Miraglia Del Giudice Grazia, Della Polla Giorgia, Folcarelli Lucio, Napoli Annalisa, Punzo Raffaella, Peracchini Martina, Angelillo Italo Francesco
Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Luciano Armanni 5, 80138 Naples, Italy.
Department of Public Health and Laboratory Services, Teaching Hospital of the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Luciano Armanni 5, 80138 Naples, Italy.
Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Jan 19;11(2):222. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11020222.
This cross-sectional survey investigated the knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning the COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women among midwives in Italy and the associated factors. Midwives with at least five years of midwifery education and who had received information about the COVID-19 vaccination from official government organizations or scientific journals were more likely to know in which trimester this vaccine can be administered. A higher perceived utility of this vaccination was observed among midwives working in the public sector, in those concerned by being infected by SARS-CoV-2, who have received at least one dose of this vaccination, in those who considered COVID-19 a severe disease for pregnant women and their fetus, and who believed that the vaccination is safe. One-third of the midwives routinely provided information and half recommended this vaccination. Midwives with more years of activity, who received information about the vaccination from official government organizations or scientific journals, those who had never assisted patients with SARS-CoV-2, and those who believed in midwives' role in COVID-19 prevention were more likely to routinely provide information. Participants who perceived a higher utility of this vaccination, those who believed in midwives' role in COVID-19 prevention, those who received information from official government organizations or scientific journals were more likely to routinely provide a recommendation for the vaccine. Midwives' knowledge must be improved for ensuring that they communicate and recommend the vaccination to their patients.
这项横断面调查研究了意大利助产士对孕妇新冠疫苗接种的知识、态度和实践情况以及相关因素。接受过至少五年助产教育且从官方政府组织或科学期刊获得过新冠疫苗接种信息的助产士,更有可能知道该疫苗可在孕期的哪个阶段接种。在公共部门工作的助产士、担心感染新冠病毒的助产士、已接种至少一剂该疫苗的助产士、认为新冠对孕妇及其胎儿是严重疾病的助产士以及认为该疫苗安全的助产士中,观察到对这种疫苗接种的更高感知效用。三分之一的助产士会定期提供信息,一半的助产士会推荐这种疫苗接种。从业年限更长、从官方政府组织或科学期刊获得疫苗接种信息、从未护理过新冠患者以及相信助产士在新冠预防中作用的助产士,更有可能定期提供信息。认为这种疫苗接种效用更高、相信助产士在新冠预防中作用、从官方政府组织或科学期刊获得信息的参与者,更有可能定期推荐该疫苗。必须提高助产士的知识水平,以确保他们向患者宣传并推荐疫苗接种。