Komine-Aizawa Shihoko, Yamada Naotake, Haruyama Yasuo, Deguchi Masashi, Fukuda Mitsuru, Kawana Kei, Kobashi Gen, Miyagi Etsuko, Yamada Hideto, Sugiyama Takashi, Hayakawa Satoshi
Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan.
Institute of Journalism and Media, Nihon University, Tokyo 101-8375, Japan.
Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Apr 6;11(4):805. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11040805.
Pregnant women presumably gather information about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from various sources. However, it is difficult for pregnant women who are not medical professionals to source the appropriate information because of the infodemic related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the objective of our study was to investigate how pregnant women gathered information about COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination. To address this issue, we conducted an online questionnaire survey between 5 October and 22 November 2021, which was approved by the Ethics Committee of Nihon University School of Medicine. We received 4962 responses after excluding 1179 insufficient answers. Our study found that age, occupation, and infection-risk anxiety influenced the selection of media for obtaining information. Pregnant women who were older, medical professionals, public servants, or educators tended to rely on specialized medical websites, whereas housewives tended to use mass media, social media, and sources with uncertain scientific evidence. Additionally, the number of weeks of gestation and the method of conception (natural or assisted reproductive conception) affected the selection of media. The accessibility of COVID-19 information for pregnant women was determined by their social background and pregnancy status. We need to continue making efforts to ensure that appropriate information is readily available to pregnant women and their families.
孕妇可能会从各种渠道收集有关2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的信息。然而，由于与COVID-19大流行相关的信息疫情，非医学专业的孕妇很难获取到合适的信息。因此，我们研究的目的是调查孕妇如何收集有关COVID-19和COVID-19疫苗接种的信息。为解决这个问题，我们于2021年10月5日至11月22日进行了一项在线问卷调查，该调查得到了日本大学医学院伦理委员会的批准。在排除1179份回答不完整的问卷后，我们收到了4962份回复。我们的研究发现，年龄、职业和感染风险焦虑会影响获取信息的媒体选择。年龄较大、从事医学专业、公务员或教育工作的孕妇倾向于依赖专业医学网站，而家庭主妇则倾向于使用大众媒体、社交媒体以及科学证据不确定的信息来源。此外，孕周数和受孕方式（自然受孕或辅助生殖受孕）也会影响媒体的选择。孕妇获取COVID-19信息的难易程度取决于她们的社会背景和怀孕状况。我们需要继续努力，确保孕妇及其家人能够随时获取到合适的信息。
