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Abstract
Objective: To explore psychological factors influencing decision-making regarding COVID-19 vaccination among pregnant women.
Design: Cross-sectional mixed-methods online survey comprising sociodemographic factors, health beliefs, trust and anticipated regret, and open-ended qualitative questions. Pregnant respondents living in the UK or Ireland (n = 191) completed the online survey during June and July 2021.
Main outcome measures: Intention to vaccinate against COVID-19 during pregnancy, with response options yes (vaccine accepting), no (vaccine resistant), unsure (vaccine hesitant). Qualitative questions about perceived benefits and risks of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy.
Results: Multivariate analysis of correlates of vaccine hesitancy and resistance revealed independent associations for perceived barriers to the COVID-19 vaccine, anticipated regret, and social influences. Most respondents described making a decision regarding COVID-19 vaccination in the absence of satisfactory information or guidance from a health care professional. Vaccine hesitant and resistant respondents reported significantly greater barriers to the COVID-19 vaccination than vaccine accepting respondents. Concerns about the vaccine focussed on the speed of its development and roll-out and lack of evidence regarding its safe use in pregnancy.
Conclusion: Participants who did not intend to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in pregnancy focused on vaccine fears as opposed to virus fears. Results indicate that pregnant women need balanced vaccine information and unequivocal health care provider recommendation to aid maternal vaccination decision-making.
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Psychology & Health promotes the study and application of psychological approaches to health and illness. The contents include work on psychological aspects of physical illness, treatment processes and recovery; psychosocial factors in the aetiology of physical illnesses; health attitudes and behaviour, including prevention; the individual-health care system interface particularly communication and psychologically-based interventions. The journal publishes original research, and accepts not only papers describing rigorous empirical work, including meta-analyses, but also those outlining new psychological approaches and interventions in health-related fields.
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