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Knowledge and attitudes towards influenza and influenza vaccination among pregnant women in Kenya.
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- Facilitators and barriers to maternal immunization and strategies to improve uptake in low-income and lower-middle income countries: A systematic review.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Pooled it
- Maternal Vaccine Acceptance and Attitudes Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Literature Review.Vaccines · 2026Review
- Attitudes and acceptance of mRNA-based vaccine for neglected tropical diseases: A multi-country study in Asia.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Towards the Influenza Vaccine Among Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review of Cross-Sectional Studies.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Do Pregnant Persons Want Influenza Vaccines? Knowledge, Attitudes, Perceptions, and Practices Toward Influenza Vaccines in 8 Low- and Middle-Income Countries.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2025Article
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- Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of influenza vaccine among pregnant women in Minhang District, Shanghai.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Article
- Maternal Immunization Decision-Making Among Pregnant and Lactating People in Kenya: A Qualitative Exploration of Peer Influences on Vaccine Decision-Making for a Future RSV Vaccine.Maternal and child health journal · 2024Article
- Assessing the Presence of IgG Antibodies against Influenza Viruses in Neonates after Maternal Vaccination and Factors That May Affect the Transplacental Transfer.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Willingness towards a Future Vaccine among Pregnant Women in Italy.Vaccines · 2023Article
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- Acceptance of seasonal influenza vaccination and associated factors among pregnant women in the context of COVID-19 pandemic in China: a multi-center cross-sectional study based on health belief model.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine and associated factors among pregnant women in China: a multi-center cross-sectional study based on health belief model.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundInfluenza vaccination during pregnancy benefits mothers and children. Kenya and other low- and middle-income countries have no official influenza vaccination policies to date but are moving towards issuing such policies. Understanding determinants of influenza vaccine uptake during pregnancy in these settings is important to inform policy decisions and vaccination rollout.
methodsWe interviewed a convenience sample of women at antenatal care facilities in four counties (Nairobi, Mombasa, Marsabit, Siaya) in Kenya. We described knowledge and attitudes regarding influenza vaccination and assessed factors associated with willingness to receive influenza vaccine.
resultsWe enrolled 507 pregnant women, median age was 26 years (range 15-43). Almost half (n = 240) had primary or no education. Overall, 369 (72.8%) women had heard of influenza. Among those, 288 (78.1%) believed that a pregnant woman would be protected if vaccinated, 252 (68.3%) thought it was safe to receive a vaccine while pregnant, and 223 (60.4%) believed a baby would be protected if mother was vaccinated. If given opportunity, 309 (83.7%) pregnant women were willing to receive the vaccine. Factors associated with willingness to receive influenza vaccine were mothers' belief in protective effect (OR 3.87; 95% CI 1.56, 9.59) and safety (OR 5.32; 95% CI 2.35, 12.01) of influenza vaccines during pregnancy.
conclusionApproximately one third of pregnant women interviewed had never heard of influenza. Willingness to receive influenza vaccine was high among women who had heard about influenza. If the Kenyan government recommends influenza vaccine for pregnant women, mitigation of safety concerns and education on the benefits of vaccination could be the most effective strategies to improve vaccine acceptance.
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