Effect of Counseling Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine on Pregnant Women's Acceptance to Take the Vaccine | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 76, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2021, Page 1146-1158 PDF (292.59 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.206585 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Nour El Hoda Moustafa Mohammed1; Fatma Ahmed Mohammed Sabry2; Eman Ezz Elregal Ibrahim Eisa3; Mona R. Ahmed4 | ||||
| 1Assistant professor of Obstetric and Gynecological Department, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Obstetric and Gynecological Department, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Assistant professor of Family and Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Damietta University, Egypt | ||||
| 4Lecturer of Maternity & Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Covid19 vaccine remain the most important strategy for Curbing infections and disease severity in the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Lack of knowledge about the vaccine's mechanism of action was related to low vaccine acceptance in pregnant women. Aim: To evaluate the effect of counseling regarding covid19 vaccine on pregnant women's acceptance to take the vaccine. Design : Quasi experimental research design was used in this study. Setting: It was conducted at Sohag university hospital in antenatal clinic. Sample: purposive sample of 100 pregnant women. Tools: Three tools were used in this study, (1) structured interviewing questionnaire, (2) knowledge assessment sheet, (3) acceptance assessment sheet. Results: There is highly statistical significance difference between pre & posttest regarding total knowledge and acceptance of studied pregnant women regarding covid19 vaccine p-value 0.001. Conclusion: There was an improvement in the knowledge and acceptance of covid19 vaccine following the counseling program Recommendations: The nurses should provide counseling to pregnant women to increase their knowledge and correct misconceptions regarding COVID- 19 vaccine | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Acceptance; Counseling; Covid19 vaccine; Knowledge; Pregnant women | ||||
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