Hesitancy about COVID-19 vaccination among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study based on the health belief model.
Mojgan FirouzbakhtHamid Sharif NiaFatemeh KazeminavaeiPegah RashidianPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2022)
HACV is highly prevalent among pregnant women. The perceived benefits and cues to action components of HBM have significant effects on pregnant women's HACV, while the perceived threat component has no significant effect on it. HBM is a good model to explain HACV among pregnant women. Educational interventions are necessary to improve pregnant women's awareness of the risks of COVID-19 for them and their fetus.