Pregnant Women's Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination: An Examination of Attitudes, Perceptions, and Health Information Acquisition

Abstract

Aim Determining the impact of pregnant women's attitudes towards vaccination, perception of COVID-19 causes, and tendencies in acquiring health information from digital platforms on their vaccination status. Methods This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted between January 6 and February 28, 2022, and the sample consisted of 325 pregnant women. Data was collected using “Personal Information Form”, “Attitudes Towards the COVID-19 Vaccine Scale”, “Perception of Causes of COVID-19 Scale”, and “Obtaining and Verifying Health Information from Digital Media Scale”. Data analysis was done with the SPSS statistical program using independent two-sample t-test, chi-square test and, logistic regression analyzes to identify predictors. Statistical significance was accepted as p