TY - JOUR
T1 - Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines among Obstetrician-Gynaecologists
AU - Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi
AU - Buchinger, Michele
AU - Szarpak, Lukasz
AU - Chmielewski, Jaroslaw
AU - Goździewska, Małgorzata
AU - Gotlib, Joanna
AU - Farah, Rola Elias
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, Institute of Agricultural Medicine. All rights reserved.
PY - 2023/12/22
Y1 - 2023/12/22
N2 - Introduction and Objective.The article assesses the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Obstetrician-Gynaecologists (OB/GYNs) in Israel regarding COVID-19, its impact on fertility, pregnancy and childbirth, and their positions on COVID-19 vaccines. Materials and method. A cross-sectional anonymous survey was employed, and the data analyzed using logistic regression models. Results. A total of 172 OB/GYN participants aged 44.9 years, primarily female (59.7%), mostly attending physicians (60.4%), had a mean knowledge score of 75.62%, with 81.1% having sufficient knowledge about general COVID-19 information, 11.9% having specific knowledge about pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding, and 40.3% having knowledge about COVID-19 vaccination. Notably, only 27% of participants correctly identified the increased risk of preeclampsia in pregnant women with COVID-19. Nevertheless, all OB/GYN participants recommended the COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy. The majority (65.1%) recommended vaccination across all trimesters, while a smaller percentage recommended it only in the second (25%) or third (6%) trimesters, and very few in the first trimester (4%). The study found that attitudes towards vaccination were influenced by workplace, role, religion, religious observance, and marital status. Conclusions The study showed a good level of knowledge regarding COVID-19 vaccines which contributed to OB/GYNs’ recommendations to their patients. These findings can be valuable for designing future COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.
AB - Introduction and Objective.The article assesses the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Obstetrician-Gynaecologists (OB/GYNs) in Israel regarding COVID-19, its impact on fertility, pregnancy and childbirth, and their positions on COVID-19 vaccines. Materials and method. A cross-sectional anonymous survey was employed, and the data analyzed using logistic regression models. Results. A total of 172 OB/GYN participants aged 44.9 years, primarily female (59.7%), mostly attending physicians (60.4%), had a mean knowledge score of 75.62%, with 81.1% having sufficient knowledge about general COVID-19 information, 11.9% having specific knowledge about pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding, and 40.3% having knowledge about COVID-19 vaccination. Notably, only 27% of participants correctly identified the increased risk of preeclampsia in pregnant women with COVID-19. Nevertheless, all OB/GYN participants recommended the COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy. The majority (65.1%) recommended vaccination across all trimesters, while a smaller percentage recommended it only in the second (25%) or third (6%) trimesters, and very few in the first trimester (4%). The study found that attitudes towards vaccination were influenced by workplace, role, religion, religious observance, and marital status. Conclusions The study showed a good level of knowledge regarding COVID-19 vaccines which contributed to OB/GYNs’ recommendations to their patients. These findings can be valuable for designing future COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.
KW - COVID-19
KW - gynaecologist
KW - knowledge
KW - questionnaire
KW - vaccination
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85180697287
U2 - 10.26444/aaem/176959
DO - 10.26444/aaem/176959
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C2 - 38153070
AN - SCOPUS:85180697287
SN - 1232-1966
VL - 30
SP - 669
EP - 676
JO - Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
JF - Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
IS - 4
ER -
