The effect of COVID-19 vaccine tele-educational program on vaccine hesitancy and receiving the vaccine among women planning for pregnancy, pregnant or breast-feeding mothers

Abstract

Background COVID-19 hesitancy among women planning to become pregnant, who are pregnant, and who are breast-feeding is still a global phenomenon. Unfortunately, there is a lack of national educational programs that provide those groups of people with the information they need about the vaccine. Objective This study investigated the effect of the COVID-19 vaccine tele-educational program on vaccine hesitancy and receiving the vaccine among women planning for pregnancy, pregnant and breast-feeding mothers. Methods This study implemented a quasi-experimental pre-post design and was conducted in Jordan. It was a two-time study and had two groups of women; 220 women participated in the control group, and 205 women participated in the intervention group (those received the tele-educational program). All participating women answered the demographic characteristics sheet and the Arabic version of Hesitancy About COVID-19 Vaccination Questionnaire twice. Results Results showed that after conducting the program the interventional group reported significantly higher vaccination rate and lower mean score of hesitancy than the control group (M = 24.67, SD = 5.11; M = 27.45, SD = 4.92; respectively) t (423) = -4.116, p-value < 0.001. Moreover, before the program, women in the intervention group reported significantly higher levels of hesitancy compared to those in the same group after the program (M = 28.35, SD = 4.91; M = 24.66, SD = 5.11; respectively) t (204) = 17.83, p-value < 0.001. Conclusions The study concluded that awareness of pregnant women after being given the tele-education program about COVID-19 vaccination decreased their hesitancy and improved their willingness to participate in the COVID-19 vaccination. Therefore, health workers should focus on providing scientific-based information about the vaccine to reduce the doubts of pregnant women about participating in the COVID-19.

Interventions to Improve Knowledge, Attitudes, and Uptake of Recommended Vaccines during Pregnancy and Postpartum: A Scoping Review

“…Three studies were conducted in Canada [ 31 , 36 , 51 ], two in Italy [ 38 , 41 ], and two in Taiwan [ 37 , 52 ]. The other seven studies occurred in Hong Kong [ 28 ], United Kingdom [ 39 ], France [ 47 ], India [ 46 ], Greece [ 40 ], Jordan [ 43 ], and Australia [ 45 ]. The majority of the studies (93%) were from high-income countries [ 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 44 , 45 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 ], and only two studies [ 43 , 46 ] were from low- and middle-income countries.…”

“…The other seven studies occurred in Hong Kong [ 28 ], United Kingdom [ 39 ], France [ 47 ], India [ 46 ], Greece [ 40 ], Jordan [ 43 ], and Australia [ 45 ]. The majority of the studies (93%) were from high-income countries [ 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 44 , 45 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 ], and only two studies [ 43 , 46 ] were from low- and middle-income countries. In total, fourteen studies focused on the influenza vaccine [ 27 , 28 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 46 ], six studies on Tdap vaccine [ …”

“…The majority of the studies (93%) were from high-income countries [ 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 44 , 45 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 ], and only two studies [ 43 , 46 ] were from low- and middle-income countries. In total, fourteen studies focused on the influenza vaccine [ 27 , 28 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 46 ], six studies on Tdap vaccine [ 42 , 45 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 52 ], eight studies on both Influenza and Tdap vaccines [ 29 , 38 ,…”

“…In total, fourteen studies focused on the influenza vaccine [ 27 , 28 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 46 ], six studies on Tdap vaccine [ 42 , 45 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 52 ], eight studies on both Influenza and Tdap vaccines [ 29 , 38 , 44 , 50 , 51 , 53 , 54 , 55 ], and only one study was conducted on the COVID-19 vaccine [ 43 ]. The study population was pregnant women only in twenty studies [ 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 44 , 46 , 53 , 54 , 55 ], postpartum women only in seven studies [ 42 , 45 , 47 , <...…”

COVID-19 Vaccine Perspective Among University Lecturers and Students: A Qualitative Study of Pre Implementation of Vaccination

“… 7 Other studies on the effects of vaccine hesitancy on women showed that pregnant women’s awareness of the COVID-19 vaccination after receiving a tele-education session about it reduced their hesitation and increased their willingness to receive the vaccination. 8 In this study, respondents who agreed to the vaccine were motivated by the risk of morbidity and possible risk of death. These results were supported by findings from several other studies that focused on willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19.…”