 16 women about to receive a vaccine during their pregnancy and who did or did not experience vaccine hesitancy participated. Analysis: qualitative content analysis. Findings: t hree main themes emerged regarding the pregnant women's opinions on COVID-19 vaccines: fear, security/insecurity and social support. Key conclusions and implications for practice: pregnant women mostly recalled their babies and fears about COVID-19 vaccines. Although the fear of vaccines created vaccine hesitancy during pregnancy, the fear of contracting COVID-19 led to a positive attitude to the vaccines. It is critical to provide pregnant women with information about COVID-19 and vaccines for the disease in order to enhance vaccination rates among pregnant women.