Vaccination against covid-19 among regular risk pregnant women: agreement and perceived safety / Vacinação contra covid-19 entre gestantes de risco habitual: concordância e segurança percebida
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https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.rpcfo.v17.13759Keywords:
Enfermagem, Vacinação, COVID-19, GravidezAbstract
Objective: to analyze COVID-19 vaccination among low-risk pregnant women, associated factors, agreement with vaccination, and perceived safety. Method: cross-sectional study conducted with 338 pregnant women in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Data collection used an electronic form. Results: 97,6% of pregnant women were immunized against COVID-19; 92% agreed to vaccination, and 84,3% felt safe after immunization. COVID-19 vaccination was associated with paid employment, agreement with immunization, number of births, and number of live births. Pregnant women who agreed to vaccination were more likely to feel safe with immunization. Conclusion: the rate of low-risk pregnant women vaccinated against COVID-19, who agreed and felt safe about immunization, was high and suggests involving nurses and health professionals in prenatal care in interventions to dispel misinformation and promote vaccination coverage, agreement and feeling of security about the vaccine.
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