Antenatal care providers’ attitudes and beliefs towards maternal vaccination in Kenya

Gates Open Research

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Subhash Chander¹  Ines Gonzalez-Casanova¹  Sandra S. Chaves²  Nancy A. Otieno³  Marc-Alain Widdowson⁴  Jennifer Verani⁴  Paula Frew⁵  Andrew Wilson¹  Saad B. Omer¹  Fauzia Malik¹ 

[1] Department of Global Health, Emory University;Influenza Program, Kenya Center for Disease Control and Prevention;Center for Global Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute;Division of Global Health Protection, Kenya Center for Disease Control;Population Health & Health Equity Initiative, University of Nevada Las Vegas;School of Public Health, University of Nevada Las Vegas

关键词: Antenatal care providers;    healthcare providers;    vaccine acceptance;    maternal vaccination;    knowledge;    attitudes and beliefs;   

DOI  :  10.12688/gatesopenres.13091.2

学科分类：电子与电气工程

来源: American Journal Of Pharmtech Research

【 摘 要 】

Background: Maternal immunization is known to be one of the best strategies to protect both mothers and their infants from infectious diseases. Studies have shown that healthcare providers play a critical role in implementation of maternal immunization. However, little is known about providers’ attitudes and beliefs towards vaccination that can influence their vaccine recommendations, specifically in low to middle income countries (LMIC). Methods: A self-administrated knowledge, attitude and behavior (KAB) survey was provided to 150 antenatal care providers across four different regions (Nairobi, Mombasa, Marsabit, and Siaya counties) of Kenya. The research staff visited the 150 clinics and hospitals and distributed a quantitative KAB survey. Results: Nearly all of the antenatal care providers (99%) recommended tetanus maternal vaccination. Similarly, 99% of the providers agreed that they would agree to provide additional vaccinations for pregnant women and reported that they always advise their patients to get vaccinated. Between 80 and 90% of the providers reported that religious beliefs, ethnicity, cultural background and political leaders do not affect their attitude or beliefs towards recommending vaccines. Conclusions: Considering the positive responses of healthcare providers towards vaccine acceptance and recommendation, these results highlight an opportunity to work in partnership with these providers to improve coverage of maternal vaccination and to introduce additional vaccines (such as influenza). In order to achieve this, logistical barriers that have affected the coverage of the currently recommended vaccines, should be addressed as part of this partnership.

【 授权许可】

CC BY