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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Concerning Maternal Immunization Among Pregnant/Postpartum Women and Health Care Professionals in Peru

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dc.contributor.author Guzman-Holst, A.
dc.contributor.author Petrozzi, V.
dc.contributor.author Velez, C.
dc.contributor.author Gupta, V.
dc.contributor.author Ochoa Woodell, Theresa Jean
dc.contributor.author Juliao, P.
dc.coverage.spatial Lima, Perú
dc.coverage.spatial Piura, Piura, Perú
dc.coverage.spatial Cajamarca, Perú
dc.coverage.spatial Trujillo, La Libertad, Perú
dc.coverage.spatial Huancayo, Junín, Perú
dc.date.accessioned 2023-04-16T04:38:14Z
dc.date.available 2023-04-16T04:38:14Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/13388
dc.description.abstract Introduction: For pregnant women, vaccination with inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) and tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) is recommended. In Peru, uptake is nonetheless low. A study was conducted to identify factors affecting maternal vaccination coverage. The study’s primary objectives were to describe the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding maternal immunization among pregnant/postpartum women and health care professionals (HCPs). The secondary objective was to determine the vaccination coverage and the impact of Ministry of Health (MOH) recommendations. Methods: An observational multicenter, cross-sectional survey study was conducted from February 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021 in five cities in Peru. Two surveys were conducted to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning maternal immunization: one among pregnant/postpartum women and one among HCPs. Results: Participants were 668 pregnant/postpartum women with a mean age of 29.6 years and 219 HCPs—mostly midwives (46.6%) and obstetricians/gynecologists (44.7%). Of the pregnant/postpartum women, 66.9% knew that, in general, vaccinations are given for prevention, and 98.5% believed vaccines are important. Nonetheless, 69.6% of pregnant/postpartum women had poor or moderate knowledge of maternal vaccination. Disease knowledge of influenza (89.1%) and tetanus (87.0%) was high, while knowledge of pertussis (37.7%) was low. Women agreed/strongly agreed that they would get vaccinated with Tdap if a doctor (96.3%), midwife (88.9%), or nurse (72.0%) recommended it. Of the HCPs, 81.3% routinely recommended Tdap vaccination for pregnant women. Conclusions: To enhance vaccine acceptance in pregnant women in Peru, we must improve knowledge of the diseases, MOH recommendations, and benefits of the offered vaccinations. HCPs could provide this vaccination knowledge and information along with their vaccination recommendation as the pregnant/postpartum women indicated they would take the vaccines if recommended by their HCPs. Our findings are important for the successful implementation of maternal immunization programs in Peru. © 2023, GSK. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Springer
dc.relation.ispartofseries Infectious Diseases and Therapy
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Coverage en_US
dc.subject Knowledge en_US
dc.subject Maternal immunization en_US
dc.subject Influenza en_US
dc.subject Pertussis en_US
dc.subject Tetanus en_US
dc.subject Peru en_US
dc.title Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Concerning Maternal Immunization Among Pregnant/Postpartum Women and Health Care Professionals in Peru en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1007/s40121-023-00788-z
dc.relation.issn 2193-8229


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