COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and associated factors among women attending antenatal and postnatal cares in Central Gondar Zone public hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia

doi:10.1016/j.cegh.2022.100993

. 2022 Mar-Apr:14:100993.

doi: 10.1016/j.cegh.2022.100993. Epub 2022 Feb 9.

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and associated factors among women attending antenatal and postnatal cares in Central Gondar Zone public hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia

Eden Bishaw Taye¹, Zewdu Wasie Taye², Haymanot Alem Muche¹, Nuhamin Tesfa Tsega³, Tsion Tadesse Haile⁴, Agumas Eskezia Tiguh¹

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¹ Department of Clinical Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
² Organization for Rehabilitations and Development Association Ethiopia, Gondar, Ethiopia.
³ Department of Women's and Family Health, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
⁴ Department of General Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2022.100993

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and associated factors among women attending antenatal and postnatal cares in Central Gondar Zone public hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia

Eden Bishaw Taye et al. Clin Epidemiol Glob Health. 2022 Mar-Apr.

. 2022 Mar-Apr:14:100993.

doi: 10.1016/j.cegh.2022.100993. Epub 2022 Feb 9.

Authors

Eden Bishaw Taye¹, Zewdu Wasie Taye², Haymanot Alem Muche¹, Nuhamin Tesfa Tsega³, Tsion Tadesse Haile⁴, Agumas Eskezia Tiguh¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
² Organization for Rehabilitations and Development Association Ethiopia, Gondar, Ethiopia.
³ Department of Women's and Family Health, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
⁴ Department of General Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.

PMID: 35155846
PMCID: PMC8824712
DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2022.100993

Abstract

Introduction: The Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic is a public health problem, which caused a major impact on morbidity and mortality around the world. Even though an effective vaccine is the most awaited resolution for the pandemic, little is known about COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Ethiopia. This study aimed to assess vaccine acceptance and its associated factors among pregnant and postnatal mothers.

Method: Institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 527 pregnant and postnatal mothers from August 15 to September 15, 2021. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select the study participants. Epi-Data version 4.6 and Stata 16 software were used for data entry and analysis respectively. Participant characteristics and rate of vaccine acceptance were presented using descriptive statistics. Multi-variable logistic regression was performed to identify statistically significant variables. Adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was used to declare statistical significance based on p < 0.05 in the multivariable logistic regression model.

Result: The overall prevalence of intent to accept COVID-19 vaccine was 62.04% (95% CI: 57.65, 66.25). Of those 40.08% were pregnant mothers and 21.97% of them were postpartum mothers. Urban residence (AOR = 2.03, 95% CI: 1.09-3.77), respondents who were worry about COVID-19 disease (AOR = 3.46, 95% CI: 2.16-5.52), and participants who had favorable attitude towards vaccine (AOR = 8.54, 95% CI: 5.18-14.08) were significantly associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance.

Conclusion: Our findings showed that the willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccination was low. Residence, worry about COVID-19 disease, and attitudes towards vaccine were factors significantly associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. Evidence-based and clear information on COVID-19 vaccines should be provided to pregnant and postnatal mothers for both rural and urban residences to improve attitude towards the COVID-19 vaccine and increase vaccination rates.

Keywords: COVID-19; Ethiopia; Pregnant and postnatal mothers; Vaccine acceptance.

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Concerns of mothers about COVID-19 vaccine in Central Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021.

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