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Current Status and Influencing Factors of Recommending Influenza Vaccination to Pregnant Women by Healthcare Workers in Xiangxi Region

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DOI: 10.23977/medsc.2023.040305 | Downloads: 10 | Views: 361

Author(s)

Yi Zhao 1, Weihua Zhou 1, Jiale Li 1, Zhi Zeng 1, Runxia Guo 1, Liming Tan 1

Affiliation(s)

1 Jishou University, Yiyang, Hunan, China

Corresponding Author

Liming Tan

ABSTRACT

The Objective of the essay was to investigate the willingness, attitudes, behaviors, influencing factors, and reasons for not recommending influenza vaccines to pregnant women among healthcare workers (mainly obstetricians) in the Xiangxi region, and to provide scientific basis for improving the influenza vaccination rate among pregnant women in Xiangxi. Methods: In August 2022, an anonymous online survey was conducted on healthcare workers in the Xiangxi region using a self-designed questionnaire on the QuestionStar platform. The survey content included the general demographic characteristics of healthcare workers in the Xiangxi region and their willingness, attitudes, and behaviors regarding recommending influenza vaccines to pregnant women. To compare the differences in willingness to recommend influenza vaccines to pregnant women among healthcare workers with different characteristics, a binary logistic regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors of recommending influenza vaccines to pregnant women by healthcare workers in Xiangxi. Results: A total of 102 healthcare workers in Xiangxi were surveyed, aged 20 to 59 years. Conclusion: The willingness of healthcare workers in Xiangxi to recommend influenza vaccines to pregnant women is low. Age, whether they have treated pregnant women with influenza, and occupation are the main influencing factors. The main reason for refusing to recommend influenza vaccines is the safety concerns of pregnant women regarding the vaccine.

KEYWORDS

Medical workers; Pregnant woman; Influenza vaccine; Influencing factors

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Yi Zhao, Weihua Zhou, Jiale Li, Zhi Zeng, Runxia Guo, Liming Tan, Current Status and Influencing Factors of Recommending Influenza Vaccination to Pregnant Women by Healthcare Workers in Xiangxi Region. MEDS Clinical Medicine (2023) Vol. 4: 35-45. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/medsc.2023.040305.

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