Altaş Zeynep Meva, Abdulhaq Bayan, Sezerol Mehmet Akif, Karabey Selma
Maltepe District Health Directorate, Istanbul 34841, Türkiye.
Department of Public Health, International School of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul 34815, Türkiye.
Healthcare (Basel). 2025 Feb 2;13(3):302. doi: 10.3390/healthcare13030302.
In this qualitative study, we aimed to evaluate the knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes of Syrian pregnant women living in Türkiye toward tetanus vaccination, vaccine hesitations, and the perceived benefits and harms of the tetanus vaccine. In face-to-face, in-depth interviews, an open-ended, semi-structured interview guide was used by an interviewer and translator who spoke Arabic, which is the mother tongue of the participants. Codes, themes, and subthemes were created. In the study, face-to-face in-depth interviews were conducted with a total of 16 pregnant women. The median age of the pregnant women was 26.5 years (18.0-41.0). The median time since they arrived in Türkiye as migrants was 8.5 years (3.0-10.0). The themes were "Beliefs about vaccines", "Information about vaccines", "Knowledge, beliefs and attitudes about tetanus vaccine", "Reasons for vaccination desire", "Reasons for not being vaccinated", and "Problems experienced while receiving health services". Pregnant women mostly mentioned that vaccines have benefits. Most of the women stated that tetanus vaccine is needed to protect from diseases. There were no women thinking that vaccines are harmful. Some of them only mentioned the minor side effects observed after vaccination. Participants mentioned that they get information about vaccines from relatives such as family and friends, health professionals, television, and social media. However, some women talked about the fact that they had no knowledge about vaccines. A lack of knowledge and not visiting the health institution were the reasons for not being vaccinated. Although participants mostly believed that vaccination is necessary and has benefits, some women had no idea about the exact purpose of vaccines. This lack of knowledge may cause vaccine hesitancy and refusal.
在这项定性研究中，我们旨在评估居住在土耳其的叙利亚孕妇对破伤风疫苗接种、疫苗犹豫以及破伤风疫苗的感知益处和危害的知识、信念和态度。在面对面的深入访谈中，一名会说阿拉伯语（参与者的母语）的访谈员和翻译使用了一份开放式、半结构化的访谈指南。创建了代码、主题和子主题。在该研究中，共对16名孕妇进行了面对面的深入访谈。孕妇的年龄中位数为26.5岁（18.0 - 41.0岁）。她们作为移民抵达土耳其后的时间中位数为8.5年（3.0 - 10.0年）。主题包括“对疫苗的信念”、“关于疫苗的信息”、“对破伤风疫苗的知识、信念和态度”、“接种疫苗的意愿原因”、“未接种疫苗的原因”以及“接受医疗服务时遇到的问题”。孕妇大多提到疫苗有好处。大多数女性表示需要破伤风疫苗来预防疾病。没有女性认为疫苗有害。她们中的一些人只提到了接种疫苗后观察到的轻微副作用。参与者提到他们从家人和朋友等亲属、卫生专业人员、电视和社交媒体等渠道获取有关疫苗的信息。然而，一些女性谈到她们对疫苗一无所知。缺乏知识和未前往医疗机构是未接种疫苗的原因。尽管参与者大多认为接种疫苗是必要的且有好处，但一些女性对疫苗的确切目的并不了解。这种知识的缺乏可能导致疫苗犹豫和拒绝。
